Door Alignment And Window Alignment

[Peanut92]

So this will be a large post bare with me

So my old door was f**ked. Giant dent in it. So I decided to replace it with a shell I got from "skyline parts" in Fairfield

So I have a couple of pictures I'll try include them

So getting it all off piece of piss

as far as I remember my old door lined up fine. And I also had this little door guard (little plastic to help stop chipping my paint in carparks I guess). And this did fit perfect

So got the door off and went to line up the new one. f**k me this was a pain in the arse. Couldn't get the rear gap right. Once I did. The door would sit out too far. And not flush with the rear quarter

I then snapped a bolt in the chassis. Drilled that out back to square one.

I finally gave in said fark it and lined it up all good but then still have the problem of the door not sitting flush

Like so

I'm a bit of a perfectionist with my work so this bugs me a lot although the photos don't do it justice anyways and it's much worse in person

I spoke to the guy I got it from he insists the doors from an undamaged car so is should not be warped

I have tried everything there doesn't seem to be adjustment on the latch striker or the door side of the hinges only the chassis side.

If lined up perfectly with my old door. Would sit flush. And tight

My passenger is still like this no movement when shut. And sits flush

The new door does not obviously bit I can push it in and out a fair bit

I've done the following

Swapped the hinges to the old ones

Removed the latch. And had the door sitting freely. To see if anything was pushing it out and yes. It needed me to hold it in to sit flush so I even slapped the old door on and it sat flush without me having to hold it

From there I changed the rubber seal

Changed the triangle that the mirror bolts on to and holds the front bailey channel in place hoping this is what was pushing it out.

Nope still have the problem there

Could it be the little arm that has the pin in it? Whatever that little things called.

That a side I proceeded to wire up the electrics and decided to try fix the alignment later. Once everything was plugged in went to plug in my power window switch only to find out it doesn't match.

Fark! So re wired it again assuming the old one was a series 2 loom. Meaning the doors series 2. Could this be a reason it won't line up?

now my issue is getting the window lined up. I think I'm close. It sometimes gets stuck outside the top rubber I'm just tinkling with it Ever so slightly. Should eventually freely slide in and out. But is there any easier way to so this? Surely it couldn't be a pain in the arse

Sorry if my posts a bit sloppy it's 1 am I've been at the car since 11 am and I'm tired sore and frustrated

There are no DIY posts to door exchanges maybe I should right one up after this bullsh*t episode

Something so easy is proving to be a nightmare

Thanks in advance