Rat Style Roof Rack Wanted (Brought One)

154 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 22 Jan 2008, 1:56 pm

#629272

Hey guys,

Anyone got an old skool rat style roof rack for early 60's Beetle.

1962.5 VW Beetle 1200
2002 VW Oettinger Bora - Statutory Write Off

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 22 Jan 2008, 5:27 pm

#629296

Hi luke,
you can have this one if you like, it is a "Portarack" brand
it needs suction caps, the legs are 37" apart across the car & 39" along the car, the clamp legs are adjustable
$60 , I was gonna advertise it soon, but, I will hang on to it for a while if you are interested

Kim 0419468266 or PM

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Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

Pumba Veteran Volks Folk

2,138 posts · joined Jan 2007 · 22 Jan 2008, 6:22 pm

#629316

Luke if your not interested i will go second dibs cheers shane.

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LukeV85 P Master

154 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 22 Jan 2008, 11:32 pm

#629382

kombikim wrote:Hi luke,
you can have this one if you like, it is a "Portarack" brand
it needs suction caps, the legs are 37" apart across the car & 39" along the car, the clamp legs are adjustable
$60 , I was gonna advertise it soon, but, I will hang on to it for a while if you are interested

Kim 0419468266 or PM

ummm, not sure how hard it would be to get the suction caps

1962.5 VW Beetle 1200
2002 VW Oettinger Bora - Statutory Write Off

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 23 Jan 2008, 6:31 am

#629395

people apparently get them from Clark rubber, I have seen cars at shows with new ones

Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

boristherat Wolfsburg Wizard

563 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 23 Jan 2008, 8:49 am

#629405

Any rubber supplier has them, cheap.

1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6

vwpizza Officially Full-On Dubber

313 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 25 Jan 2008, 12:02 am

#629608

I have this rack on my Oval.I brought the suction caps from Clark Rubber.They have a few styles to choose from..

if it looks like crap smells like crap then guess what!!!!!

kombikim disfunctionally capable

1,521 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 25 Jan 2008, 8:17 am

#629618

news flash, unfortunately my rack does not fit beetle as the legs are too short to allow the cross bars to fit across the domed roof, the rack would only fit a type 3
sorry

Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

vwpizza Officially Full-On Dubber

313 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 25 Jan 2008, 9:59 pm

#629710

kombikim wrote:news flash, unfortunately my rack does not fit beetle as the legs are too short to allow the cross bars to fit across the domed roof, the rack would only fit a type 3
sorry

Yes you can fit it to a beetle,all you need to do is extend the legs by about 110mm.I used an old leg of a steel chair and remove the Washer stopper from the rack and slid the extended peice on and used a self tapper to secure.Its been on my car for about a year and I have had a few good size loads on it without any trouble.Just quitley I paid a lot more than that for mine.

if it looks like crap smells like crap then guess what!!!!!

LukeV85 P Master

154 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 29 Jan 2008, 1:31 pm

#630157

bump anyone

1962.5 VW Beetle 1200
2002 VW Oettinger Bora - Statutory Write Off

Turkeyss Seriously Crusin Dubber

132 posts · joined Jun 2007 · 30 Jan 2008, 6:29 pm

#630356

Hey mate. there is a rack on EBAY. Not sure if its what ur after. but u could rat it up a tad.

Rowan

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/VW-VOLKSWAGEN-BEETLE-ROOF-RACK-RAT-ROD_W0QQitemZ290201084842QQihZ019QQcategoryZ55435QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

hewey Seriously Crusin Dubber

107 posts · joined Oct 2004 · 1 Feb 2008, 11:21 pm

#630774

I've got this one up for grabs. Needs 2 new suction caps (I checked, Clark Rubber stock them), and only has one side clamp. Never used because I never had the 2nd side clamp, and bought a different rack instead 😀 I bought it for $50, make me an offer (im moving soon and want to clean up). I can get some more pics of it if you want.

Alternatively keep an eye on ebay. I got this one for $40 a couple months ago. The cross bars had to be bent to suite the roof profile, I just turned it upside and bounced them into submission! there was one of these on ebay recently, within the last month.

LukeV85 P Master

154 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 17 Mar 2008, 10:27 am

#637046

hey hewy would you sell the one in the second set of photos??? Ill pay a decent amount if your interested.

1962.5 VW Beetle 1200
2002 VW Oettinger Bora - Statutory Write Off

hewey Seriously Crusin Dubber

107 posts · joined Oct 2004 · 19 Mar 2008, 12:30 pm

#637379

LukeV85 wrote:hey hewy would you sell the one in the second set of photos??? Ill pay a decent amount if your interested.

Sorry mate, I use it pretty regularly to move things like bikes and kayaks - it isnt just for show! In the last 2 weeks I've moved:
* Mountain bike
* stretch beach cruiser bike
* 2 bookcases from Ikea
* Single bed bedhead
* 4m + long kayak (its longer than the bug!)
* a set of bar stools
* vintage metal storage chest
* christmas tree

I moved house 😂 But yeh, it gets used every couple of weeks so I dont want to sell it, sorry.

LukeV85 P Master

154 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 21 Apr 2008, 12:26 pm

#641915

Still on the look out for one of these

1962.5 VW Beetle 1200
2002 VW Oettinger Bora - Statutory Write Off

hewey Seriously Crusin Dubber

107 posts · joined Oct 2004 · 22 Apr 2008, 2:55 pm

#642073

LukeV85 wrote:Still on the look out for one of these

Did you get my PM?