where do i find a roof rack and can i fit 155s to a 145 rim?

Post by **aggie** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:36 pm

hey, in looking for a roof rack for my traveller to fit a surf board on. i love the vintage style of the curved chrome and the wooden slats across, just wondering if the mini or vw beetle roof racks would fit as many are up for sale on the ebay site.
also wondering if i can fit a full set of 155's to my 145 rims, would that be ok? or is the size too big and damage my rims etc, or to fit 155's would i have to change my rims?
cheers,
g

Post by **alex_holden** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:47 pm

It's a bit risky putting a roof-rack on a Traveller because the rear gutters are made of thin aluminium and tacked onto the wood with pins.

Post by **mike.perry** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:52 pm

145s or 155s are perfectly acceptable. Provided that your wheels are air tight you will not need inner tubes either.
If you fit a roof rack do not anchor it to the roof guttering over the Traveller end of the car as it is only aluminium and not strong enough to hold any clamps. You will need to clamp it to the guttering over the cab roof

Post by **GAS** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:52 pm

I had to make my own, it's based on a vw type 3 rack(about £300 if you buy it)<br>

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Post by **aggie** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:01 pm

hey gas, do you mean your selling your roof rack or to buy a t3 its £300? nice moggy btw.
im guessing that its mainly ancored on at the frount of the cab bit?

Post by **GAS** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:06 pm

The T3 one was about £300 from japan.
this is the picture i based mine from.

£30 worth of tubing from B&Q,some powder coating and some oak slats
(i did not have any ash..)<br>

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Post by **aggie** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 10:42 pm

right,
i think ill give it a go, cheers.

Post by **aggie** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:11 pm

GAS,
hey just wondering if you still have the plans for how you made it and if i could get a copy, please.
thank you,
g.

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:48 pm

The Traveller roof and gutters are only thin aluminium. If the rack is just for 'show' - then fine. But don't expect it to carry any usefull load!

Post by **ASL642** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:52 pm

I suspect the roof racks for a surfboard

Post by **aggie** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:52 pm

nope its for a surf board so its got to be strong if you can imagine the uplift from when the wind gets under the board when you get up to 60-70mph!

Post by **aggie** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:53 pm

you've got it lou rocku

Post by **bmcecosse** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:54 pm

I can well see it's wanted for a board - I just don't think the Traveller roof is suitable ! It may pull the roof off your Traveller! Put the board inside - not on the roof.

Post by **PSL184** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:55 pm

aggie wrote:nope its for a surf board so its got to be strong if you can imagine the uplift from when the wind gets under the board when you get up to 60-70mph!

That would probably lift the roof straight off a Traveler

Post by **ASL642** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:56 pm

You wouldn't need the board then!

Post by **aggie** » Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:58 pm

yeah, thats what i do atm, but its a 7ft 6 board so it goes all the way to the passenger foot well meaning that i can't realy get many friends in the car and i'm ment to be doing a surfing / geology tour of irland and close bits of britain this summer before uni starts, so im in a pikkle. i think i may just strapp the board to the car with a few ropes ant tie it inside and just drive with the windows down for the ropes

Post by **ASL642** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:04 am

Shorter board?

Post by **aggie** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:06 am

mini mal. nice and thick for when i teach my friends, i still use it as its so easy to ride and nice and boyant to catch the shoddy waves here in s. wales

Post by **ASL642** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:12 am

If you want bigger waves go to Newquay Cornwall

Post by **aggie** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:22 am

over rated for surf and no offence to thosse from the area but on newquay surf festivals the doggiest place for old cars with temermental locks like mine, ha