The Poor man's one person top remover in a couple of minutes - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jakeslim · 06-09-2005, 11:04 PM

Once unbolted, I am able to remove top in a couple of minutes with this setup.
-Four 5gallon buckets
-four 4x4 post
-four bags of quick set cement
-two 2x4's

1)I set the 4x4 post in the buckets with cement, cut to a length that extend just above the top part of the blazer rear cab(not the top).
2)I set up the post at each corner corner of top.
3)From inside cab, I slip the two by fours under each end of top, lifted a bit to rest it on the 4x4 post(that are in the buckets).
4)The top is not just an inch or two above the k5. I can pull out of garage or pull back in and just park under the top. I drilled some holes thru the 2x4's into the 4x4's and dropped a bolt(loose) into as a safety measure, but it pulles right out for quick release.

I've had it setup for a couple of weeks with no problems. The buckets are weighted sufficiently at all four corners to support the top without being shakey. It takes me 60 seconds(once unbolted) to remove top now, or put back on, and it take very little space.

This setup took me about an hour to setup, can be moved, works in a sideyard, backyard, garage or driveway and if i move, the buckets come with me and have carrying handles!

pic1

pic2

pic3

pic4

lastpic with me parked under it from inside

71swb4x4 · 06-09-2005, 11:56 PM

Sounds like a good set up to me!!

teamradrz1 · 06-10-2005, 12:22 AM

good helpful tip!
Thanks!

bouncytruck · 06-10-2005, 12:32 AM

How about some pics?

71RestoRod · 06-10-2005, 01:12 AM

Now there's an idea! What about the rollbar?

2wdBlazer · 06-10-2005, 09:40 AM

I have a similar setup in my yard. Did this a few years ago. I used 6 landscaping timbers to construct the frame and 2 to slide under the top. Mine is very tall though. I can post my setup this weekend.

HatGuy · 06-10-2005, 09:56 AM

What a great idea!
More pics please.

jakeslim · 06-10-2005, 09:59 AM

Pics link added in original post.

cheyenne10 · 06-10-2005, 10:12 AM

link to pics not working for me.

**tnblazerk5** · 06-10-2005, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheyenne10

link to pics not working for me.

it didnt work here eather

OlyHeeebz · 06-10-2005, 12:29 PM

Link worked, but no pics of your top lifting setup....
Like the blue plaid seats.

*Medicanman71* · 06-10-2005, 01:19 PM

dont you guys have friends???? That's how i used to get my top on and off before i sold it to a member in this thread

71jimmy · 06-10-2005, 08:27 PM

We want to keep our friends, that's why we need a system to remove and store the top. (Also looks cool!)

jakeslim · 06-12-2005, 02:17 PM

I got the pics to work now. The bolts at top fall in as pins. It is much sturdier than it appears.

71swb4x4 · 06-12-2005, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jakeslim

I got the pics to work now.

Red X for me

*Medicanman71* · 06-12-2005, 07:13 PM

same here, if some one can see these please post them

jakeslim · 06-12-2005, 08:41 PM

arrggghhh....ok, tried with link again to my yahoo photos. Someone try and let me know if they work!

**tnblazerk5** · 06-12-2005, 08:52 PM

they work now i just looked at them

71Rat · 06-12-2005, 08:52 PM

they just worked for me, nice set-up

badpeanut · 06-12-2005, 11:29 PM

The pictures don't work for me?

HatGuy · 06-13-2005, 12:29 AM

I get this message when I click on the pics:

"The page cannot be displayed"

jakeslim · 06-13-2005, 12:39 AM

just go here!
Go here to see pics on CK5

Chevy Muscle · 06-13-2005, 03:20 AM

I really like that idea!

My only problem is that I have a roll-bar and will have problems getting the front 2x4 in.

MikeS · 06-13-2005, 06:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chevy Muscle

I really like that idea!

My only problem is that I have a roll-bar and will have problems getting the front 2x4 in.

I've been thinkin' 'bout this too. Actually I'm thinking about planting some 4X4's in the ground next to the garage and doing a similar thing. The roll bar is a problem though. Maybe you could move the front upright foward to about the middle of the door and make it tall enough that you could put the 2X4 essentially through the window. It would support the top by the window frame. It might work

03glide · 06-13-2005, 09:04 AM

If your rear seat is installed you will have to make it tall enough for the front 2X4 to clear it. I figured this out as I tried to drive out from under a similar set up.

06-09-2005, 11:04 PM	#1
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	PICS WORKING NOW! The Poor man's one person top remover in a couple of minutes Once unbolted, I am able to remove top in a couple of minutes with this setup. -Four 5gallon buckets -four 4x4 post -four bags of quick set cement -two 2x4's 1)I set the 4x4 post in the buckets with cement, cut to a length that extend just above the top part of the blazer rear cab(not the top). 2)I set up the post at each corner corner of top. 3)From inside cab, I slip the two by fours under each end of top, lifted a bit to rest it on the 4x4 post(that are in the buckets). 4)The top is not just an inch or two above the k5. I can pull out of garage or pull back in and just park under the top. I drilled some holes thru the 2x4's into the 4x4's and dropped a bolt(loose) into as a safety measure, but it pulles right out for quick release. I've had it setup for a couple of weeks with no problems. The buckets are weighted sufficiently at all four corners to support the top without being shakey. It takes me 60 seconds(once unbolted) to remove top now, or put back on, and it take very little space. This setup took me about an hour to setup, can be moved, works in a sideyard, backyard, garage or driveway and if i move, the buckets come with me and have carrying handles! pic1 pic2 pic3 pic4 lastpic with me parked under it from inside __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's, Last edited by jakeslim; 06-12-2005 at 08:45 PM.

06-09-2005, 11:56 PM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Sounds like a good set up to me!! __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

06-10-2005, 12:22 AM	#3
teamradrz1 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham, OR 97080 Posts: 499	good helpful tip! Thanks! __________________ 1971 Chevy Blazer CST 4X4 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS 2007 Avalanche 4X4

06-10-2005, 12:32 AM	#4
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	How about some pics? __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

06-10-2005, 01:12 AM	#5
71RestoRod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 492	Now there's an idea! What about the rollbar? __________________ 71 Blazer / GMPP ZZ383 / MPFI / 700R4 / 4-Wheel Disk / Ground-up frame off almost completed resto-mod

06-10-2005, 09:40 AM	#6
2wdBlazer The Blazer King Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa) Posts: 1,212	I have a similar setup in my yard. Did this a few years ago. I used 6 landscaping timbers to construct the frame and 2 to slide under the top. Mine is very tall though. I can post my setup this weekend. __________________ 72 2wd Blazer. Its the superbichinest, megacoolinest, superflowinest.

06-10-2005, 09:56 AM	#7
HatGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 275	What a great idea! More pics please. __________________ Joe Peters the HatGuy 72' K5 Highlander My Daily Driver http://www.pbhats.com/BLAZER/index.html

06-10-2005, 09:59 AM	#8
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	Pics link added in original post. __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's,

06-10-2005, 10:12 AM	#9
cheyenne10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,512	not working for me link to pics not working for me. __________________ Bob

06-10-2005, 12:29 PM	#11
OlyHeeebz Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 41	Link worked, but no pics of your top lifting setup.... Like the blue plaid seats. __________________ 1969 K5 Blazer CST Always waiting for the Puget Sound sun.....

06-10-2005, 01:19 PM	#12
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	dont you guys have friends???? That's how i used to get my top on and off before i sold it to a member in this thread

06-10-2005, 08:27 PM	#13
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	We want to keep our friends, that's why we need a system to remove and store the top. (Also looks cool!) __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all."

06-12-2005, 02:17 PM	#14
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	I got the pics to work now. The bolts at top fall in as pins. It is much sturdier than it appears. __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's,

06-12-2005, 07:13 PM	#16
Medicanman71 Account Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: Where the Wild Things Are Posts: 696	same here, if some one can see these please post them

06-12-2005, 08:41 PM	#17
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	arrggghhh....ok, tried with link again to my yahoo photos. Someone try and let me know if they work! __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's,



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06-12-2005, 08:52 PM	#18
tnblazerk5 User #12137 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: kingsport,upper east tenn Posts: 11,598	they work now i just looked at them

06-12-2005, 08:52 PM	#19
71Rat ran out of money Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: northern, NJ Posts: 925	they just worked for me, nice set-up __________________ Modify everything, leave nothing alone!~

06-12-2005, 11:29 PM	#20
badpeanut Not a bad nut after all.. Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: ND Posts: 1,759	The pictures don't work for me?

06-13-2005, 12:29 AM	#21
HatGuy Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Fort Worth Texas Posts: 275	I get this message when I click on the pics: "The page cannot be displayed" __________________ Joe Peters the HatGuy 72' K5 Highlander My Daily Driver http://www.pbhats.com/BLAZER/index.html

06-13-2005, 12:39 AM	#22
jakeslim Premium Level Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Northern CA Posts: 829	just go here! Go here to see pics on CK5 __________________ 69 K5 CST stock- 350, 4speed 77 K5 - 383, auto, 6" lift, D60 front, 14b rear, 39" tsl's,

06-13-2005, 03:20 AM	#23
Chevy Muscle < 69 Blazer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Nevada, TX Posts: 292	I really like that idea! My only problem is that I have a roll-bar and will have problems getting the front 2x4 in.

06-13-2005, 09:04 AM	#25
03glide Sell it before it's finished Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 630	If your rear seat is installed you will have to make it tall enough for the front 2X4 to clear it. I figured this out as I tried to drive out from under a similar set up.

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