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| | | Forums66 Topics128,078 Posts1,056,057 Members48,433 | | Most Online14,466 Apr 26th, 2026 | | AD Chevy Trucks Over 6,000 pictures Brad Allen has an awesome collection of Chevrolet factory pictures that he has set up from film strips. Check them out!
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on the Internet for over 30 years! and not clogged down with Ads! Again, thanks! | | | | Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats | | Grumpy old guy playing with trucks, cars, and boats Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,859 | I would guess that some time over the past 58 years, someone made a roof rack out of iron pipe. While clever in the use of low $ materials, the pipe threads are a weak link and that is where the pipe will break. That is my guess as to why only the flanges are left.
I would remove the screws and weld the holes shut
The problems we face today can not be addressed at the same level of intelligence we were at when we created them - Albert Einstein Or with the same level of $ - Me
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