Wintertime top is here :) now need storage hoist

[Jeffds1360]

After a bad start in my hunt for a hardtop,  a member (Roger) came up trumps.

What a wrapping artist he is (not rapping!)

Have a look at these pics. ( I hope 7 is ok to load?)

Edited May 23, 2021 by Jeffds1360
Added 'hoist'

[rogerguzzi]

Hello All

              It was my way of getting rid of a load of cardboard!

It looks good on your car but I must admit I am not a fan of hard tops!

Roger

[Badwolf]

Wow. What a superb job and what a result for you Jeff. May I enquire now much the carriage was and who with? Bet you didn't drop that off at the local convenience shop/petrol station!!!

[Jeffds1360]

It was collected by Interparcel on Friday and contracted to Tuffnells for delivery today. Cost was around a ton.

[Badwolf]

That's what I call a result. Glad you managed to cancel the first one which is no longer listed.

[Jeffds1360]

[Jeffds1360]

It's like a different car with that on!

A few creaks from it but unfortunately it magnifies the other rattles, squeaks and knocks

not that I have any worrying ones!

inside temperate shot up to 16C, it was only 14 outside AND the windows streamed up!

Speaking of windows, it's a bit of a problem shutting doors if they are fully up as the hardtop is a couple of mm low there. The seal is excellent,  so much better than the soft top. 

I have a warning buzzer I fitted in the boot, for the indicators,  boy is that loud now! Must stick some tape on it.

Reet, wip it off and hang it in garage, ready for winter time

[Steve P]

I bought one from e bay years ago,went down to Bournemouth from Surrey in my Vitesse and drove home with it on.That`s the only time it was on the car.

Just never bothered again and use the hood if absolutely necessary,even on the RBRR 2012 in October when it  was p`ing down and freezing i just used the hood.

It now hangs from my garage rafters on bungy straps gathering dust.

[Jeffds1360]

Ha! I would have given you a fiver for it last week

 

[Badwolf]

You are not giving me any confidence that, after/if I ever get mine finished, that I will actually use it.

[Colin Lindsay]

It took three men and two ladders to get that one hanging on my garage wall.... I don't know if I'll want to take it down again later in the year... I think I'll just leave it there like a Banksy-style arty thing.

 

[JohnD]

So how long would it take two men and three ladders?     Write your answer on one side of the paper, and show your working.

[DVD3500]

16 hours ago, Steve P said:

I bought one from e bay years ago,went down to Bournemouth from Surrey in my Vitesse and drove home with it on.That`s the only time it was on the car.

Just never bothered again and use the hood if absolutely necessary,even on the RBRR 2012 in October when it  was p`ing down and freezing i just used the hood.

It now hangs from my garage rafters on bungy straps gathering dust.

That's part of why when a 3-piece "targa" top came up for sale for my Spitfire I bought it.

I want a hardtop in case we do drive it in mildly bad weather but I don't have a wall/ceiling with enough space plus I wanted it to be a one person job.

The rear is mounted the same as a standard hard top and the "targa" tops are mounted on the hard top fronts with screws and bolts (I will try to swap them for wing nuts) and on the read part of the hard top.

The removable sections fit behind the seats or in the trunk/boot.

The guy who sold it to me said the previous owner complained of noise (whistling) but we will see when I get around to mounting it.

It is also a type of fiberglass/plastic so it won't rust...

[Peter Truman]

Can we have a pic please, is this for a round or square tail Spit

I always fancied a TR4 Surrey top arrangement

Edited May 19, 2021 by Peter Truman

[Badwolf]

I am thinking of getting one of the ceiling mounted canoe storage hoist things. The theory being that you just lower it into place..simples. I do fear that it will not actually be the case, but as least it is a part of the garage with no clutter, yet. Yes, I do appreciate what will be under it if it comes down in a rush!!! Unfortunately I will have to resite some of the floro tubes.

[Jeffds1360]

Mine too will be getting hung soon. I might even draw and quarter it !

My tub is a bit stretched and my windscreen top seems to be 1/4 inch out of alignment.  My windows also are too high. Note to anyone fitting a hard top..... wind windows down before shutting doors !

Does the rib on top of the screen go behind the rubber seal on the hardtop? Is there a slot behind in the hardtop for it to go into?

it's a 3 man job to fit and there was only one of me

it is a great top mind, completely changes the whole experience.  Not sure yet which experience I prefer though.😁

 

[Badwolf]

Jeff - 3 man job? That's why I'm looking at the canoe suspension thingie, although I did get the hardtop on the car on my own....but...no glass, no seals, no headlining and, come to think of it a lot less metal than it should have!!

[Jeffds1360]

Yes, the suspension thing would be good, you could lower it remotely whilst sat inside, lining up the 'screw holes and getting the windscreen seal in line, then tighten the bolts one by one, ensuring alignment. 

Without that, you need someone outside each side and one inside to get perfect alignment and then tightn up and ensure, in my case, that the J bolts do not pull it off line!

I was in out in out a dozen times and cannot get perfect alignment yet.

I'll get a couple of pictures as she is out in the rain now.

Can you see what I mean? Not even sure if the front seal is sitting correctly on top of the windscreen.  I need to lift it to see which means undoing the J bolts and therefore need to realign it again!!!

 

[Steve P]

The front lip of that top looks weird to me,i`m going to my lockup later so i will take a pic of mine.

Steve

[Peter Truman]

Ref 1 man job, a fellow club member here does his Stag hardtop by himself using an electric winch and forward/reverse rail plus a traverse system mounted from the roof of his carport, it's the same equipment used in hospitals to pick up and move patients. He is lucky he runs a business installing same in hospitals and aged care facilities.

I did an article for our Club Mag I'll see if I can find it. Found it and attached

[Colin Lindsay]

7 minutes ago, Steve P said:

The front lip of that top looks weird to me,i`m going to my lockup later so i will take a pic of mine.

Steve

Is there another rubber seal missing from that front edge?

[Steve P]

1 minute ago, Colin Lindsay said:

Is there another rubber seal missing from that front edge?

Mine isn`t shiny like that one,it`s textured,like vinyl.But i`m sure there is a front trim or seal.

Steve

[Jeffds1360]

4 minutes ago, Colin Lindsay said:

Is there another rubber seal missing from that front edge?

I don't know !!!

That's my problem, out here in the sticks. North Tyneside now listed as  contagious  Buggrit all 

[Colin Lindsay]

6 minutes ago, Jeffds1360 said:

Buggrit all 

That's how you spread contagion in the first place....

Does this pic help any?

 

[Steve P]

Seen the one on e bay at present..£380??

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324625761339?hash=item4b9534043b%3Ag%3AJycAAOSwlhNgoByk&LH_ItemCondition=3000

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