[R129 SL] New to me SL320 and a quick question

[Rob Vonderhaar]

No problem.  I need to put the top back on the car again for the winter (yeah, I know, not an issue in SoCal!), so I'll take some photos as I do it.
    Rob

From: r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:r129list-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Paul Samarin
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 3:56 PM
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Subject: Re: [R129 SL] New to me SL320 and a quick question

I'd love to have pictures of this set-up!  (Unless you're in So. Cal., in which case I'd love to come by and have a look!)

Paul
'90 R129

On Nov 12, 2008, at 11:32 AM, Rob Vonderhaar wrote:



Personally, I thought all that was a lot of hassle, especially since I've moved twice since buying the SL. So I went with the hand-crank "Fritzi Hoist" from Performance Products and also their rolling storage cart with cover (which has definitely been improved over the model they sold 14years ago). As Deneal says, it really takes very little floor space since it's stored vertically.



The hoist comes with tons of metal brackets, straps, bolts, etc. I skipped all that and simply attached the main pulley to the heavy steel brackets with holes that mount my garage door opener. These are lag-bolted into the ceiling joists, so they're very solid and the top isn't all that heavy. Screw a second pulley into a wall stud, lag-bolt the winch itself to a wall stud, and you're done. I've done this three times now - quick to install, easy to remove later, and leaves just three bolt holes in the drywall to patch.

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