How much does the roof weigh?

[Sky King]

I will at some point be putting the cab back on the FJ and I'm considering doing it in sections. Roughly how much does the fiberglass roof section weigh? Is this something I can move myself or is it a two person job to put it back on the reassembled cab?

 

[devo]

I can step under the roof (as you call it) fiberglass top and sides, ambulance doors removed and move it, well balanced loaded on my shoulders. I can walk it off the of the body of my 40 and set it on the ground. At that point it becomes to bulky to move it around without two people. So I guess all in all its not too heavy!

 

[Skreddy]

If you’re talking strictly the fiberglass “cap”, it’s very maneuverable by yourself, just awkward. If it’s freshly painted or new headliner, I’d get help.

If your talking like a 1 piece whole fiberglass top, I’d get 2 friends at least.

 

[bikersmurf]

I will at some point be putting the cab back on the FJ and I'm considering doing it in sections. Roughly how much does the fiberglass roof section weigh? Is this something I can move myself or is it a two person job to put it back on the reassembled cab?

Weight wise, it is easily done in sections. The easiest way is usually to install it in one piece with three healthy adults.

30+ years ago I'd regularly take it off and on solo... now I'm smarter than that.

 

[Sky King]

Thanks for the responses, When I took the entire sides and cap off in one piece I used the frontend loader of my tractor to pick it up. The trouble with that is it lifts it in a slight arc so the locating pins want to bind and putting it back in the same fashion is going to be a PITA plus more chance of scraping new paint on the lower body so the alternative would be to disassemble the top section and put it back on piece by piece the last piece being the fiberglass cap so that is why I ask how manageable that section would be on my own.

I am also tempted to shorten the pins to about 2 inches and put the unit back on the same way it came off but get the nagging feeling this backyard bubba modification will come back to haunt me.

 

[pb4ugo]

Back in the day, I used to remove all the bolts and amby doors, then lift the frt of the top enuff to get the poles out of the holes and have the tops poles rest on the edge of the tubs lip. Then have 2 or 3 folks lift it off or on. I removed it by myself a couple of times, which is not really fun. Anymore, I no longer run a top. It's sitting vertically against the wall. The only time I would consider taking a top apart would be for restoration. A lot of folks have made a frame out of unistrut and made a hoist system.

Anyone here with a hardtop hoist in garage for their FJ40?

Looking at building a garage in the next year or so I’m just trying to get an idea of ideal garage interior height for a DIY hoist system. I was thinking 8 foot but now I have to look at some photos. I can clearly see it needs to be 10 or 12 feet but curious to know if anybody has one now and...

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[Sky King]

Back in the day, I used to remove all the bolts and amby doors, then lift the frt of the top enuff to get the poles out of the holes and have the tops poles rest on the edge of the tubs lip. Then have 2 or 3 folks lift it off or on. I removed it by myself a couple of times, which is not really fun. Anymore, I no longer run a top. It's sitting vertically against the wall. The only time I would consider taking a top apart would be for restoration. A lot of folks have made a frame out of unistrut and made a hoist system.

Anyone here with a hardtop hoist in garage for their FJ40?

Looking at building a garage in the next year or so I’m just trying to get an idea of ideal garage interior height for a DIY hoist system. I was thinking 8 foot but now I have to look at some photos. I can clearly see it needs to be 10 or 12 feet but curious to know if anybody has one now and...

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A ceiling hoist would be ideal but the ceiling height of my garage won't allow for it.

 

[pb4ugo]

Idk, phone a neighbor or adapt some forks to the loader and make a lifting frame.