I so want to start on one of these.

 

Just finshed my fender chop and this is my next project. I love the red webbing, it will match my seats

 

What stitching are you going to use? Wouldn't the buckles need to be rated for 550lbs also?

 

The edges will be double sticthed, but the centers will probably just be ladder stitched or single with an x pattern.

The rating on the buckles don't matter a whole lot as I will not be depending on any one (or two or three) of them to take any significant load. They are rated at 300lbs each, so it should be good enough.

The net is to keep stuff from flying out on the road and to discourage people from reaching it to filch stuff. There is no separation between the passenger area and the cargo area so no need to build in extra capacity.

 

I cant wait to see the finished product. Looks good.

 

I'm working on it, but that is a LOT of sewing for someone who just learned how. The sewing of this first part will take a few days, then I can work on the sides.

I have decided to use flat hooks to attach the sides to the rails in the tub. I am still trying to figure out the best way to attach the rear. I don't want to attach it to the tailgate and am considering a reinforced pair of straps that attach to the tie down points on the sides of the floor well trunk thingie.

 

I'm not sure how much you've sewn already but I'd recommend matching the thread to the straps. Otherwise you'll see every little imperfection with the black thread.

I can attest to the crap load of sewing. It's hours worth.

 

The only colors they had were black, OD green and white. I have less black than green (They only had one black, but several green), so I am doing the edges and reinforcement in black, the center stitching in OD green.

I am not worried about perfection... if I was, I would have bought one.

 

Just to keep this going until I can show some more exciting progress...



As you can see, I decided to go ahead and weave the straps for a better look. Stronger? Who knows....

I finished the initial stitching on the roof section. Tomorrow I will put it in place on the Jeep and mark the spots for the attachment points, and start measuring/cutting/sewing the side cross pieces.

Once the attachment points are are sewn on, I can put the reinforcements on the primary stress points and finish up the sewing on this bit.

 

That's looking really good... I can't wait to see the final product.