My DIY Electric Hoist for Bronco Hardtop

[AM1217]

I am mad that they didn't make the roll bars a) unboltable and b) made from rolled 3" round stock, like all old-school 4x4 standard roll bars and racks!

Give me that, a big block V8, twin 9 inch Ford axles, factory Ford tube headers with glass packs modeled after the old Cherry Bombs, and factory, Ford/Hellas of KCs (def not Rigid; all I think of is Lowes or Home Depot whenever I see anything Rigid and that depresses me because think of fixing up the house). Anyway, give me all those things and I will be a pig in... Well, you know the rest. But, that roll bar should def be black and 3 inch round stock!

Key Note Roll Bar. If rolled it won't do nothing but collapse. So you're correct. Why not a Chromoly round tube roll cage that fastens to the Frame from front to rear. At least as a option that you could pay for. I would rather have a full cage with off road seats and 5 point harness over air bags.

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[Deleted member 32220]

I saw some cool Jeep hardtop hoists online and made one for my 2 door Bronco. I can have the top on or off in about 5 minutes by myself.

Holy shit…I’m confused, but nice job!

 

[Odd Ball]

I saw some cool Jeep hardtop hoists online and made one for my 2 door Bronco. I can have the top on or off in about 5 minutes by myself.

OK that’s pretty bad ass… I was just planning on dropping mine a few times. But this looks a lot better.

 

[2020FordRaptor]

I saw some cool Jeep hardtop hoists online and made one for my 2 door Bronco. I can have the top on or off in about 5 minutes by myself.

Very neat!

 

[broadicustomworks]

I wanted to shake my head at the complexity as the pictures progressed, but then watched the video.
That is a slick install.
Definitely better than fumbling around each time trying to get the "just right" COG.
Love the hideaway feature with the pvc as runner tubes.
Nice job!

 

[rws]

I saw some cool Jeep hardtop hoists online and made one for my 2 door Bronco. I can have the top on or off in about 5 minutes by myself.

Well done! That's like next level, Tony Stark kinda stuff.

 

[Ike89]

That's neat!

 

[NorthShoreBronco]

Love it! .... I just need to get a bigger garage door so I can actually fit my Bronco in there....

Does it only work with Judas Priest? How does it work with Maiden?

It's faster! well, depending on the song. Faster the guitar solo the faster it goes up!

 

[71to21-2DR]

He Obviously didn’t Flunk Math class!!!

 

[BudgetBronco]

Nicely done....ya know, you can NEVER leave this house now!

 

[rsmag9]

Nicely done....ya know, you can NEVER leave this house now!

Haha, funny thing is we almost listed our house for sale last week but the one we had an accepted offer in on had too many things show up during the inspection.

 

[Mike Kleen]

Super clean design and outcome. Zero chance my half-ass efforts will turn out this nice lol. My method is way uglier and way halfway done at this point.

 

[Johnsde]

I love this. Do the hooks on the end of each cable keep the wires taut when not in use?

 

[rsmag9]

I love this. Do the hooks on the end of each cable keep the wires taut when not in use?

yes, if you can’t get heavy hooks you’ll want to find some weights

 

[Johnsde]

Thanks! Awesome job

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