gotchya...yea definately not lifting a hatch on a cig top gun. Thing probably weighs 200-300 pounds.

Just a thought , what about realigning the motors but angling them a few degrees away from each other sufficient to allow clearance . The other thing I have heard was that you can have a wedge made for each of the opposing header flanges again sufficient to move the header toward the valve cover enough to afford clearance . The second oppotion is probably alot cheaper than those really cool staggered hatch ram set ups . Just thought . RG.

did you look at the eddie marine hydrolic hinges ?

I bet my Cafe Hatch weighed more than that. It was ridiculous. Tiger Hatch can be lifted by two people - me and a guy carried it from the Gantry crane to shine sawhorses. Took several guys in the neighborhood to effectively lift my Cafe Hatch.....

yea no doubt. it’s ridiculous