DIY Headache Rack!

In this video I build a rack for the truck. A headache rack protects the roof of the cab and the rear glass, is a cool spot to mount lights, and really adds to the overall hauler vibe.
PDF plans: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

[@twayland6186]

Finally a diy headache rack that looks good

[@TheLostFireWithin]

Slick looking rack! Looks great on your truck combined with the toolbox.

[@willyfriesen2451]

Congrats on the awesome build

[@josephcrowshaw950]

Great build video! Hold on to that F-250, she's a great truck. I like the way you canted the rack 10 degrees to match the lines of the cab, nice touch. Keep it up, you're doing good work.

[@MakeWithMiles]

Nice project bobby!

[@ljaysperspective1775]

Very nicely done! Young man. Sweet indeed

[@flex93312]

What the heck?! You did that with a HARBOR FREIGHT welder? Good job!

[@americathefree3708]

Nice job Bobby! Gives me ideas!

[@tony49007]

Thanks for adding the plans! Great vid

[@jonthelamb4549]

When I get a truck I’m building one of these I think they look good and are pretty functional

[@patrickriley9756]

Nice Rack. Only problem I saw was no safety glasses while cutting, grinding, and welding. also ear protection. other than that Nice work.

[@americanmusclejunky6902]

Lol. Dude i don’t think many people do that anymore in their own garages and shops 😂

[@jonthelamb4549]

@@americanmusclejunky6902 but safety glasses just makes sense I’d rather be able to see then to not see

[@timreid646]

How do u get the angle correct?

[@codyorvis6598]

Hey I saw him using safety squints

[@chanom3815]

GREAT JOB, CONGRATULATIONS.

[@murdockpm]

Hey man really appreciate the plans!! Thanks a lot!

[@andrewbratos6907]

oh yes wear safty glasses fingers are cheap, 2 eyes are expensive

[@85square]

I get crap in my eyes wearing glasses i dont know how he still can see tbh

[@olblu8746]

Probably the best looking headache rack off all. Simple but very practical. Safety first though.

[@nd7368]

Very nice. Simple design. Looks great.

[@trainwreck682]

Nice job young man. Refreshing to see you build it instead of buy it. I see your harbour freight welder is working. Huh, who knew they worked. I've owned several and each one has been junk. Keep up the good work.

[@tristenmagnus9534]

i guess it's quite off topic but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released series online?

[@tristenmagnus9534]

@Xander Vance thank you, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :D Appreciate it !

[@xandervance1123]

@Tristen Magnus glad I could help xD

[@101Workingman]

Hey Lil bro Don’t forget to wear your gloves and z81 Safty glasses Maxiflex are very good all around gloves Just looking out for you

[@jerrykilby9330]

That's a real nice build I like the design the only thing I would have done different is brought the uprights all the way down and welded the lower cross member between them that way the flat bar for the bed rails would have cap the hole in the tubing and been a cleaner smooth look instead of having to cut a small piece and weld it but like I said nice design sturdy but not overkill

[@SQUARE_ATC]

Haha, I was thinking the exact same thing!!

[@chevyboy2066]

Looks good

[@marcgionet9026]

Good job man

[@Dirtymax_Danimal]

This is seriously the best damn DIY video I’ve seen for a headache rack. One question, if you could go back and redo anything about this build, what would be? And new ideas since you recorded this?

[@MikeMartin-fj6vs]

Good job

[@livingleffertinthepnw7135]

Great video! Any chance you would want to a video on how you designed it Fusion? Trying to learn how to do that. Thanks

[@machigane7902]

Love your idea. Why didn't you just cut the square stock for the 10 degree tilt before welding to the base bar? I would think that'd be easier than filling that huge gap no? I'm new to welding and love your idea. I haul firewood in my Tacoma and I'll be trying to make mine with a flat bar that extends into the bed so that I can mount it using the stock bed rails. On my '14 Tacoma there's no lip so I can't use the clamp idea and I don't use a toolbox either. I'll also make the bars a little closer, maybe use smaller square stock for the cross bars, and have it go all the way across to prevent any errant splits from damaging the rear glass. Perhaps some cardboard below the rack before you paint it? Poor concrete floor....... And ditto on the safety glasses and the ear protection. Safety first!

[@jaydak99]

You described a roll bar in reference to rolling the truck or a tree falling on it. You made a headache rack. Please know the difference. A headache rack is to prevent items in the bed from entering the cab. It is also a good place to mount lights.

[@darrelldubree9658]

Thank you for the video :) Just a little advise. Your a young man. Those two eyes in your head are the only ones God gave you. Protect them, my friend. Great job and thank you for sharing :)

[@user-wh1bu4oy1g]

good job! What size pipe do you use?

[@andrewmiller2687]

What angles did you cut for the 19.05in and the 6.04in on both sides? And the angle for the top bar of the rack to the 6.04in?

[@reneritter7]

You should be wearing eye protection while grinding and cutting, eye sight is the second greatest gift in life, being life itself the first! protect your eyes at all times....! other than that is is a nice build!

[@gersonevenorpleitesrodrigu7501]

Hey bro what angle did you use on the corners? 57°??

[@coldfuzion14]

Thanks for showing the "blueshield" sticker. Maybe you can flash the A-L next time lol.

[@coldfuzion14]

Great video by the way.

[@andrewbratos6907]

good job, i wanna build it in 1 pc

[@jackwoods2891]

Why are you welding on a wood table and not metel?

[@frankbullitt4556]

great video. Can you tell me what the material cost to build one like yours ?

[@zforbes839]

what program was used to sketch it

[@wolffgang6926]

Howd you like that harbor freight welder. Does it seem to penetrate well give solid welds?

[@impactajuvenile]

That’s a pretty sweet rack, never thought I would tell another guy that? How much do you think you have in that build?

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

About $100 in materials and a few days of work. And thank you!

[@justinzamora3548]

What size of square tubing is that?

[@ElBrisho]

How do you like that MIG welder? I was going to dump around $700 into a 220v Forney MIG setup...how's this one do? Is it 220 or 110 outlet?

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

220 outlet I had installed for it. I like the machine. Definitely not as good as a top quality welder, but it gets the job done. If you're not worried too much about the finished look it'll work just fine. Can't beat the price

[@SM-fq2cg]

what program are you using to create the render?

[@Rafaelzp3]

What size square tubing did you use for the main frame, I'm trying to make one for my 78 f150

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

2x2 I can't quite remember what thickness but it was pretty thin. .095 maybe??

[@KelleyMobileDetail]

How much would u charge for something like that?

[@abqgunner9070]

Cool

[@christucker2460]

What gauge of sq tubing did you use?

[@dougmcclellan853]

Would you make one just like for hire? If so, how much?

[@kylewinberg3992]

What's the program called that you used to design your headache rack on your computer?

[@spencer.calder9288]

Do you recommend that welder?

[@jenniferwhite6089]

sorry what you said about the bed rack was wrong in rollover it is a decoration for a truck all it meant was being into many rollovers that bed rack is faulty for its job yea i do have them on my vehicles just to protect the back window from being broking why i have them on my trucks as to the highway series trucks they are quested to have them on them we had the welds fail on them ranks weld was good but the British metal that it was made from failed

[@owenstew0211]

My dad would FUCKIN KILL ME if I decided to spray paint something on his shop floor. Anyway, nice rack man.

[@budtaz11]

Look great... but u need wear safety glass

[@69soulseeker]

I probably missed it. but what size steel did you use?

[@ahmedaljaziri81]

U should show us how to fix it in the truck

[@lizrobinson8050]

How big is that tubing? 2x2, 2.5x2.5?

[@lvl3472]

2.5 x 2.5 would be ideal

[@ford1894]

HELL YA!!!!!

[@332films9]

Where did you get your metal from?

[@davidgimellihemme5992]

I got a quote for over 200 for all the steel I needed, where did you get yours.

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

I got mine from Pacific Steel and Recycling in Sandpoint, ID

[@kaseysimmons9466]

How many feet of each did you get??

[@MikeMiller-nn1pj]

I'm great at stick welding but I can't do a craps worth of mig

[@dodgeramsport01]

It's all the same

[@anthonysanchez3741]

Nice rack what did you put it on and what did it run you price wise

[@zachbudworth7353]

I just made one just like it for my toyota tacoma and it cost me around 80 dollars for all the metal

[@isaacroa8168]

How did you get the angles for all of that? Including the bottom

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

I got them directly off the truck. Plus a little bit of eye-balling and some luck.

[@williamgarcia4982]

Can you due one for my truck i have a2008 gmc sierra.

[@williamgarcia4982]

Pease let me know and how much nice job.

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

Man I wish I could say yes but honestly its about $100 in materials and then about $150 in labor and after figuring out how to ship it to ya (wherever you're at), then you're getting mighty close to market price which is around $300 for a very decent quality piece.

[@joaquinenriquez4482]

@@bobbyfavorite3624 good

[@lukemoyer7260]

Will these dimensions fit a 92?

[@phantom5185]

Glasses

[@ricardoarevalo6369]

How thick is the square tubing for the main frame

[@user-to5tn5li1j]

My guess is around 2 inches, most guys I've talked to usually have 1 and a half or 2. Hope this helps.

[@dontbescaredleterrip1465]

What program were you using for the blueprints? Build looks good!

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

I use Fusion360 by Autodesk. Thanks!

[@therestorationman1776]

can i use ur prints u made can u make a link so i could print them out ?

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

The only plans I have are two PDFs. I put them in a Drive folder and linked it in the bio. Have at it!

[@Noahlochner0]

The rack turned out good dude, but that bottom fit up gap is Heinous. What happened?!

[@tenochtitlan51582]

Did you used a gas for welding?

[@ElBrisho]

You can see him opening the valve in the video lol 😆

[@gcposeidon0800]

Where did you get your raw stock from?

[@treymurphy6398]

what program on th computer did you use

[@LuisRamirez-xn4vf]

Hey what software is that?

[@Subi_doo]

THE PROBLEM YOU HAD WITH THE TUBE FITMENT AND GAPS WASN’T THE CHEAP WHEEL LIKE SUGGESTED. SEEMS TO ME, YOU TRUSTED THE ANGLE MARKERS ON THE CHOPSAW TOO MUCH. NEXT TIME GET A PRECISION ANGLE (L shaped one) SQUARE AND SET THAT TO YOUR DESIRED CUT ANGLE AND USE THE SQAURE TO SQUARE YOUR BLADE TO THE CUT FENCE. TOO MANY OFF THE CHOPSAWS ARE ARE ALWAYS OFF BY A DEGREE OR TWO. You can get away with a small amount being off, but the more cuts you have the more drastic the 1-2 degrees off will be in final mock-up.

[@bigboybuilder77]

Anyone figure out the angles? I'm new to this and haven't had much experience working with that type of schematic.

[@ramonvega6106]

How much did you end up spending on material ?

[@olblu8746]

I think it was around 100 bucks.

[@shadymanification]

bought all the steel required to make ur exact design for my chevy 2500 if u could redo it or help me not run into that gap would be appreciated !!

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

All you've gotta do is use an angle grinder to cut the bottom of the down bar from 0 degrees to 10 degrees or whatever the angle of the back of your cab is.

[@jackmoffatt9051]

what is the software that u use to design this called? the rack looks great

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

I use Fusion360. Thank you!

[@erichameltessier3526]

The rack is awsome, what is file did you use to build it ?

[@ryantheoutdoorsmen2536]

u should build a sled deck

[@bobbyfavorite3624]

I'm plaining on doing that. Look for a video late this fall.

[@Evanwalterwaitedance]

Where did you get the plans for the headache rack?

[@surviving.not.thriving1061]

Just design and build urself cut out and draw on card board till u see what u like

[@bladedtundra3786]

What software is that at 6:30

[@bnscholet911]

How much in cost of steel?

[@MikeMiller-nn1pj]

I wish I had a chop saw I had to use a hack saw

[@skeltonslay8er781]

I’ve seen videos of people building frames that you can put angle grinders with cutoff wheels on that basically makes your own chop saw.

[@rockriveroutdoors810]

I working on building this and I have looked at the prints I know that the 19 inch tubes are cut at a 15 degree angle on one side but I can’t figure out the other angles.I need the angle for the other side of the 19.05 tubeI also need the angles for both sides of the 6.04 inch pieceAnd the angles for both side of the 50 inch pieceThanks

[@greenhorn454yomoma4]

Get a protractor and u should be able to find out what u need

[@LuisRamirez-xn4vf]

On the computer

[@casper24ism]

Good work now Diy yourself a new truck lol

[@kev040404]

Your works is awsome. But, you are stupid to don't wear safety glass. Wear glasses with grinder and cutwheel before regret it !

[@2727Royal]

I cannot express the level of irony in your comment "...But, you are stupid to don't wear safety glass..." Sorry I have to be that guy right now 😂😂😂

[@Dirtymax_Danimal]

Josh Royal the stupidity is strong in that one haha

[@tylarharbison1438]

He looks at the graph for instruction on how to set his machine?! Smh

[@machigane7902]

RTFM FTW you moron. Obviously you don't know your ass from your elbow.

[@85square]

wear some damn glasses not wearing glasses doesn't make you cool btw

[@hayden7367]

move your head away while youre welding if you want to live past 30

[@chasemorse305]

weeb detector you cant see if you bring your head back