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.

--
Neil n

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