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Originally Posted by wildcat077
Nice job Kyngfish !!!
Can you please post a list of materials with the lengths and quantities you used ?
This is definitely a want to do project for me , i've been looking for a used set of smartstrings but they are rarely available in Canada and shipping would be prohibitive !
Thank you !
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See post #8 above. I list the material lengths.
The junctions are made with 3 lengths of 4 inch 1” square tubing, so you need 12 of those. The crosspieces for my car were around 36 inches in length each, so 2 of those. 4 of the pieces with the hooks, which were 16 inches each, 4 lengths of the down pieces that hold the crossbars are around 17 inches apiece. I welded some 1 1/4” spacers on those to run the tube through. Tube lengths are 72 inches or so. For running the thumb screws and knobs, I added nuts, but I shouldn’t have. Just drill a hole in them, and chase threads in there. I used 1/4” - 20 threads, so the holes i drilled had to be a bit smaller. Pick your poison. For the knobs, just get thumb screws. I found 1/4” - 20 brass knobs, but I’m annoying.