Kate

WHAT???!!!!!


hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
"twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote

: Ahem......'scuse me???
: __________________________________________________ ___________________
: 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
:
: "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
:
: Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
:
: Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
: A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
: capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
: __________________________________________________ ___________________
:
: Kate wrote:
:
: > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
: >
: > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Kate

WHAT???!!!!!


hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
"twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote

: Ahem......'scuse me???
: __________________________________________________ ___________________
: 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
:
: "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
:
: Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
:
: Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
: A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
: capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
: __________________________________________________ ___________________
:
: Kate wrote:
:
: > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
: >
: > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Kate

WHAT???!!!!!


hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
"twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote

: Ahem......'scuse me???
: __________________________________________________ ___________________
: 2003 TJ Rubicon * 2001 XJ Sport * 1971 Bill Stroppe Baja Bronco
:
: "There is a very fine line between 'hobby' and 'mental illness'."
:
: Pronunciation: 'jEp Function: noun Date: 1940
:
: Etymology: from g. p. (G= 'Government' P= '80 inch wheelbase')
: A small general-purpose motor vehicle with 80" wheelbase, 1/4-ton
: capacity and four-wheel drive used by the U.S. army in World War II.
: __________________________________________________ ___________________
:
: Kate wrote:
:
: > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
: >
: > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm

Matt Macchiarolo

For my TJ, I rigged a pulley/rack system to hoist the hardtop up in the
garage and store it out of the way. My garage ceiling is tall enough to park
the Jeep under it.

I saw the vertical rack storage in a catalog for the wifey's hardtop, but
couldn't justify the $$$ for some steel tubing and four wheels. So I made my
own rack with 2x4's and casters, probably $40 invested total. Seems to work
just fine.

"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:ANGXf.3220$Q8.1781@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I am looking at all of this stuff on the web and my owner's manual says
> store it flat on the floor.
>
> Is anyone using the vertical cart system?
> Any other suggestions?
> Hubs is getting ready to build an electric hoist and rack system for it,
> we
> may just leave it up there like a pinata...
>
> Kate
>
>

Matt Macchiarolo

For my TJ, I rigged a pulley/rack system to hoist the hardtop up in the
garage and store it out of the way. My garage ceiling is tall enough to park
the Jeep under it.

I saw the vertical rack storage in a catalog for the wifey's hardtop, but
couldn't justify the $$$ for some steel tubing and four wheels. So I made my
own rack with 2x4's and casters, probably $40 invested total. Seems to work
just fine.

"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:ANGXf.3220$Q8.1781@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I am looking at all of this stuff on the web and my owner's manual says
> store it flat on the floor.
>
> Is anyone using the vertical cart system?
> Any other suggestions?
> Hubs is getting ready to build an electric hoist and rack system for it,
> we
> may just leave it up there like a pinata...
>
> Kate
>
>

Matt Macchiarolo

For my TJ, I rigged a pulley/rack system to hoist the hardtop up in the
garage and store it out of the way. My garage ceiling is tall enough to park
the Jeep under it.

I saw the vertical rack storage in a catalog for the wifey's hardtop, but
couldn't justify the $$$ for some steel tubing and four wheels. So I made my
own rack with 2x4's and casters, probably $40 invested total. Seems to work
just fine.

"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:ANGXf.3220$Q8.1781@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>I am looking at all of this stuff on the web and my owner's manual says
> store it flat on the floor.
>
> Is anyone using the vertical cart system?
> Any other suggestions?
> Hubs is getting ready to build an electric hoist and rack system for it,
> we
> may just leave it up there like a pinata...
>
> Kate
>
>

Kate

Thanks Matt..
that's what we were kind of thinking. Hubs could fabricate something for me
without all the $$$.
I have some questions though.
Do you have any trouble with warpage?
How hard is it to wrestle the top onto the storage rack?
Glass up, or down?
Any photos?

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:aZednejuZsRam63ZnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: For my TJ, I rigged a pulley/rack system to hoist the hardtop up in the
: garage and store it out of the way. My garage ceiling is tall enough to
park
: the Jeep under it.
:
: I saw the vertical rack storage in a catalog for the wifey's hardtop, but
: couldn't justify the $$$ for some steel tubing and four wheels. So I made
my
: own rack with 2x4's and casters, probably $40 invested total. Seems to
work
: just fine.
:
: "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
: news:ANGXf.3220$Q8.1781@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
: >I am looking at all of this stuff on the web and my owner's manual says
: > store it flat on the floor.
: >
: > Is anyone using the vertical cart system?
: > Any other suggestions?
: > Hubs is getting ready to build an electric hoist and rack system for it,
: > we
: > may just leave it up there like a pinata...
: >
: > Kate
: >
: >
:
:

Kate

Thanks Matt..
that's what we were kind of thinking. Hubs could fabricate something for me
without all the $$$.
I have some questions though.
Do you have any trouble with warpage?
How hard is it to wrestle the top onto the storage rack?
Glass up, or down?
Any photos?

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:aZednejuZsRam63ZnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: For my TJ, I rigged a pulley/rack system to hoist the hardtop up in the
: garage and store it out of the way. My garage ceiling is tall enough to
park
: the Jeep under it.
:
: I saw the vertical rack storage in a catalog for the wifey's hardtop, but
: couldn't justify the $$$ for some steel tubing and four wheels. So I made
my
: own rack with 2x4's and casters, probably $40 invested total. Seems to
work
: just fine.
:
: "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
: news:ANGXf.3220$Q8.1781@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
: >I am looking at all of this stuff on the web and my owner's manual says
: > store it flat on the floor.
: >
: > Is anyone using the vertical cart system?
: > Any other suggestions?
: > Hubs is getting ready to build an electric hoist and rack system for it,
: > we
: > may just leave it up there like a pinata...
: >
: > Kate
: >
: >
:
:

Kate

Thanks Matt..
that's what we were kind of thinking. Hubs could fabricate something for me
without all the $$$.
I have some questions though.
Do you have any trouble with warpage?
How hard is it to wrestle the top onto the storage rack?
Glass up, or down?
Any photos?

"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:aZednejuZsRam63ZnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: For my TJ, I rigged a pulley/rack system to hoist the hardtop up in the
: garage and store it out of the way. My garage ceiling is tall enough to
park
: the Jeep under it.
:
: I saw the vertical rack storage in a catalog for the wifey's hardtop, but
: couldn't justify the $$$ for some steel tubing and four wheels. So I made
my
: own rack with 2x4's and casters, probably $40 invested total. Seems to
work
: just fine.
:
: "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
: news:ANGXf.3220$Q8.1781@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
: >I am looking at all of this stuff on the web and my owner's manual says
: > store it flat on the floor.
: >
: > Is anyone using the vertical cart system?
: > Any other suggestions?
: > Hubs is getting ready to build an electric hoist and rack system for it,
: > we
: > may just leave it up there like a pinata...
: >
: > Kate
: >
: >
:
:

Matt Macchiarolo

The TJ hardtop I can do myself. The rack I built uses perforated steel (like
what you'd use to mount a garage door opener) making two frames attached on
either side of the top. The top hoists between the steel frames, and I use
2x4's across the frames to support the top.

send me a good email addy and I will shoot you a pic, but the hard top
isn't up there now.

The vertical rack for Linda's TJL ins't here, it's in a storage facility.
Glass down on that one. It's kind of a pain to wrestle around with that top,
just because it's longer and heavier. When we got that Jeep (purchased used)
it didn't have a soft top, so we ordered one from a dealer on eBay. The
Unlimited hard top is such a bear I have a good mind to sell the damn thing
this spring when I switch tops.

No trouble with warpage, the hardtop is flexible enough that it will re-fit
once it is put back on.

"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:nSTXf.14394$Q8.9277@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> Thanks Matt..
> that's what we were kind of thinking. Hubs could fabricate something for
> me
> without all the $$$.
> I have some questions though.
> Do you have any trouble with warpage?
> How hard is it to wrestle the top onto the storage rack?
> Glass up, or down?
> Any photos?
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:aZednejuZsRam63ZnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> : For my TJ, I rigged a pulley/rack system to hoist the hardtop up in the
> : garage and store it out of the way. My garage ceiling is tall enough to
> park
> : the Jeep under it.
> :
> : I saw the vertical rack storage in a catalog for the wifey's hardtop,
> but
> : couldn't justify the $$$ for some steel tubing and four wheels. So I
> made
> my
> : own rack with 2x4's and casters, probably $40 invested total. Seems to
> work
> : just fine.
> :
> : "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> : news:ANGXf.3220$Q8.1781@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
> : >I am looking at all of this stuff on the web and my owner's manual says
> : > store it flat on the floor.
> : >
> : > Is anyone using the vertical cart system?
> : > Any other suggestions?
> : > Hubs is getting ready to build an electric hoist and rack system for
> it,
> : > we
> : > may just leave it up there like a pinata...
> : >
> : > Kate
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>