Finally finished the roof rack for my Catrike Expedition today.
But first I had to overcome some obstacles. Like discovering that the previous owner (or dealer)
had replaced the driver side rear quarter panel. When I popped the side cover to install the Roof
Transport System rear mounting bracket, this is what I found:
Boxster missing hardware by
Bill Salina, on Flickr
Had to special order the rivnuts (aka nutserts) from Porsche, drill 2 9mm holes in the quarter panel,
use a file to convert the holes to hexagon shaped holes, then used a revnut tool to install the rivnuts.
Finally got it to look like this:
IMG_2051 by
Bill Salina, on Flickr
Installed the RTS, then installed my custom made Catrike roof rack onto the RTS. Took it out for a
ride around town at speeds up to 60 mph and everything checked out.
IMG_2053 by
Bill Salina, on Flickr
Boxster Catrike Mount 1 by
Bill Salina, on Flickr
IMG_2058 by
Bill Salina, on Flickr
Each wheel is held held in place by two straps for redundancy/safety.