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Feat: Roof Rack for Delivery Van `TOYOTA PROACE` 1.6 D4D (MDX9) 90 #98

Open nelsonic opened 1 year ago

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

Context

We recently acquired a TOYOTA PROACE (1.6 D4D (MDX9) 90) Delivery Panel Van specifically to accelerate the completion of our @home project.

Don't worry, we definitely didn't buy a new one that would be an insane waste of cash! We did a ton of research and looked at quite a few vans ... and ended up finding one below market price. We spent 9,400 after negotiating down from €9,950. and we expect it to hold it's value very well in the coming months/years as these vans are very sought after in PT. Sadly, the listing for our van has been taken down by OLX once it was sold ... 🙄
But - as you can imagine - we have screenshots: toyota-proace-original-listing image

Rear: proace-van-rear

The van is in very good condition. We could easily sell it for a profit immediately if we wanted to. I didn't find anything comparable online for less than €12k. But we are going need to use it a lot in the next few months as we finish the build @home. As noted in https://github.com/dwyl/home/tree/main/furniture I expect to be making 100% piece of furniture Hoping to ramp up from my current rate of 1 item per month, to 1 item per fortnight, then 1 per week and eventually 1 per day. But what I want more than the pace of making things is to capture the process. More on that over in: https://github.com/dwyl/video/issues

What?

I want to either buy or make a roof rack specifically for transporting full-size 2500x1200mm sheet materials. So that I can bring full-size sheets home from the lumber store and put them directly into the Laser Cuter.

Todo

nelsonic commented 1 year ago

This could work: https://www.oscaro.pt/pt/barras-de-tejadilho/mont-blanc-270580?pid=14898278#/?vid=43461 image

Looks like a legit product made by an established Co based in Sweden: https://www.montblancgroup.com/en/products/commercial image

This car accessories seller website allows us to search by the registration number of the Van so we know the model is correct and this rack will be compatible.

A cheaper option is to buy just the bars: https://www.oscaro.pt/pt/barras-de-tejadilho/mont-blanc-229580?pid=14898275#/?vid=43461 image

And custom-make the rack specifically for transporting the sheet goods with a front stopper and quick release mechanism.

🤔 ...