How do you store your hard top?
04-02-2006, 01:45 PM
#51
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
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
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
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
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
04-02-2006, 01:45 PM
#52
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
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
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
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
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
04-02-2006, 03:10 PM
#53
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
Thanks!
Here's my addy:
kate at selby.ws
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: 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
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
Here's my addy:
kate at selby.ws
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: 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
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
04-02-2006, 03:10 PM
#54
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
Thanks!
Here's my addy:
kate at selby.ws
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: 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
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
Here's my addy:
kate at selby.ws
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: 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
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
04-02-2006, 03:10 PM
#55
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
Thanks!
Here's my addy:
kate at selby.ws
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: 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
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
Here's my addy:
kate at selby.ws
"Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
: 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
: > : >
: > : >
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
04-02-2006, 03:48 PM
#56
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
I guess you've gotta REALLY read what you wrote there...oh, never mind.
__________________________________________________ ___________________
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:
> WHAT???!!!!!
>
>
> hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote
>
> : Ahem......'scuse me???
>
> :
> : Kate wrote:
> :
> : > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
> : >
> : > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
>
__________________________________________________ ___________________
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:
> WHAT???!!!!!
>
>
> hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote
>
> : Ahem......'scuse me???
>
> :
> : Kate wrote:
> :
> : > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
> : >
> : > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
>
04-02-2006, 03:48 PM
#57
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
I guess you've gotta REALLY read what you wrote there...oh, never mind.
__________________________________________________ ___________________
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:
> WHAT???!!!!!
>
>
> hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote
>
> : Ahem......'scuse me???
>
> :
> : Kate wrote:
> :
> : > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
> : >
> : > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
>
__________________________________________________ ___________________
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:
> WHAT???!!!!!
>
>
> hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote
>
> : Ahem......'scuse me???
>
> :
> : Kate wrote:
> :
> : > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
> : >
> : > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
>
04-02-2006, 03:48 PM
#58
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
I guess you've gotta REALLY read what you wrote there...oh, never mind.
__________________________________________________ ___________________
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:
> WHAT???!!!!!
>
>
> hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote
>
> : Ahem......'scuse me???
>
> :
> : Kate wrote:
> :
> : > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
> : >
> : > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
>
__________________________________________________ ___________________
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:
> WHAT???!!!!!
>
>
> hey... what's THIS? .(look down here ?) I need to go look at this methinks.
> "twaldron" <thomasOBVIOUS@rubicons.com> wrote
>
> : Ahem......'scuse me???
>
> :
> : Kate wrote:
> :
> : > Geeze... all this property and not a damn place to put a hard tip.
> : >
> : > Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
>
>
04-02-2006, 04:41 PM
#59
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
You've got mail.
"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:_gVXf.5767$L7.429@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> Thanks!
> Here's my addy:
> kate at selby.ws
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> : The TJ hardtop I can do myself. The rack I built uses perforated steel
> (like
> : what you'd use to mount a garage door opener) making two frames attached
> on
> : either side of the top. The top hoists between the steel frames, and I
> use
> : 2x4's across the frames to support the top.
> :
> : send me a good email addy and I will shoot you a pic, but the hard top
> : isn't up there now.
> :
> : The vertical rack for Linda's TJL ins't here, it's in a storage
> facility.
> : Glass down on that one. It's kind of a pain to wrestle around with that
> top,
> : just because it's longer and heavier. When we got that Jeep (purchased
> used)
> : it didn't have a soft top, so we ordered one from a dealer on eBay. The
> : Unlimited hard top is such a bear I have a good mind to sell the damn
> thing
> : this spring when I switch tops.
> :
> : No trouble with warpage, the hardtop is flexible enough that it will
> re-fit
> : once it is put back on.
> :
> : "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> : news:nSTXf.14394$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
> : > : >
> : > : >
> : > :
> : > :
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:_gVXf.5767$L7.429@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> Thanks!
> Here's my addy:
> kate at selby.ws
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> : The TJ hardtop I can do myself. The rack I built uses perforated steel
> (like
> : what you'd use to mount a garage door opener) making two frames attached
> on
> : either side of the top. The top hoists between the steel frames, and I
> use
> : 2x4's across the frames to support the top.
> :
> : send me a good email addy and I will shoot you a pic, but the hard top
> : isn't up there now.
> :
> : The vertical rack for Linda's TJL ins't here, it's in a storage
> facility.
> : Glass down on that one. It's kind of a pain to wrestle around with that
> top,
> : just because it's longer and heavier. When we got that Jeep (purchased
> used)
> : it didn't have a soft top, so we ordered one from a dealer on eBay. The
> : Unlimited hard top is such a bear I have a good mind to sell the damn
> thing
> : this spring when I switch tops.
> :
> : No trouble with warpage, the hardtop is flexible enough that it will
> re-fit
> : once it is put back on.
> :
> : "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> : news:nSTXf.14394$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
> : > : >
> : > : >
> : > :
> : > :
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
04-02-2006, 04:41 PM
#60
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: How do you store your hard top?
You've got mail.
"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:_gVXf.5767$L7.429@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> Thanks!
> Here's my addy:
> kate at selby.ws
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> : The TJ hardtop I can do myself. The rack I built uses perforated steel
> (like
> : what you'd use to mount a garage door opener) making two frames attached
> on
> : either side of the top. The top hoists between the steel frames, and I
> use
> : 2x4's across the frames to support the top.
> :
> : send me a good email addy and I will shoot you a pic, but the hard top
> : isn't up there now.
> :
> : The vertical rack for Linda's TJL ins't here, it's in a storage
> facility.
> : Glass down on that one. It's kind of a pain to wrestle around with that
> top,
> : just because it's longer and heavier. When we got that Jeep (purchased
> used)
> : it didn't have a soft top, so we ordered one from a dealer on eBay. The
> : Unlimited hard top is such a bear I have a good mind to sell the damn
> thing
> : this spring when I switch tops.
> :
> : No trouble with warpage, the hardtop is flexible enough that it will
> re-fit
> : once it is put back on.
> :
> : "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> : news:nSTXf.14394$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
> : > : >
> : > : >
> : > :
> : > :
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>
"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:_gVXf.5767$L7.429@bignews2.bellsouth.net...
> Thanks!
> Here's my addy:
> kate at selby.ws
>
> "Matt Macchiarolo" <matt@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
> news:AdydnTBZwepZkK3ZnZ2dnUVZ_tKdnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> : The TJ hardtop I can do myself. The rack I built uses perforated steel
> (like
> : what you'd use to mount a garage door opener) making two frames attached
> on
> : either side of the top. The top hoists between the steel frames, and I
> use
> : 2x4's across the frames to support the top.
> :
> : send me a good email addy and I will shoot you a pic, but the hard top
> : isn't up there now.
> :
> : The vertical rack for Linda's TJL ins't here, it's in a storage
> facility.
> : Glass down on that one. It's kind of a pain to wrestle around with that
> top,
> : just because it's longer and heavier. When we got that Jeep (purchased
> used)
> : it didn't have a soft top, so we ordered one from a dealer on eBay. The
> : Unlimited hard top is such a bear I have a good mind to sell the damn
> thing
> : this spring when I switch tops.
> :
> : No trouble with warpage, the hardtop is flexible enough that it will
> re-fit
> : once it is put back on.
> :
> : "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> : news:nSTXf.14394$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
> : > : >
> : > : >
> : > :
> : > :
> : >
> : >
> :
> :
>
>