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    Quote Originally Posted by gwarden View Post
    I must be over complicating this but what hardware did you use to mount the brackets that hold the striker.
    I ended up using the aluminum pieces as shims between the door frame and the latch on the inside of the door frame otherwise the latch would not mount flush.
    This is fairly common check http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...-won-t-bolt-up

    The strong medicine I refer to in that thread involved notching, heating with an oxy acetylene torch, bending and re welding the notch for strength.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freds View Post
    This is fairly common check http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...-won-t-bolt-up

    The strong medicine I refer to in that thread involved notching, heating with an oxy acetylene torch, bending and re welding the notch for strength.

    cheers

    fred
    Ok that post told me that I might want to use carriage bolts but what size? were they supplied with the kit?

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