Nate,
Just a suggestion, but please take care when you reverse this process and raise the soft top from the boot. When you put the soft top back up, make sure to FIRST completely lock the cover hatch in it's "down" position (before you push the soft top latch into the rear receiver). If you fail to do this you will risk scratching the paint on the hatch cover. I have seen too many hatches with tell-tale scratches at the hinge junction from lack of attention to this detail.
Best,
g
'64 230sl, fully sorted out...ooops, spoke too soon