That's very kind of you Stuart. With list help, the idea came to fruition. It worked out fairly well. One thing I should do is photograph the old and new cable strands and if possible, nail down exactly what type of cable I used. As for not raising the top, that is being addressed slowly, bit by bit. ;^) Neil. On Tue, Feb 12, 2013 at 5:50 PM, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote: > I think it's a really elegant piece of workmanship, that's why I saved the > link. After a year under tension I'd say it doesn't need any improvement, > but you need to do something about the fact you have not raised the top in a > year! > > Stuart > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > neil n > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2013 2:10 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: spring/wire in pop top lift handle > > The web page Stuart points is mine. I say this b/c for a point of reference, > AFAIK, the new cables I made (and had parts swaged on to) are still holding. > Shamefully, I have not used top in over a year.
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