[DeTomaso] Door adjustment

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Door alignment is truely a pain due to the sheer size & bulk of the piece 
but Rob's procedure works. It's also possible the door hinge pin has worn the 
aluminum hinge castings; if so, the only fix is hinge replacement from the 
vendors, or boring the resulting egg-shaped holes out and adding bronze 
bushings or an oversized pin. A little lube once in a while helps, as does NOT 
closing the door by grabbing the window frame.
Once you have the door adjusted to your liking, if your locks still don't 
work, try tightening the flathead screws that hold the lock/latch mechanism 
into the door sheet metal. I had to use an impact driver to fix one. And even 
that won't work if certain internal parts of the latch lose their staking 
and begin to move- I had to drill, then add a tiny screw and nut on one car. 
There's not much tolerance allowed by the mechanism and you'll have to 
remove the assembly from the car and play with it on the bench to see whats not 
working quite right. The bits are pot metal or plastic and are delicate so if 
something is broken, you are SOL. Good luck- J DeRyke