Has anyone seen something like this mounted on a Cooper's roof rack?



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Yup, i see it every morning on my blue mcs...ill snap a pic tomorrow morning in the daylight...=)

 

Great!!!

What type of roof system did you use and what type of cargo basket?

 

Its a Yakima rack with a Yakima basket. I wish the basket was a little longer. Do they come in different lengths? I know nothing about this stuff as i bought mine used and ready to go!

 

I think a white one, the style used on classic minis for rallies, would be cool.

 

You can always add a Yakima Load warrior extension for around $100

http://www.backcountry.com/store/YAK...Extension.html

 

That would look cool:

 

Yakima even has a tire mount if anyone wants to go old school:



I also found this pic:

 

This would be a cool option for taking your track tires to a high performance driving event or an autocross. The rack alone probably weighs less than the sunroofs on these cars. Even if you had a sunroof, I'm sure the rack could be mostly unbolted and removed.

 

Here is how it looks on the MINI (without the basket extention thingy, i might end up buying that!!!)





Hope this helps!!!

 

tshubin,

Looks great.

Is the roof mounting system really sturdy? Does it scratch the white roof when installing it?

 

I bought the OEM bars for the Clubman and just picked up the Sportrak Basket which is made by Thule, but only costs $180. It looks a lot like the Thule MOAB:




We are going to try and mount it this weekend so I will take some pics when we do and post them.

 

Yea its pretty F'ing sturdy. if i yank on the basket from the side of the car, it shakes the whole car left/right without the mount/basket moving...

As far as scratches go, it hasnt put any on there. Its got clear (what i think are silicone) caps that go underneath each of the four 'feet'. But i have been told it can introduce scratches, but i figure thats cuz ppl dont take the time to clean the silicone bottom caps before re-installation.

What i do before each re-install of the rack is take off all four silicone caps and wash them in a mild dawn soap solution. This restores them to an almost sticky feel. Only after that do i throw everything on the car...

 

Where did you buy it for $180?

 

Guess I know what my next purchase will be. After the rally lights, rear sway bar, coilovers.. oh the list is growing everyday! GAH!

 

oh nice Tim, didnt even realize that was your MINI, racks ftw

 

Wouldnt make the basket too long for the top of the car? Probably wouldnt be able to open the hatch huh?

 

Racks for All and Rackoutfitters; just do a google search for sportrack roof basket...

 

Here's a pic of my rack. Since this picture, I've added 3 Yakima bike holders to the basket's cross bars. It's just brushed Stainless Steel so far, but I'm going to get it Electropolished to match the car's chrome trim:

 

I plan on making one ASAP. Put a design together for a month back or so.

 

Creeve, very clean design. One word of warning though, make sure the angle stock that loops under the cross bars is beefy enough, or reinforced enough, to support loads on the front and rear sections. One option would be to add simple bolt-on connecting straps that go over the bars (after mounting of course) to tie the sections together. This would effectively increase your leverage 3-4 times over the stock 1" angle stock.

 

Yea that is exactly what I had in mind. Like a u-bolt over an axle. I just didnt bother modeling it.

 

Heres another pic but with the rack decorated for the Xmas (sporting snow tires on steelies)