I started to make my own kit but gave up after fussing with
the lower bracket and not getting it quite right. I have the HD
struts and with and empty roof it lifts itself. Takes a little effort to pull down but no big deal. Where it really shines is when the roof has a full rocket box and it goes up with just a little 
push. I am still searching for that elusive attractive fastner
for that top stud but have learned to live with the cap nut
and washer. I also painted the lower bracket body color
but that was a waste of time and paint. Should have just
left it black. I may powder coat it this winter when I start
playing with a powder coating set up I purchased at the 
pawn shop. Need to find an oven that I can set up in the
driveway first. My cousin is supposed to replace their built
in with a stove top/oven unit this summer and that will be
perfect. C

On Jun 15, 2012, at 10:04 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:

> I made my own, but it it much more sensible (time and effort) to buy from jackbombay  (samba ad).
> 
> alistair
> 
> 
> On 2012-06-14, at 7:35 PM, tom ring wrote:
> 
>> Looks very doable.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> tom
>> 
>> On 14 Jun 2012 at 19:30, Loren Busch wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:08 PM, tom ring <taring@taring.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Has anyone ever worked out anything that would assist in lifting the roof? I
>>> have come up with a couple in my mind, but they may not be practical.
>>> 
>>> Right here: <http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=798951>