More shelf mod pics

Here are some more pics of my completed shelf mod. http://members3.clubphoto.com/cj235973/Jul_5_2001/ I tried to get close ups of the mounting points on both sides and added a couple rearview shots. Still trying to find a better way of securing the back (where it drops down for loading). Right now I'm just using an 18" bungee under the shelf attached at the back 2 tie downs. But it's a pain to unhook to drop the shelf for loading. Look out Thor mod, here I come!

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2001 SE 4x4 Auto
Super Black
"The Devil will find work for idle hands to do!"

[This message has been edited by xoc (edited 07-05-2001).]

Sorry, I flubbed the url! Just cut and paste!

Just edit it...



[This message has been edited by xoc (edited 07-05-2001).]

shelf looks good.

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Goliath the X
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Cloud White, XE 4x4, 3-Pack
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Thanks! I finally found something to hold the swinging rear up with. At Sear's hardware they had these adjustable bungees that go from 6" to 32". I put them at their shortest with one end on the roof tie down and the other end around and over the shelf. It's a nice tight fit, it eliminated the rattling, and it doesn't take me five minutes to unhook to lower the shelf for loading!

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2001 SE 4x4 Auto
Super Black
"The Devil will find work for idle hands to do!"

just finished mine up this weekend on Saturday... andother Sgt_Lobo/Walrus, etc. Hybrid

Photos here (various stages of install):
http://coredump.technolust.cx/index.cgi?mode=album&album=XTerra/My%20XTerra/Shelf%20Mod

I was going to try the t-handle setup... but after I got home from Home Depot I noticed that I got 3"X5/16" Bolts, not rods... so, I decided to forget that aspect of it (for now) ... I have a long (40") Bungee going from one far end of the front grate to the other, and hooking back into the back top tiedowns so I can let the rack loose and it will hold w/out dropping anything... and a shorter.. (16" maybe??) rubber bungee that holds the shelf SOLID... and it's relatively easy to unhook so it's all good...

some of the pics above are kinda crappy... so I will have to try to retake them, but I am quite pleasd w/ the shelf as it is a very easy (and VERY useful mod!)

Thanks Sgt_Lobo/DVS/Walrus, etc! Excellent Mod!

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jura
'01 Silver Ice XE 4x4 3pk.
http://www.zenshit.com

shelf looks great !!! I ahve been using the "Vertical" methaod myself so far. I installed a Nissan Pet Divider and have been using it like a peg board for my gear ....

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Benjamin/KB2HCW
'01 Silver SE 4x4
"Que bella machina!"

I found that the bungies just do not work. I picked up some short (about 18") cinch straps at REI (like the kind that go around sleeping bags) - they go through the rear tie-hooks, and around the shelf. Work great, plus allow you to let the shelf down as much as you want without having to hold it.


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- Grumpy Tom
http://www.grumpytom.com
Unbreakable toys are useful for breaking other toys...