L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

I decided against hooks when making my T-Bird's top hoist. Just
made a big loop of rope to hold the front half and a couple of single
ropes with small loops that went back and under the top to grab the
release handles. Kind of triangulated support, tied to cheap cloths line
and pulleys. If I walk into it, it's not going flip loose and fall.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> The trick is adding the hooks to grab the hardtop securely
> yet avoid scratching it. When I used to have sports cars
> with hardtops always meant to get around to hacking a
> garage door opener into a power hardtop hoist... but
> usually someone would drop by at about the right time
> and could be bribed with a beer or whatever

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

I decided against hooks when making my T-Bird's top hoist. Just
made a big loop of rope to hold the front half and a couple of single
ropes with small loops that went back and under the top to grab the
release handles. Kind of triangulated support, tied to cheap cloths line
and pulleys. If I walk into it, it's not going flip loose and fall.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> The trick is adding the hooks to grab the hardtop securely
> yet avoid scratching it. When I used to have sports cars
> with hardtops always meant to get around to hacking a
> garage door opener into a power hardtop hoist... but
> usually someone would drop by at about the right time
> and could be bribed with a beer or whatever

L.W.(=?iso-8859-1?Q?=DFill?=) Hughes III

I decided against hooks when making my T-Bird's top hoist. Just
made a big loop of rope to hold the front half and a couple of single
ropes with small loops that went back and under the top to grab the
release handles. Kind of triangulated support, tied to cheap cloths line
and pulleys. If I walk into it, it's not going flip loose and fall.
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/

"L0nD0t.$t0we11" wrote:
>
> The trick is adding the hooks to grab the hardtop securely
> yet avoid scratching it. When I used to have sports cars
> with hardtops always meant to get around to hacking a
> garage door opener into a power hardtop hoist... but
> usually someone would drop by at about the right time
> and could be bribed with a beer or whatever

CRWLR

You can buy a couple of sticks of lumber, some rope, a few pullies and some
eye-bolts, and make one yourself. I think my brother is in his hoist about
$10 ...





"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2452006595
>
> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>
> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

CRWLR

You can buy a couple of sticks of lumber, some rope, a few pullies and some
eye-bolts, and make one yourself. I think my brother is in his hoist about
$10 ...





"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2452006595
>
> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>
> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

CRWLR

You can buy a couple of sticks of lumber, some rope, a few pullies and some
eye-bolts, and make one yourself. I think my brother is in his hoist about
$10 ...





"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2452006595
>
> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>
> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>

L0nD0t.$t0we11

Roughly 1/6/04 14:55, CRWLR's monkeys randomly typed:

> You can buy a couple of sticks of lumber, some rope, a few pullies and some
> eye-bolts, and make one yourself. I think my brother is in his hoist about
> $10 ...

Were you planning on letting the poor guy *out* of that hoist
any time soon?


--
Fan of the dumbest team in America.

L0nD0t.$t0we11

Roughly 1/6/04 14:55, CRWLR's monkeys randomly typed:

> You can buy a couple of sticks of lumber, some rope, a few pullies and some
> eye-bolts, and make one yourself. I think my brother is in his hoist about
> $10 ...

Were you planning on letting the poor guy *out* of that hoist
any time soon?


--
Fan of the dumbest team in America.

L0nD0t.$t0we11

Roughly 1/6/04 14:55, CRWLR's monkeys randomly typed:

> You can buy a couple of sticks of lumber, some rope, a few pullies and some
> eye-bolts, and make one yourself. I think my brother is in his hoist about
> $10 ...

Were you planning on letting the poor guy *out* of that hoist
any time soon?


--
Fan of the dumbest team in America.

Tomes

Here is what I did and it has worked fine for years now, both on my old YJ
and now on my TJ.

I screwed hooks and pulleys into the rafters in my garage exactly over the
middle screw hole that attaches the top to the Jeep. Another pair of
pulleys hang next to each other from hooks in the rafters at the wall.
Below that corner pulley set, I mounted on the wall at eye level a pair of
those ceramic boat cleats (herringbone thingy that one pulls rope thru and
it stays - I bet there is a real name for this...) sized for the rope I
used. Under that is a chock (? - the thingy that on boats one wraps the
line around a couple of times to secure it [I bet I have the words chock and
cleat reversed....]) that I wrap the rope around and acts as the final
securing point. Oh, I also installed an eye hook just above the 'cleat' to
keep the rope close to it. I also screwed in 2 more hooks above the front
part of the cap. Cost me the price of 4 pulleys, 6 hooks, 2 eyes, 2 cleats,
2 chocks, rope and cinch straps (for extra protection if the rope ever
breaks). I think the rope itself cost more than the rest of the stuff
together because I used 'good rope'. Make sure that the hooks are screwed
into something that will be strong enough to hold it up, not molly bolts in
the wall board <grin>; the chocks/cleats too.

I unbolt the cap from the Jeep and lift it enough to get the rope end under
it and then just feed it thru the center hole from the bottom and tie an
overhand knot in the end. Then I pull on the other end of the rope and it
goes up and stays up. I use the 'cleat' to temporarily hold a rope in place
while I pull on the other side's rope. I pull up one side a couple of
inches and then the other side, alternating as I go so it goes up evenly.
(I also put a blanket on top so if it hits the ceiling it causes no harm.)
Once it is raised, I tie off the ropes on the 'chock' and then run the cinch
straps around both the entire main body of it (for back-up to the rope)
where the rope is and also around the front part (to stabilize), also using
the same hooks above.

I can do (have done) this lifting job all by myself, but it is better with 2
people as it can teeter a bit going up. I have not had a problem with
warping as it bolts right on each time it is replaced upon the Jeep. I
painted lines on the floor for where the wheels go to position the Jeep in
the same spot every time, this helps a lot. I backed the Jeep in so the cap
is raised at the rear of the garage pointing outward and is very much out of
the way, hanging over the hood of the minivan. After a while the wife
actually got used to it there after an induction period of trepidation.

Hope this helps,
Tomes


"Laeglin" <Laeglin@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Sf1Kb.43661$a44.29260@okepread04...
> Anybody use/familiar with this sort of hard-top hoist?
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ory=6763&item=
2452006595
>
> For the past couple of years I've been asking my brother to help with
> twice-yearly removal/reinstall, but that always entails some sort of
> receproisity (e.g., helping to hang dry wall, babysitting nieces/nephews,
> etc.), so I'm looking for an alternate solution. :)
>
> Anybody know of good hoists or ones to avoid?
>
> --
> John
> '04 Rubicon, '02 Sport, '85 CJ-7
>
>