Garvin Roof Rack with custom Hi-lift mount and custom RAM GPS Mount Installed

transalper · 01-15-2003, 08:52 AM

Here's my new Garvin Wilderness Roof rack with custom hi-lift brackets. This is a nice rack and was a breeze to install (except it was ten below zero with the windchill when it put it on).

I also recently fabbed a bracket to use my RAM GPS mount. This is a slick set-up because I use the same mount on my motorcycle.

Next on my list are air compressor, suspension, and front bumper/winch . . . . All I'm waiting for now is the weather to warm up a bit. Damn I wish I had a heated garage!

loosehead · 01-15-2003, 08:54 AM

The rack looks great!

but the GPS pic isn't working...

Cheers!

transalper · 01-15-2003, 09:10 AM

fixed the link . . .

Good Times · 01-15-2003, 09:25 AM

looks nice!
i gotta get me one of those hi lifts too! hehe

turboale · 01-15-2003, 09:26 AM

Nice rack and install!
I can see you have big plans for your 4Runner

if only I wasn't a broke college student! How much did that cage run you? I'm just wondering as I just got the yak and was wondering how they compared in price. How "custom" are the mounts you used. Did you order them from GW or did you have them made?

transalper · 01-15-2003, 10:01 AM

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Originally posted by turboale
How much did that cage run you? I'm just wondering as I just got the yak and was wondering how they compared in price. How "custom" are the mounts you used. Did you order them from GW or did you have them made?

The rack was $400 delivered from Central 4x4. Best price I could find . . . I store a lot of gear on the roof

I made the hi-lift mounts from 1" angle iron and some grade 8 bolts with spacers. Cost less than $10 or so. It puts the hi-lift along the side of the rack rather than above the rack like the garvin mount. Plus I made a couple extra brackets for the other side to mount a shovel or axe or whatever.

loosehead · 01-15-2003, 10:11 AM

Hey Transalper-

I just checked out your website, and I had wondered if your user name had anything to do with a Honda Transalp...LOL. I actually use to have NX 250, either '88 or '89, can't remember. I bought it used in my first summer home from college. I put on a Supertrap, made a small custom rack on the back and drove that thing everywhere around the southern NM desert. I sold it two years later for what I paid for it. Too much fun...

**UKMyers** · 01-15-2003, 11:55 AM

Looking good! Everyone should have a highlift.. they are lifesavers on and off the road! I am hoping to get my Yak installed when I get my Runner back on US soil in September!!

transalper · 01-15-2003, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by UKMyers
Everyone should have a highlift.. they are lifesavers on and off the road!

Absolutely! It has saved me a few times. It has also almost knocked out a few teeth.

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NX250 . . .

That's a darn nice bike. The Transalp XL600V is my main mode of transportation seven or eight months out of the year. 50mpg makes up for the 4runner mileage.

data · 01-15-2003, 12:20 PM

sweet! i like those custom mounts that you made for the hi-lift.

***Corey*** · 01-17-2003, 01:09 PM

Nice install Jay.
Cool idea for the Hi-Lift mount too.

01-15-2003, 08:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
transalper Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 430	Garvin Roof Rack with custom Hi-lift mount and custom RAM GPS Mount Installed Here's my new Garvin Wilderness Roof rack with custom hi-lift brackets. This is a nice rack and was a breeze to install (except it was ten below zero with the windchill when it put it on). I also recently fabbed a bracket to use my RAM GPS mount. This is a slick set-up because I use the same mount on my motorcycle. Next on my list are air compressor, suspension, and front bumper/winch . . . . All I'm waiting for now is the weather to warm up a bit. Damn I wish I had a heated garage! __________________ Jay - 97 4Runner SR5 V6 Auto Air/E Lockers, OME, Revos, ARB bull bar, Superwinch X9, sliders, etc . . . Last edited by transalper : 01-15-2003 at 09:09 AM.

01-15-2003, 08:54 AM	#2 (permalink)
loosehead Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 1,107	The rack looks great! but the GPS pic isn't working... Cheers! __________________ Jayson 1998 4Runner SR5 4WD V-6, auto, E-locker

01-15-2003, 09:10 AM	#3 (permalink)
transalper Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: MN, USA Posts: 430	fixed the link . . . __________________ Jay - 97 4Runner SR5 V6 Auto Air/E Lockers, OME, Revos, ARB bull bar, Superwinch X9, sliders, etc . . .

01-15-2003, 09:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Good Times Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,702	looks nice! i gotta get me one of those hi lifts too! hehe __________________ 2003 4runner SR5 4x4 Chaos Edition Chaos Edition! Operation Rebuild Chaos Edition Need to reach me or ask questions? You can find me here!

01-15-2003, 09:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
turboale Contributing Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 4,809	Nice rack and install! I can see you have big plans for your 4Runner if only I wasn't a broke college student! How much did that cage run you? I'm just wondering as I just got the yak and was wondering how they compared in price. How "custom" are the mounts you used. Did you order them from GW or did you have them made? __________________ --Austin 06 M45 Sport - Beauty 96 4Runner - The Beast

01-15-2003, 10:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
loosehead Contributing Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Los Alamos, NM Posts: 1,107	Hey Transalper- I just checked out your website, and I had wondered if your user name had anything to do with a Honda Transalp...LOL. I actually use to have NX 250, either '88 or '89, can't remember. I bought it used in my first summer home from college. I put on a Supertrap, made a small custom rack on the back and drove that thing everywhere around the southern NM desert. I sold it two years later for what I paid for it. Too much fun... __________________ Jayson 1998 4Runner SR5 4WD V-6, auto, E-locker

01-15-2003, 12:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
data Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,903	sweet! i like those custom mounts that you made for the hi-lift. __________________ 98 Limited 4x4, Rockstomper skid, Rockware Front bumper, Warn HS9500i, 1" RB BL, Tundra coils front & OME HD rear, Nuke quick discos, diff drop'd, 305/70/16 Baja Claws, Electric Locker, couple of battle scars, but nothing major :)

01-17-2003, 01:09 PM	#11 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 23,832	Nice install Jay. Cool idea for the Hi-Lift mount too. __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser ARB bumper, Warn XD9000, OME lift, roof top tent, so much more, see my website & buildup thread PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge

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