Hello David,
I am guessing you are in California.
You are always the source and a prompt response. The passenger side dove tail looks a bit battered as do the visible bits of the door latch.
All seem tightly installed but my mechanic buddy agrees they look badly abused, so typical for me, lets replace both.
Met a couple of local Alpine guys yesterday at our Nashville British Car Club event. One from S. Cali, Gordon who referred me to Patrick King for some bits.
Still looking for a paper copy of the SV shop manual.
My previous S5 from George F in Minneapolis ( Burnstown?) was a nice car with a Corolla 5 speed.and Volvo clutch One of those you wish you had kept but selling it did make a Tiger possible which I kept for about 6 years ..
So we will complete the fixes on this one, not much, and maybe resale making room for a factory O/D or 5 speed. I bought this from member "Tuputt" just hours before a nice , BRG S5 showed up listed in LA with O/D. Nice enough car, market price but now think I want something more competitive for local shows.
As a car buddy once advised, " spend the budget on the best you can afford, it will almost always be a bargain compared to building it yourself.'
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Phil in Tenn