Reply With QuoteI was going to get one, but then I realized I would need to pull the car up pretty far into the garage to clear the garage door, which means I would loose all the storage space having a short car gives you.
WTB: Miata Hardtop Hoist
Anyone have a hardtop hoist they are looking to unload.
Also does anyone have anything bad to say about them, they seem to be a good way to lift the top off and store for short periods of time. Other than putting a safety tether on the eye that screws into the Ceiling joist they seem to work well.
Thanks,
Mike
Last edited by 2K Miata; 04-01-2010 at 05:49 AM.
2000 Miata LS - TEIN FLEX, RB header & Exhaust, Monster CAI, HDHC single diagonal with door bars.
I was going to get one, but then I realized I would need to pull the car up pretty far into the garage to clear the garage door, which means I would loose all the storage space having a short car gives you.
If you get one that has plastic clips, do not trust them. You should add metal clip rings as a back up. Trust me, I know
Bobby
RED RULES!
90 Miata, 04 Rubicon, 05 Boxster
Buying a hoist but selling a hardtop?
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Don't look...there's nothing down here for you!
They are great until the HT falls on your car or on the floor or both.
Just in case I can't sell it I need to store it off the car.
The weather is too nice to have a hardtop on.
2000 Miata LS - TEIN FLEX, RB header & Exhaust, Monster CAI, HDHC single diagonal with door bars.
Hey Mike, Congrats on the house/garage. Where are you in Flower Mound?
Smile
93' LE #1136 - FM II
250k miles
Thanks Chris.Originally Posted by Sharpie
Well lots of things have happened lately. Bought a house and got married in the past couple of months.
The house is about a 1/2 mile north of 1171 off of Morris. It's nice to have a garage to work on the car finally.
And the backyard has a great view...
Do you recognize the metal sculpture that Wiley designed?
Take care,
Mike
2000 Miata LS - TEIN FLEX, RB header & Exhaust, Monster CAI, HDHC single diagonal with door bars.
This has been working for me for seven years or so:
one 2x4 fastened to rafters using six long bolts (black arrows) and
two vinyl-coated hooks that hold the top by the F-bolt receivers
With enough wingspan and a strong lower back, it's possible to singlehandedly remove the top and hang it in under a minute.
Stumpy....that looks like a sanitary method of hanging it up on the wall.
2000 Miata LS - TEIN FLEX, RB header & Exhaust, Monster CAI, HDHC single diagonal with door bars.
I got a bike hoist at WalMart for a little under $20. Secured it across several rafters as shown above (to spread the load across the structure of the house). To get away from scratches and failing hooks, I just used some cloth strap and criss-cross wrapped it securely around the top, then attached that to the hoist. The whole thing was less than $25 and I can securely install or store the hardtop by myself.
At the very least, the hardtop hoists on the market are overpriced for what they are. You can figure out a better solution.
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