What’s the best way you Miata owners store your hardtop when it’s off the
car?
I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months on
end?
thanks
Kerry
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I carry mine down to the basement where it waits on the floor for
next fall.
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Joe M
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Vince
1020 GVHY
Auburn, CA
"kerry" <nospam_successmach…@home.com> wrote in message
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> What’s the best way you Miata owners store your hardtop when it’s off the
> car?
> I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months
on
> end?
> thanks
> Kerry
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> please remove "nospam_" from email before replying directly to me
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We use one of those carts from Moss. The first year the hardtop sat on the
floor in the sunporch and I was always afraid some heavy-footed friend
would tread on the rear catches.
It’s happy all summer on the cart. The advantage of the hoist is that you
can install the hard top without the assistance of a friend, but we don’t
have a garage to suspend it from.
Nora and the Rollerskate
’99 silver, somewhat crumpled
On Mon, 25 Dec 2000, kerry wrote:
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> What’s the best way you Miata owners store your hardtop when it’s off the
> car?
> I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months on
> end?
> thanks
> Kerry
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> please remove "nospam_" from email before replying directly to me
> thanks
On Mon, 25 Dec 2000 16:26:11 GMT, "kerry"
<nospam_successmach…@home.com> wrote:
>What’s the best way you Miata owners store your hardtop when it’s off the
>car?
>I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
>wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months on
>end?
>thanks
I have a hoist and it does save floor space. It is secure enough to
hold the car through the winter. My biggest problem with it is
distributing the weight of the hardtop properly to balance the hoist.
The last two winters I’ve had it hanging safely but unevenly. I
wouldn’t recommend it unless your floor space is at a premium. I’d
rather have the cart myself.
Frank
90′ Red
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Good one!!!!
If I was incredibly wealthy (may be in a few years) I would, just for that
one…
Ho, Ho, Ho!
Kerry
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> Please send it to:
> Vince
> 1020 GVHY
> Auburn, CA
> "kerry" <nospam_successmach…@home.com> wrote in message
> news:DyK16.58592$g6.23515740@news1.elmhst1.il.home.com…
> > What’s the best way you Miata owners store your hardtop when it’s off
the
> > car?
> > I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> > wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months
> on
> > end?
> > thanks
> > Kerry
> > —
> > please remove "nospam_" from email before replying directly to me
> > thanks
> I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months
> on end?
I’m in pretty much the same boat at this point — need a way to stow the
hardtop for the winter, which means a few good months of it dangling on
high.
I found the hoist at the Moss Motors’ Web site, but no sign of the cart —
does someone else make this..?
Another option: has anyone set up secure brackets on their garage wall, so
they can lift the hood and fix it against the wall for a period?
David
"David Flynn" <da…@wordsmith.net.au> wrote in message
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> > I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> > wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months
> > on end?
> I’m in pretty much the same boat at this point — need a way to stow the
> hardtop for the winter, which means a few good months of it dangling on
> high.
This statement confuses me–if you’re storing your hardtop for the winter,
when *do* you use it?
> I found the hoist at the Moss Motors’ Web site, but no sign of the cart —
> does someone else make this..?
> Another option: has anyone set up secure brackets on their garage wall, so
> they can lift the hood and fix it against the wall for a period?
> David
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>This statement confuses me–if you’re storing your hardtop for the winter,
>when *do* you use it?
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Ken Lyons
’97 Touring – Brilliant Black
’90 A – Classic Red
Inside the Beltway
Dumb move on my part. Backed into an innocent parked Sunfire in a
snowbank. Shattered driver’s side rear light, crumpled bumper, bent back
fender, scuffed and offset trunk lid.
Happen to know any good body shops in Montreal?
Nora and the Rollerskate
’99 silver, somewhat crumpled
On 26 Dec 2000, Dash Fieldpaint wrote:
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> >Nora and the Rollerskate
> >’99 silver, somewhat crumpled
> Crumpled? What happened?
> Rick
Our cart came from Moss Motors. Look again, it may not be really
obvious. It’s metal, painted grey and works well. Comes with a cover to
keep the dust off.
Nora and the Rollerskate
’99 silver, somewhat crumpled
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On Tue, 26 Dec 2000, David Flynn wrote:
> > I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> > wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months
> > on end?
> I’m in pretty much the same boat at this point — need a way to stow the
> hardtop for the winter, which means a few good months of it dangling on
> high.
> I found the hoist at the Moss Motors’ Web site, but no sign of the cart —
> does someone else make this..?
> Another option: has anyone set up secure brackets on their garage wall, so
> they can lift the hood and fix it against the wall for a period?
> David
AAAaaarrrggghhhh!
Crunched.
Backed into an innocent parked Sunfire. Shattered driver’s side tail
light, crumpled bumper, bent fender, scuffed and offset trunk lid.
Pictures at
http://www.my-us.com/nora/004007a.jpg
http://www.my-us.com/nora/004010a.jpg
http://www.my-us.com/nora/004013a.jpg
I’ve never had to look for a body shop before. Does anyone out there, by
any chance, know a good one in Montreal?
Nora and the Rollerskate
’99 silver, somewhat crumpled
Nora wrote:
> AAAaaarrrggghhhh!
> Crunched.
> Backed into an innocent parked Sunfire. Shattered driver’s side tail
> light, crumpled bumper, bent fender, scuffed and offset trunk lid.
Ouch, yowch! Sorry can’t help with a body shop as the drive might be just a
tad too long for you to come down to Pennsylvania.
Hope _you’re_ okay – the car can be fixed a lot easier than you! Good luck!
Iva & Belle.)
’90B Classic Red.)
#3 winkin’ Miata
Yup, I’m OK, except for feeling STUPID!
Nora and the Rollerskate
’99 silver, somewhat crumpled
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On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, Iva wrote:
> Nora wrote:
> > AAAaaarrrggghhhh!
> > Crunched.
> > Backed into an innocent parked Sunfire. Shattered driver’s side tail
> > light, crumpled bumper, bent fender, scuffed and offset trunk lid.
> Ouch, yowch! Sorry can’t help with a body shop as the drive might be just a
> tad too long for you to come down to Pennsylvania.
> Hope _you’re_ okay – the car can be fixed a lot easier than you! Good luck!
> Iva & Belle.)
> ’90B Classic Red.)
> #3 winkin’ Miata
Ditto. ‘Cept mine has a bed of last summer’s kiddie pool — without the
water of course.
Alex
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> I carry mine down to the basement where it waits on the floor for
> next fall.
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> Joe M
On 27 Dec 2000 00:39:03 GMT, lyon…@aol.com (Kenneth Lyons) wrote:
>>This statement confuses me–if you’re storing your hardtop for the winter,
>>when *do* you use it?
Only in blizzards! :>
(Could be a cue for that old Monty Python sketch… "Rain? Bah! We
only used the hardtop if it was hailing golfballs!")
Nah, sorry, the more boring truth is that I mixed my words up there.
Meant to say that on my new MX-5, much like my Dad’s M1, I’ll only be
_using_ the top in winter, and _storing_ in in spring-summer-autumn.
Have managed to track down those hardtop carts, btw. They look great.
I might get one to stow my hardtop at my Dad’s place (his hardtop
already has a home on a large bench area, carefully wrapped to keep
out dust), and leave the hardtop hoist for the time being.
(It’s high-summer here in Sydney, plenty of sunshine for months to
come!)
David
I had mine stored and a mouse ate part of the rubber trim. I recommend moth
balls or lot of traps to keep the mice away.
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> What’s the best way you Miata owners store your hardtop when it’s off the
> car?
> I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for months
on
> end?
> thanks
Everyone knows the best way to store it is like I do–propped on top of a
’97 Sea-Doo jet ski.
> Kerry
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I set mine inside my house (spare room) on a think rug or
towel……….back window side down, proped vertically against a wall…..
Rick
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> > What’s the best way you Miata owners store your hardtop when it’s off
the
> > car?
> > I have seen the "carts" and the "hoists". The hoist looks good to me, I
> > wonder if it is secure enough to hold up the roof continously for
months
> on
> > end?
> > thanks
> Everyone knows the best way to store it is like I do–propped on top of a
> ’97 Sea-Doo jet ski.
> > Kerry
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> > please remove "nospam_" from email before replying directly to me
> > thanks
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> Jake Schmidt
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