Kevin,
I have my hardtop conveniently secluded in the garage above the car. Simply
put together a system of block and tackle, a frame from which a length of
conduit for holding the front and two hooks to hold the back of the hardtop.
Works quite nicely attached to one of the roof rafters. Also, it is easy to
take off and on the car as it is simply a matter of removing the rope from
the cleat and raising or lowering the top on and off the car. The "block
and tackle" (light duty,) arrangement was used to eliminate twisting as one
raises and lowers the top. Seems to work fine and stays up there without a
hitch.
Only problem is that I don't have it suspended high enough. When I take the
car out to use my table saw, I invariably run into the top with my head at
least once. Fortunately, it's my head rather than something I could really
hurt...... :)
Regards,
Allan
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Kevin Meek
Sent: Monday, November 23, 1998 10:24 AM
To: alpines@autox.team.net; tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Hard top storage ideas?
I'm trying to organize my garage to the point where I can
actually get a car in there to work on it. As part of that
project, I'm wondering if anyone has come up with a clever
way to store a hardtop; either against the wall or at ceiling
height? I had my hardtop sitting on a platform suspended
from the ceiling with it's front supported from hooks set
into the wall. This works, but takes up a lot of space...
............................................................
Kevin Meek (kevnmeek@netcom.com) Sunbeam Tiger Mk 1A
Santa Cruz, California Sunbeam Alpine S3 GT
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