I attached to the body more for chassis stiffness then anything. By attaching to the roof, then coming back in a box to the ladder bar and such, it addresses the well known issue with the back of the car where it acts like a card board box with no top or bottom.
And BTW Doug, following through on the "what if" has always been the funnest part. If you can manage a grinder and welder, you can control the world (on your car anyway!).
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