[TR] weight of a finished factory hardtop

[Carl TR]

Harbor Freight: 
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95803 $10 
regular - on sale frequently for around $6.

Car

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted" <triumph66 at gmail.com>
To: "Ed Oot" <eoot at citlink.net>
Cc: <triumphs at autox.team.net>; "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>; 
<maya2blue at juno.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TR] weight of a finished factory hardtop


> good idea for how to use a bike hoist, see Nashbar whos 55 lbs hoist
> is $25 on sale - http://tinyurl.com/6kpn9d
>
> On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 9:07 AM, Ed Oot <eoot at citlink.net> wrote:
>> I got this from Sears. Works great. A one man job to lift or lower.
>>
>> http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00646153000P
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
>> To: <maya2blue at juno.com>; <triumphs at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:14 AM
>> Subject: Re: [TR] weight of a finished factory hardtop
>>
>>
>>>> Many thanks your help, and any suggestions re a hoist system
>>>> for a '78 spitifer hardtop
>>>
>>> No idea what it weighs, but I'm sure it's less than 500 pounds.
>>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=45076
>>>
>>> For my TR3A, I used some flat iron strap (from Home Depot) to bend and
>>> drill
>>> 3 'hooks' to go under the door openings on each side, and the center of
>>> the
>>> back rail.  Linked them together with cotton rope, tied to a single rope
>>> that goes over a pulley made from a baby buggy wheel and fastened to the
>>> rafters with more strap iron.  Then it's tied off to some nails in the
>>> side
>>> wall.  Still hanging there 20 years later.
>>>
>>> Randall
>>> _______________________________________________
>>--
> T.L.L.
> 1966 TR4A CTC 73139 LO
> www.triumphowners.com/967
> 1967 TR4A CT 77197 L project car
> _______________________________________________
>
> Support Team.Net  http://www.team.net/donate.html
>
> This list supported in part by the Vintage Triumph Register
> http://www.vtr.org
>
>
> Triumphs at autox.team.net
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/triumphs
>
> You are subscribed as cfmtr3a at verizon.net
>
> http://www.team.net/archive