Hardtop Cart / Holder DIY

[brunoblake]

Finally invested the time this weekend to build the dolly - the instructions were dead-on and ended up using some spare 2x4s so my out-of-pocket was literally $25 for the casters. Thanks very much for posting this, I feel better having the top vertical instead of hanging via hoist in the garage.

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[OMTBiker]

Built mine this morning, used scrap wood, padded the places where the top sits with foam flooring then carpeted

 

[crazydive]

WOW! You guys saved me a lot of engineering and planning. I like how simple and esthetic this is.

Question: will this cart (all the measurements) be good for the 2 door version top, so the top will be in nice straight position? I know, logically it should but maybe one of you already checked that. I just want to avoid doing it twice if it doesn't sit straight and is leaning toward one side and have tendency to fall.

Thanks
Pete

 

[Texas_Yote]

WOW! You guys saved me a lot of engineering and planning. I like how simple and esthetic this is.

Question: will this cart (all the measurements) be good for the 2 door version top, so the top will be in nice straight position? I know, logically it should but maybe one of you already checked that. I just want to avoid doing it twice if it doesn't sit straight and is leaning toward one side and have tendency to fall.

Thanks
Pete

I do not believe there is any difference that you would need to be concerned with. Worst case you can adjust the front board forward or backwards to stabilize. GL and let us know how it goes!!

 

[18RubiJLU]

I'll be building this dolly setup tomorrow. I wanted to do electric hoist setup but my garage ceiling is too high to get that done.

 

[18RubiJLU]

Finished it today. I did ran into issue with wiper clearing the 1x2 strip. Moved the strip backwards about 2 inches and it worked perfectly. I already had the lumber from another project so costed me ~$15 for 2 yards of fabric and 4 2" casters from Walmart.

 

[jameslavis]

noticed one of my wheels is lifted. will the hardtop flatten it out? want to make sure the top doesn’t warp or damage over it sitting there for 6 months

 

[Texas_Yote]

noticed one of my wheels is lifted. will the hardtop flatten it out? want to make sure the top doesn’t warp or damage over it sitting there for 6 months

Probably just warped wood. If you get the hard top on it and it does not flatten out you might want to be concerned but with the weight of the hardtop I do not think you will have any issues. My hard top sits on my rack for ~8 months a year and it has been fine. Perks of living in Texas is the amply softtop season

 

[ayoung]

WOW! You guys saved me a lot of engineering and planning. I like how simple and esthetic this is.

Question: will this cart (all the measurements) be good for the 2 door version top, so the top will be in nice straight position? I know, logically it should but maybe one of you already checked that. I just want to avoid doing it twice if it doesn't sit straight and is leaning toward one side and have tendency to fall.

Thanks
Pete

I just made my cart yesterday and it works perfect for my 2 door top. Thanks @Texas_Yote for sharing your cart build.

 

[MTN1]

Thanks for a lot for your feedback. Much appreciated.
Where does the rear spoiler sit exactly ?
On top of the 15” blocks or inside them to hold the top and keep it in an angle and
underbpressure on the lower edge?
Thanks

thanks looks great, I was going to hang from garage but heard that it is not good for the top, just received the soft top, so I have projects for the weekend, thanks again!

 

[jameslavis]

i noticed the 1x2 bends under the weight of the glass door. when you look under need you can see the wood and window bow slightly. did you guys fix this or put something like a jack under? have to believe if it sits bending for 6 months it’ll warp something t

 

[Texas_Yote]

i noticed the 1x2 bends under the weight of the glass door. when you look under need you can see the wood and window bow slightly. did you guys fix this or put something like a jack under? have to believe if it sits bending for 6 months it’ll warp something t

I have had mine off and one over the past few years, I haven't noticed it. you can always run a bit of a bigger board; but personally I haven't had any issues like that. Another way to help would be to latch the window closed with clamps on the glass and the hard top.

 

[jameslavis]

i used some scissor jacks to add strength. i don’t think the 1x2 in general can deal firmly with the weight of the JL hardtop glass. i only saw as i looked underneath and saw the beam bowing. just a note for any new builders

 

[df007]

Thanks for all the info here! I built the door cart with about 7" of spacing between the uprights and this seems to be a good fit for the front doors where the door handle is outside of the uprights.

I'm wondering what you guys have found is the best arrangement of all 4 doors in the cart? I'm struggling a bit with the rear doors. The lower edge is short and the exterior door handles interfere in an awkward way. Thinking I should have made the upright spacing even wider or taller so I'd have more flexibility with the positioning. For me the rear door handles interfere with the upper cross bars.

 

[Falcon15]

Made mine a couple of weeks ago as well. Specs were spot on. One thing I realized was I used some stiffer carpeting. I'd highly recommend screwing in the carpeting vs. stapling it. That was the most time consuming part for me. Thanks for the plans though!

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