This is where the day gets interesting. I hadn't focused any attention to the latch in the b-pillar and lining it up until I got the actual lock mechanism working. First issue I had to chase was that they latch & plate weren't lining up. So, I ended up cutting and drilling some 3/4" x 1/8" flat bar to create some spacers for the strike plate.
Well, and sorry for no pictures on this part, but the door wouldn't work. Put simply, the door was hitting/rubbing the top bolt of the striker plate, but it wasn't latching in the mechanism, and dealing with the alignment was battling the laws of physics. So, without many options left, I ended up putting the old door on.
Looks good from that side.... but there are some bad spots that still need to be revealed.
First off is the massive dent that was revealed by the cracking bondo put over the top of it.
The lower back edge is suffering from surface cancer.
And the front has been slightly eaten up by the red monster over the years...
