This is what I have in mind 

The billet clamps on the roll bar you can get from Dans Performance Parts in the states, thats where I got mine from, I bought three different types 
The ones on the roll bar have mounting holes on the top, but all he has done on them is drilled and tapped the sides.

http://www.dansperformanceparts.com/buggy/bilaa/buggybilaa1.htm

you can just make them out in my photo.

Brilliant 

Cool

Dans performance parts    more like raid father inlaws garage for some billet and make them 

Just in case anyone fancies doing something like this...

Gas Struts can be got here, specify length and size, ie 6mm and the stroke if possible, they will be also able
to pressurize them to whatever is required...

Struts can be got in either Stainless or Painted steel...

Just tell em who sent you, hopefully they wont throw you out! 

http://www.industrialgassprings.com/uk/products_industrial-gas-struts_size6.asp

Spring calculator..... http://www.industrialgassprings.com/uk/products_sim_calc.asp

Dans performance parts    more like raid father inlaws garage for some billet and make them 

Father inlaws Garage, ....find the billet,.... think of how to do them....mark them out,.... cut them out... smooth them off, drill them....warm hands up after freezing in the garage....ask mother inlaw if its ok to come in to her pride and joy house....wash crap off hands and body....get dirty look for messing up her kitchen sink....look smug..

Dans,.... surf to site....order parts...wait for postman 

Cheers peter have been looking  the weight of roof wont require much  force    and if they do them in the shiny stuff happy days  

I forgot to add two more jobs for Dans.....put feet up watch the telly and have a cuppa and a bacon sarnie

Dans performance parts    more like raid father inlaws garage for some billet and make them 

Father inlaws Garage, ....find the billet,.... think of how to do them....mark them out,.... cut them out... smooth them off, drill them....warm hands up after freezing in the garage....ask mother inlaw if its ok to come in to her pride and joy house....wash crap off hands and body....get dirty look for messing up her kitchen sink....look smug..

Dans,.... surf to site....order parts...wait for postman 

But then I wont have an excuse to hide in man cave with beer  now go sit on the naughty step

now go sit on the naughty step

I have been looking at this strut and mounting stuff...

It may be possible, with some nifty mounting angles to get the strut to go over centre just as the roof 'closes', this will
have the effect of transferring the strut pressure to the opposite side of its arc and effectively switch from pushing the roof up
to pushing it closed...!

Helping to 'lock' it down in the process....

Maybe! 

The mounts on roof are lower than other end so effectively it does  I found this on the samba its a copy idea from his manxter 

All very clever, I've got a few ideas and some bits from work to tinker with but must admit nothing that complex

But then again hopefully I won't need a lifting roof to get in and out of mine like you big fella

you might need to raise the roll bar and windscreen...so forget the struts....much cheaper option



Im off back to the naughty step....