ShadowsPapa
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MAYBE there's already a good answer out there............. didn't know what to call it and search wasn't getting what I wanted, but if the topic is there, please - show me the way! LOL
What's a good way to be able to lift the roof off the truck, leave it hanging, drive away, and come back and park the truck under the roof, but not necessarily put it back on yet - but, be able to easily lower it back down and put it back on - AND, not break the bank! I don't want to spend 500-1000 on a fancy robotic thing that I simply push a button on my phone, walk out and it's all done, but I must be able to do it by myself!
I have a little bit of space where the truck will be parked that have open ceiling joists, There's no ceiling in there but the PO had wood up there so he could store stuff overhead and I have some shop lights up there.
I want to be able to lift the roof off, drive away and leave it hanging, or come back and back under it, lower it onto the truck and bolt it back on, by myself if necessary.
It must be simple, safe, and not cost an arm and leg - those are already gone from buying the truck HAHAHA.
Back-story of sorts - Iowa weather sucks. If it's not raining, it's HOTTER than hell and the humidity is there to match. But once in a while there's a decent day.
My truck has been sitting under the lean-to of my shop when parked. It's open on the ends and east side and critters like to rummage through stuff. Can't use the word coon these days but we have 4 legged animals with stripes and a mask that love to get into things and rip stuff up, and chipmunks live in the leaves that blow into the lean-to, BIRDS hang out there and use my front bumper as a PERCH and I have to wash the bird stuff off almost every week. So taking the roof off has been a no, that would be STUPID! thing. I'd have to put it right back on when parking it even for a few hours. I live in the country next to woods, creeks, fields, we get the critters.
I say I need to be able to take the roof off, or put it back on by myself if need be because -
My wife has a handicap with her arms and wouldn't be much help as the roof sits higher than she could raise her arms, especially with a load like the truck's top.
So, I've decided to move the 04 WJ I bought from Dad's estate after he was killed out to the lean-to, and rearrange the garage. These Gladiators are LOONG trucks! Wow, longer than anything else I have. So rearranging the garage has turned into a 3 day project.
The SX4 HAS to be in there, some day the Javelin may be in there and the SX4 in the shop but I've got the Javelin tore apart for work. (I sold the 70 Javelin, down to the 73 now and those are LONG cars, longer than a typical station-wagon of that era)
So I need to clear out a ton of space, get some length freed up, especially under open joists.
I have a whole lot of stuff up at the end of the driveway with a "FREE" sign in the middle - air compressor, tiller, bicycle, wood shelving units, transfer pumps, I'm giving stuff away.
What's a good way to be able to lift the roof off the truck, leave it hanging, drive away, and come back and park the truck under the roof, but not necessarily put it back on yet - but, be able to easily lower it back down and put it back on - AND, not break the bank! I don't want to spend 500-1000 on a fancy robotic thing that I simply push a button on my phone, walk out and it's all done, but I must be able to do it by myself!
I have a little bit of space where the truck will be parked that have open ceiling joists, There's no ceiling in there but the PO had wood up there so he could store stuff overhead and I have some shop lights up there.
I want to be able to lift the roof off, drive away and leave it hanging, or come back and back under it, lower it onto the truck and bolt it back on, by myself if necessary.
It must be simple, safe, and not cost an arm and leg - those are already gone from buying the truck HAHAHA.
Back-story of sorts - Iowa weather sucks. If it's not raining, it's HOTTER than hell and the humidity is there to match. But once in a while there's a decent day.
My truck has been sitting under the lean-to of my shop when parked. It's open on the ends and east side and critters like to rummage through stuff. Can't use the word coon these days but we have 4 legged animals with stripes and a mask that love to get into things and rip stuff up, and chipmunks live in the leaves that blow into the lean-to, BIRDS hang out there and use my front bumper as a PERCH and I have to wash the bird stuff off almost every week. So taking the roof off has been a no, that would be STUPID! thing. I'd have to put it right back on when parking it even for a few hours. I live in the country next to woods, creeks, fields, we get the critters.
I say I need to be able to take the roof off, or put it back on by myself if need be because -
My wife has a handicap with her arms and wouldn't be much help as the roof sits higher than she could raise her arms, especially with a load like the truck's top.
So, I've decided to move the 04 WJ I bought from Dad's estate after he was killed out to the lean-to, and rearrange the garage. These Gladiators are LOONG trucks! Wow, longer than anything else I have. So rearranging the garage has turned into a 3 day project.
The SX4 HAS to be in there, some day the Javelin may be in there and the SX4 in the shop but I've got the Javelin tore apart for work. (I sold the 70 Javelin, down to the 73 now and those are LONG cars, longer than a typical station-wagon of that era)
So I need to clear out a ton of space, get some length freed up, especially under open joists.
I have a whole lot of stuff up at the end of the driveway with a "FREE" sign in the middle - air compressor, tiller, bicycle, wood shelving units, transfer pumps, I'm giving stuff away.
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