You can buy additional tie-downs (check ebay), and there is an overhead rack system available from Nissan that works with the utilitrac rails...see attached.
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Oh...grasshooper I have what you seek...
Take the bed stops and remove the 10mm head bolt(it's staked to keep it from falling out, spray plenty of WD-40 and keep working it in and out till it comes all the way out) and then drill out the top aluminum block to 7/16", the drill out the steel base to 25/64" and then tap the base to 7/16"-20 to accept the forged eye bolts used for clip in racing seat belts...
The last pic you can see what they look like when on the truck, I use these for everything, the eye bolt itself is rated for 5,000 lbs...
Take the bed stops and remove the 10mm head bolt(it's staked to keep it from falling out, spray plenty of WD-40 and keep working it in and out till it comes all the way out) and then drill out the top aluminum block to 7/16", the drill out the steel base to 25/64" and then tap the base to 7/16"-20 to accept the forged eye bolts used for clip in racing seat belts...
The last pic you can see what they look like when on the truck, I use these for everything, the eye bolt itself is rated for 5,000 lbs...
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Since the overhead racks were not tall or wide enough I had a friend fabricate a set of these for me:DeadRiver said:
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those look pretty good thclimber, but still not what i'm searching for. i know a few manufacture's make them, i've seen them on e-bay quite a bit. my longest surfboard is 9'4" and a bit of it hangs over the cab. i could add a thule top bar to the overhead racks sold by nissan to help with the problem, but ultimately i think it'd be cool to make my own. i'm trying to use rectangular tubing so they look a little more beefed up and match the boxiness of the titan wheels and door handles.
here's the titan fully loaded for a surf trip:
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it would be nice to have something that went up to possibley the mid-point of the cab roof. in time i'd also like to own a canoe so that would be an added bonus when that time finally comes. i've also been looking at the canvas cab shells that work like a boat canvas and fold up. i'll probably use the utilitrack to mount it all up, unless i come up with a better idea. i think i'd need a horizontal back support if i cantilevered the rack that far onto the cab though.
here's the titan fully loaded for a surf trip:
it would be nice to have something that went up to possibley the mid-point of the cab roof. in time i'd also like to own a canoe so that would be an added bonus when that time finally comes. i've also been looking at the canvas cab shells that work like a boat canvas and fold up. i'll probably use the utilitrack to mount it all up, unless i come up with a better idea. i think i'd need a horizontal back support if i cantilevered the rack that far onto the cab though.
here you go , at home depot they come in a clear plastic bag and go by the name of superstrut but are also names unistrut, seen then in the hvac area and in the electrical area. When attached in the channel you can basically bolt anything up to it, I attached my fishing rod holders to them as well as a bike fork holder to hold my mountain bike upright in the truck. Good Luck
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