There are commercial units available. Look and see how they made them
and you can come up with something yourself. A hand crank boat winch off
a boat trailer and couple pieces of metal or wood should do it. The two
side hooks go under the edges and the front pad is wedged against the
top as you lift from one central balance point on the back of the center
bar. Single rope and pulley is all it needs.
http://www.eztop.com/
Dave
Richard Hosmer wrote:
> I made such a lift for the shell of my (small) pickup - and that is MUCH
> worse than a Healey hardtop!
>
> Use good nylon rope and don't skimp on the pulleys either! I ran four ropes,
> and, due to the length of the shell, ran them in pairs over to a wall cleat
> at each end. I'm sure you could run all four to the same cleat, AND be able
> to pull them all at once, for the Healey.
>
> I had to lift the shell in alternating stages. It was inconvenient - but it
> certainly got the job done when no one else was around to help me.
>
> As to sway, it was really never a problem - the secret is to pull it up as
> high as possible - then, it cannot move. I did have a tall (9ft+) ceiling in
> the garage, which helped a lot. I could walk under it easily, just so long
> as I was careful/aware of it when moving a ladder, etc.
>
> Dick Hosmer
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