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This is something I built for my Dad around 95 when I first got my Mig. It's a simple rack to hold the hardtop for his Miata.
He just sold the car and the rack is going with it so he sent me some pics of it before it gets hauled off.
When he first got the car we realized we didn't have a clue what to do with the top when it was off the car during the summer.
We didn't want to just set the top on the ground since it would crush the weatherstriping so hanging looked to be the best solution.
The Hardtop hooks onto 2 lugs when it's on the car so we chose to use the same idea to hang it.
The 2 bolts on the top cross bar are spaced the same as the mounting lugs on the Miata..
The T on the bottom bar props the top out from the inside so it won't swing when it's hanging. We added a little pipe insulation to protect the headliner.
At the time we built it nobody was making the little top carts they have now.
I still don't like the carts they sell now because they touch the top on the finish painted surfaces.. The only contact points on this rack are the chrome mounts and the metal interior headliner thats painted semigloss black..
He just sold the car and the rack is going with it so he sent me some pics of it before it gets hauled off.
When he first got the car we realized we didn't have a clue what to do with the top when it was off the car during the summer.
We didn't want to just set the top on the ground since it would crush the weatherstriping so hanging looked to be the best solution.
The Hardtop hooks onto 2 lugs when it's on the car so we chose to use the same idea to hang it.
The 2 bolts on the top cross bar are spaced the same as the mounting lugs on the Miata..
The T on the bottom bar props the top out from the inside so it won't swing when it's hanging. We added a little pipe insulation to protect the headliner.
At the time we built it nobody was making the little top carts they have now.
I still don't like the carts they sell now because they touch the top on the finish painted surfaces.. The only contact points on this rack are the chrome mounts and the metal interior headliner thats painted semigloss black..
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