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ryans65 04-23-2018 03:54 AM

aircooled 911 / 912 roof racks
 
I am in the beginning stages of making roof racks for aircooled 911/ 912s. They are constructed from 16ga steel tubing, hand bent then powdercoated "silver anodized effect". All of my racks are test fitted on my personal 912E for final fitment. There are six contact points that interface with the rain gutters on the 911/912 , all of which have rubber feet and two rubberized clamps that hold it securely to the roof. The wood is a simple pine slat that has been treated and held in place with stainless screws. These fit all hardtop 911/912 models through 993. These are intended to work with sunroof cars. I do not have a targa application currently.

*For clarification sake this design was originally sold by Pedro of Pedro's racks, he has since stopped making the Porsche racks and sold me the rights to produce these going forward.*

I currently have two racks ready to ship, the price is $575 plus $80 greyhound shipping. Fedex or UPS will run approx $150 due to the size of the parcel but still doable if you do not have access to a greyhound depot. Until I have a better inventory on hand to upload to my website/ store please PM me for payment info or any questions/ comments you may have!


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DCAlbarran 04-23-2018 05:23 AM

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I have one of the last few racks Pedro made before he finished, and I love it. I use it fairly frequently, and think it looks great. I am so glad someone was able to take up the torch.

ryans65 04-23-2018 05:48 AM

Thanks for the pics! I have not had a chance to take some decent pictures of the racks on my car yet... too busy chit chatting at Hershey to snap a few also, shame on me.

Your car looks killer!!


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Originally Posted by DCAlbarran (Post 10011812)
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I have one of the last few racks Pedro made before he finished, and I love it. I use it fairly frequently, and think it looks great. I am so glad someone was able to take up the torch.


bavaria911 04-23-2018 03:44 PM

I swung by your booth at Hershey this weekend. These are excellent roof racks with high quality material used.

jmz 04-23-2018 04:01 PM

Bravo

ryans65 04-23-2018 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bavaria911 (Post 10012642)
I swung by your booth at Hershey this weekend. These are excellent roof racks with high quality material used.

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Originally Posted by jmz (Post 10012670)
Bravo

Thanks guys!

b2524 04-23-2018 04:53 PM

Racks
 
Where are these going to be shipped from?

ryans65 04-23-2018 06:32 PM

If it's greyhound they will be shipped from either Silver Spring MD or Woodbridge Va. FedEx would be Winchester VA.

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Originally Posted by b2524 (Post 10012737)
Where are these going to be shipped from?


911SauCy 04-24-2018 06:33 PM

Do you have a design that would work on a targa?

ryans65 04-25-2018 03:51 AM

Not currently, trying to focus on the 911 and BMW 2002 roof mounted racks for now. I will branch out a little more when I get my build process / powdercoating vendor nailed down for these.

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Originally Posted by 911SauCy (Post 10014184)
Do you have a design that would work on a targa?


rxtrom 04-25-2018 05:59 AM

Hey Ryan. I saw your booth at Hershey and took a pic of your banner for future contact info. You were busy chatting... anyway, great website!

You had a couple different colors of racks and wood finishes. Do you have photos of the different options? and timeframe as I see you are OOS.

Rob

ryans65 04-26-2018 04:26 AM

Hey,

I have one left ready to ship, the website is a work in progress also... need to tie a paypal account to the store portion before I can upload inventory. Haven't really put that site out there much aside from the show.

We did one in a darker finish that I had on my personal car and as luck would have it when I was unloading after the show the bottom of my box gave out and the rack dragged on the asphalt and really messed up the powdercoating. :rolleyes: I guess I will keep this one as a display model!

I got some feedback from quite a few people at the swap regarding a darker finish on the wood so the next batch will probably be the same pine but with a more rosewood/ mahogany colored finish, think rosewood without the high cost! I've done some shopping around and came up with about $150 for teak, rosewood would be about the same and mahogany would be roughly $100.

I will be changing the clamp style as soon as I can get a DXF file together for a piece I need made. This will be similar to the Amco style clamp that sort of "pinches" the gutter and will utilize a nicer looking knob for tightening. I was thinking a billet screw knob.


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Originally Posted by rxtrom (Post 10014514)
Hey Ryan. I saw your booth at Hershey and took a pic of your banner for future contact info. You were busy chatting... anyway, great website!

You had a couple different colors of racks and wood finishes. Do you have photos of the different options? and timeframe as I see you are OOS.

Rob

Here is the darker rack pre damage and the lighter one I have ready to ship:

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tdw28210 05-02-2018 03:03 AM

Ryan, are you considering black powder coating at all? Might make the rack look extra nice on the later model 911's that already have the black trim pieces.

Ds1 05-02-2018 05:05 AM

Epic!! I'm going to PM you about a project I need help with...

blockhed 05-02-2018 05:27 AM

what kind of weight can this hold?

ryans65 05-02-2018 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tdw28210 (Post 10022406)
Ryan, are you considering black powder coating at all? Might make the rack look extra nice on the later model 911's that already have the black trim pieces.

Yes I will definitely do a matte black to match the later cars trim, was also toying with the idea of aluminum slats for a more contemporary look.

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Originally Posted by Ds1 (Post 10022493)
Epic!! I'm going to PM you about a project I need help with...

Got it! I think we can work something out!

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Originally Posted by blockhed (Post 10022523)
what kind of weight can this hold?

I am saying about 60lbs, approx two carry on bags. After that it's up to your own discretion. You can practically stand on these while they are on the ground but again, use your best judgement when loading it and make sure you double check it after a few miles!

ryans65 05-02-2018 06:58 AM

Waiting on a new shipment of metal, I have a custom project I will be starting on first for someone I spoke with at Hershey then I'll do another run of the "standard" racks.

I still have one ready to ship!

ryans65 05-23-2018 07:08 AM

Still have one left ready to ship.

submerge 06-03-2018 07:58 AM

I have a 77 with black trim, would love a black rack with teak. Been trying to get a Pedro rack for years since he stopped. Happy to find this!
Wyatt

wagongotya 12-12-2018 06:50 AM

tracking. my 993 needs this for next summer!


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