All this talk about hardtop storage and it is something I hadn't thought
about on the new project. Yesterday I pulled the body off the chassis
to take it to bead blasting. I used 4 - 4x4x30's with an eyebolt in
them across a pair of rafters in the garage. They were placed at about
the same location that the top will be sitting. I used the ratchet type
tie down straps that I used to bring the project home. The only
problem was the short lifting capabilities because of the small ratchet.
Could only do about 6" at a time and then had to re-brace and adjust. I
wish I had gotten the pulleys as described below. May do so before it
comes back. Then I'll be all set to handle the top which is going to
bead blasting also.
Later,
Carl F. Musson
TS25264L - borrowing the engine/tranny from
TS81802LO - body off restoration in progress...
Tampa, Florida (USA)
E-Mail: Musson@arts.usf.edu <mailto:Musson@arts.usf.edu>
http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/
<http://www.arts.usf.edu/~musson/triumph/> (update in progress)
(pix of separated body and chassis coming soon...)
-----Original Message-----
From: "Mr. Mike" Passaretti [SMTP:passaretti@sol.med.ge.com]
Sent: Monday, March 23, 1998 11:25 AM
To: TRIPHSTEVE
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Hardtop Storage
>>>>> "TRIPHSTEVE" == TRIPHSTEVE <TRIPHSTEVE@aol.com> writes:
TRIPHSTEVE> The other idea was also from the Mercedes
aftermarket
TRIPHSTEVE> catalogs. They offer a hoist (one with a motor
and one
TRIPHSTEVE> not) that suspends from the ceiling of your
garage and
TRIPHSTEVE> the hardtop can be removed or fitted by a single
TRIPHSTEVE> person. I have not tried this, but it seems that
it
TRIPHSTEVE> would work for either car.
I helped my dad put in a hoist like this for the big redwood
picnic
table that he doesn't like leaving out in the snow. A couple of
2x4`s
with vertical spacers and carriage bolt/wingnut clamps and some
pulleys
and clothesline. I'll probably build something like that if I
ever have
a need. It probably cost $20 to build, mostly in the pulleys.
-MM
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