I've been pricing Safari racks for some time now but either they are too expensive "Goby Boy" or just don't fit the full length of the hummer. So I made my own.
I went to an iron supplier in town and I purchased 1in angle iron and 3in for the legs. The box is 8ft 1/4in in length and 51in inside width. For the legs, I cut a piece of a 3in angle iron at 1-1/2in wide.
The difficulty was squaring the box and spacing the legs. I used a small wire feed welder to put the pieces together so that I would be able to break off anything that did not fit once I measured it against the H3 roof. Once I was happy with the fit I simple used a good welder and secured the welds properly.
Then I simply went to Lowe's and found 3/8 metal body clips that are often used in fender wells and used 3/8 x 1 1/2in hex bolts to mount the rack. I did have to put 2- 3/8 x 1 1/2 wide washers to space between the rail and the legs. This was to keep the legs off of the molding of the H3.
I also had to cut off the top part of the metal clips because I only needed the treaded side. The metal clips will not fit whole inside the mounting rail of the H3. Once I cut the clips with a grinding wheel, I simple dropped the clips inside the rail and twisted them into position. The clips will not slide in from the front of the rail because they will hit the existing bolt inside the rail.
I still have modification to go like mounting brackets for axle, shovel, jack, lights and steel mesh, But for now it’s a start.
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