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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 04:35 PM
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Default Hardtop storage front end down?

I've been searching for a while now on the forum and I cannot find an answer. I'm looking to store the hardtop but I have never done it. Can you store it with the front end down, maybe use foam pipe insulation around the edges? Trying to avoid the dolly, I can't build a thing and space is critical.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 06:57 PM
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The cart is rediculously easy and cheap. Only takes up 30"x 60". So easy a wife could do it.

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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by TYDFAN
The cart is rediculously easy and cheap. Only takes up 30"x 60". So easy a wife could do it.

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x2. You can even have Lowes or Home Depot cut the wood to size. If you have a drill can you drill pilot holes and then set your caster wheels and use your drill as a screwdriver to sink the screws. I bult mine in a half hour.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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If space is critical the dolly or a hoist system should be your only options and so u should pry build the dolly since this is so easy to build and pry a lot easier to grasp than a hoist
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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Guys, it looks like a freakin pyramid to me. (an actual Egyptian one). Unless I had exact measurements it would be a disaster. I don't have room for a hoist, I'm looking to store in a crowded shed.
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 07:34 PM
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Exact plans my buddy and I used last weekend. The beer run took longer than construction.

https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/jk-w...op-cart-85305/
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Old Apr 26, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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Two 6" blocks per side in the back balance it better than 3.
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by scooby snacks
x2. You can even have Lowes or Home Depot cut the wood to size. If you have a drill can you drill pilot holes and then set your caster wheels and use your drill as a screwdriver to sink the screws. I bult mine in a half hour.
Question regarding the door hanging set up in the picture. Are those ladder hangers? Are they wrapped in foam or something? Are there two doors per hook or is there another set of hooks somewhere that isn't pictured?
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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by tbone in tx

Question regarding the door hanging set up in the picture. Are those ladder hangers? Are they wrapped in foam or something? Are there two doors per hook or is there another set of hooks somewhere that isn't pictured?
The hooks come with foam on them, Lowes sells them in the garage hanger section (ladder hangers , shovel hangers etc) yes 2 doors on each side but 3 hooks on each side to be safe.


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Old Apr 27, 2012 | 08:15 AM
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I used those instructions with that diagram.
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