Top Hoist
04-22-2009, 02:04 PM
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Don't know for sure, but
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04-22-2009, 02:12 PM
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I will be honest... At frist I was like holy #%$#^... But the more I think about it, this is not a bad idea. Especially if you do not have a soft top and like to go topless. simple, easy, and satinless steel. Good outside of the box thinking.
04-22-2009, 02:23 PM
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There is definitely satisfaction in designing and building your own parts/tools/whatever, so props for that. 
A manual hoist-a-top is available for $190 which may work for people who don't have the time/skills to make something like this.
A manual hoist-a-top is available for $190 which may work for people who don't have the time/skills to make something like this.
04-22-2009, 08:05 PM
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The hardware on this top looks even better than what I did.
Even still... you can hardly see it, it's stout as hell, and it
makes cranking off the hardtop about a 5 minute job.
I ordered the thumbscrews to replace the torx screws along
the bottom rail of the top from Quadratec. The thumbscrews
take about a minute to zip out.
04-23-2009, 05:48 AM
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What's sad is that most of us have done worse things to our JK on the trail and yet we gripe and groan about a couple of little holes. Think about the deep scratches, dents, dings, ripped off fenders, crushed factory bumpers, mutilated (expensive) wheels, busted tail lights, etc.... At least he meant to put the holes in that place.
That is a garage, right?
04-23-2009, 03:24 PM
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05-13-2009, 12:52 PM
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curtains in the garage....
I guess the wife has to live there too.
I made mine with a boat winch (hand crank), some pulleys and a few beefy eyelets.
Oversized hooks to grab the top.
The most difficult part I found was getting all the lines to the correct length for an even lift...
other than that, easy cheesey.
like an earlier post said, after the crap that i've put my rig through, drilling the top seems trivial...
I guess the wife has to live there too.
I made mine with a boat winch (hand crank), some pulleys and a few beefy eyelets.
Oversized hooks to grab the top.
The most difficult part I found was getting all the lines to the correct length for an even lift...
other than that, easy cheesey.
like an earlier post said, after the crap that i've put my rig through, drilling the top seems trivial...
05-22-2009, 11:56 AM
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very nice!
I really like the hoist setup you've got. I think I'll modify mine to be more like this. I don't really like the idea of drilling into the top, so I think I'll keep the hooks under the lip approach that I've got now. Still, I like the setup from the crank through to the pulleys... Very nice job!
-Ferg
-Ferg