You know you can manually put the top up... that is why the factory used pull pins on the cylinders, it is a bit of a pain but possible, pull the pin knock the pin out (separating it from the cyls, an pull it up, it will want to bind and not move real easy but it will go up...
In the manual top cars they put springs in the cyls to make it easier (like a hood).
Just an FYI...