Jon,
Living down south, I don't "store" my TRs but I'd probably leave the top
up and the car covered with a quality car cover.
I bought a rig that allows me to store my hardtop attached to my garage
roof from a company that makes them for 55-56-57 Thunderbird hardtops. I
had the straps shortened for the TR6 and it works great. You could build
one easily (I know now) using nylon strapping and a 2 pulley system. One
strap fits through the window openings and both ends attach to the lower
pulley. The other strap fits with a loop around the other strap, under
the center of the back of the top and hooks to the bottom pulley. Laid
out flat, the straps form the shape of a "T". The pulleys work "block &
tackle" style to a hook screwed through the ceiling into a rafter. The
cord used through the pulleys ties up to a suitable hardware fitting
(whatever they are called) mounted securely through the wall to a stud.
I've seen similar arrangements for Miata, Corvette, Mercedes & Jeep
hardtops.
Hope this helps,
Jim Davis
Fortson, GA
CF38690UO
CF37325U
Jon Messier wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I need help regarding the soft and hard top for our
> TR6:
>
> 1. with the fall season quickly approaching and then
> winter, should we keep the soft top up on the car
> during the winter months when it is in storage (ie.
> garage) or folded down?
>
> 2. and as for the hard top, how do you store it when
> it is not in use? have you built some type of storage
> rack or something else to protect it?
>
> thanks,
>
> Jon
>
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