Need help building a hoist for the hardtop

[dan1520]

I'm thinking about building a manual hoist in my garage for the hardtop on my Bird so I can pull it up & hang it from the garage ceiling. I can buy one for $189.00 from ebay but when looking at the system, it seems like one can be built from scratch using Home Depot materials.

Anyone built one? If so, I'd appreciate any advice, plans, pictures, etc.

Thanks

Dan