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Yeah, I've seen them but the pre-manufactured Jerry Can Mounts didn't please me. Either they were designed to be mounted upright - which would be too high on the Roof IMHO or the ones for sideways mounting were rather expensive at $65 each. I sat down designed a Roof Basket mounted Frame to store three Jerry Cans in any flavor you want.
Normally I'd pick Ten Gallons of Gasoline and Five of Water, but they can be mixed and matched as needed.
The total bill for the Aluminum Frame was about $95 and the hardware was extra. If I throw the hours of design time and the time in the shop the cost of this thing is like $1200! :cheers:
I spent the last two evenings playing around in the Workshop and the Frame has been cut to size and is ready for painting. I've test fitted the Cans and they're sweet. I've got a Safari Basket and will just run Carriage bolts down through the bottom of part (2) to match with a hole in part (11) trapping a good portion of my Rack's Wires in between.
There's just nothing to the assembly of this thing to take pictures of - you cut the "L" Channel to length, (measure twice, cut once), Clamp the pieces together, drill holes, counter sink the holes and screw it together. I'll put the Foam Rubber Strips of Padding on after painting but even without the Pads this thing is tight. Since I live in California I have to treat my Pre-CARB Jerry Cans with care.
I don't live in a neighborhood where I have to worry about someone stealing my Gas but you could always run a Bike Lock though the Handles and into the Frame if you did.
In the stored position this thing barely sticks up above my Roof Rack meaning that it fits in the Garage. All the parts collapse and store inside the Basket so there's nothing to keep track of other than the Fuel/Water Cans.
I'm going to modify my plans to make part #11 to be 36" long - that's long enough to touch each horizontal Roof Rack Pipe - transfering the load to those directly. Part 6 should be 3/8" thick to prevent bending as you tighten down.
So I've built the system, but haven't Field Tested the thing yet ... follow my footsteps at your own peril.
Normally I'd pick Ten Gallons of Gasoline and Five of Water, but they can be mixed and matched as needed.
The total bill for the Aluminum Frame was about $95 and the hardware was extra. If I throw the hours of design time and the time in the shop the cost of this thing is like $1200! :cheers:
I spent the last two evenings playing around in the Workshop and the Frame has been cut to size and is ready for painting. I've test fitted the Cans and they're sweet. I've got a Safari Basket and will just run Carriage bolts down through the bottom of part (2) to match with a hole in part (11) trapping a good portion of my Rack's Wires in between.
There's just nothing to the assembly of this thing to take pictures of - you cut the "L" Channel to length, (measure twice, cut once), Clamp the pieces together, drill holes, counter sink the holes and screw it together. I'll put the Foam Rubber Strips of Padding on after painting but even without the Pads this thing is tight. Since I live in California I have to treat my Pre-CARB Jerry Cans with care.
I don't live in a neighborhood where I have to worry about someone stealing my Gas but you could always run a Bike Lock though the Handles and into the Frame if you did.
In the stored position this thing barely sticks up above my Roof Rack meaning that it fits in the Garage. All the parts collapse and store inside the Basket so there's nothing to keep track of other than the Fuel/Water Cans.
I'm going to modify my plans to make part #11 to be 36" long - that's long enough to touch each horizontal Roof Rack Pipe - transfering the load to those directly. Part 6 should be 3/8" thick to prevent bending as you tighten down.
So I've built the system, but haven't Field Tested the thing yet ... follow my footsteps at your own peril.