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| posted on December 11th, 2003 at 12:18 PM |
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anyone heard of PORTARACK roof racks?
interested in obtaining info on PORTARACK roof racks.
says they were a sydney company thats all i know.
does anyone know when these were made or is the company still running?
all info appreciated...
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| posted on December 11th, 2003 at 05:07 PM |
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it was a sudney company and the product was produced in oz. they were around for a while then fell off hte earth. have a friend who used them. thought
they were great and handy as they would just deflate and be stowed away. i think they tried marketing direct but at some stage i am pretty sure they
went thru some one like demtel or home shopping to sell them.
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| posted on December 11th, 2003 at 08:29 PM |
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Thats whats on the Notch..formerly the Beetle. Pretty cool. I bought it at a swap meet, disassembled it, painted it and whacked it on. Didn't
like it much at first, but it has grown on me.
Rhettro also has one like mine.
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| posted on December 11th, 2003 at 10:47 PM |
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Yeah mines a portarack picked up mine from a mate who had it in his back yard, just got onto another one, but haven't got it in my posession,
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 10:36 AM |
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thanks guys.
does anyone know wat years these were around then, r they vintage or pretty recent. the writing style on the plaque looks older.
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 03:37 PM |
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got one on my fastback, cost me $30, i blasted and repainted it, a bit noisy at speed. the width can be adjusted for different cars. if buying
onemake sure you get the 4 rubber mounts.
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 05:41 PM |
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can anyone show me some pics of how they attach to ur cars?
how many brackets does urs have?
where can u get the feet from?
what do they look like? are they suction cup style?
post some pics for me
taa
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| posted on December 12th, 2003 at 08:27 PM |
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Heres a pic for ya,
theres two mounting clamps that hold it to the gutters, and 4 suction cups.
My sister just got her new roof rack back from the powder coaters today, its not a portarack but very similar she bought new white suction cups from
clark rubber for about $8 ea.
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| posted on December 13th, 2003 at 12:34 AM |
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thanks phat bug
thats the kind of info im after
thats great.
great pic too, do u hav any more close up?
thanks again mate
sam
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| posted on December 13th, 2003 at 04:22 AM |
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I'll try and get a pic for ya this arvo.
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| posted on December 16th, 2003 at 06:17 PM |
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Sam,
heres those pic I promised you, I hope they can help.
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| posted on December 17th, 2003 at 12:30 AM |
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nice pics thanx!!
so does ur mounting bracket
poke thru the rungs then?
wherd u get the white cups from?
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| posted on December 17th, 2003 at 05:26 AM |
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Ive been meaning to cut off the excess that pokes thru just havent got around to it yet, its like that because my rack is set fairly wide so the
brackets only need to be short. my sister just bought new white cups from CLARK RUBBER, for $8ea
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| posted on December 17th, 2003 at 01:05 PM |
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thats cool, i could only find black ones
i will hunt around but maybe they only sell them in VIC, i hav found some hardware stores only selmparticular colours in other states for some
reason.
yep, cutting off the excess is a good idea, did u put some padding or hav rubber under the brackets to protect the paint too?
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| posted on December 17th, 2003 at 08:01 PM |
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If you want I could probably get some for ya.
Didn't worry about the rubber under the bracket, I built my car to use as a daily hack, so I show the scratches with pride!
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| posted on December 17th, 2003 at 11:03 PM |
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yeah it wouldnt make any difference to my paint anyway,
i would like some white ones, i'll keep looking around and let u know if i need ur help
thanks alot for the feedback anyway!
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| posted on December 19th, 2003 at 12:43 AM |
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No worries man, glad to help!
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| posted on December 19th, 2003 at 07:57 AM |
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we have a portarack roof rack found it at the tip and got it for $2!!!
cheers
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