Weight of a hardtop

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  • Wander
    2nd Gear
    • Jan 2010
    • 260
    #1

    Weight of a hardtop

    I've got a project in mind that would be easier with the top off-plus it's sumer!

    I'm guessing with the glass, rear window hardware and sun shield it's going to be about 100 lbs? I'm trying to guess if I'll need one or two guys to help walk it off the IIa.
    64 IIa 88
    94 Discovery
    06 Toyota 4R (DD)

    ~Matt
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    "Not all who wander are lost"~Tolkein
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    • SGS714
      Low Range
      • Jan 2007
      • 83
      #2
      It is a heck of alot easier with 2 guy but possible with 1. It is not so much the weight as it is the difficulty in handling a large unevenly weight proportioned slab of bulk.

      Wow, how's that for a wordy description for something that is big and a PIA.
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      71 Series IIa 88" ACR 2.8 Power Plus
      89 RRC SWB 2-Door 2.4L tdi Spanish
      93 D110 NAS 327
      94 2x D90 NAS #'s 1076, 1181
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        • crankin
          5th Gear
          • Jul 2008
          • 696
          #3
          Here is what I did...

          http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9336


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            • siii8873
              Overdrive
              • Jul 2007
              • 1013
              #4
              Matt,
              I removed mine with one helper, 2 people. It was not bad but I would say 4 would be really good, one on each corner.
              THING 1 - 1973 88 SIII - SOLD
              THING 2 -1974 88 SIII Daily Driver - SOLD
              THING 3 - 1969 88 SIIA Bugeye Project
              THING 4 - 1971 109 SIIA ExMod - SOLD
              THING 5 - 1958 109 PU
              THING 6 - 1954 86" HT

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                • Wander
                  2nd Gear
                  • Jan 2010
                  • 260
                  #5
                  Nice set up Clint, that looks like a great solution and I've got a high ceiling in my garage ( but a low door??) so I've got the room. The only difficulty I'll have is that I don't have the side panels with the sliding windows (another project on the list) so I'll have to devise another way to support the rear section.

                  Your 88 is looking very very nice as well.
                  64 IIa 88
                  94 Discovery
                  06 Toyota 4R (DD)

                  ~Matt
                  --------------------------------------------
                  "Not all who wander are lost"~Tolkein

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