I put new rubber on door holes, front and rear "trunk" holes, today. Always a nice thing to do when the old is so old it's coming apart.
But I was not happy with the closing mechanism on the rear lid, had to push the lock almost through the chassis. I did a lot of adjustment, but I was not happy. Conclusion was that the action on the moving lever was too small.
To make a long story short, the nipple-thing (sorry ladies) on the lock should have been more "erect" (sorry ladies), that would give me more movement of the lever. I couldn't weld something on, not iron, but I found a nut that almost could be screwed on (sorry ladies). Almost. After some testing, I put it in a wise and pressed it on the nipple (sorry ladies). It stays there, and the lever now moves 50% more, making adjustments easier.
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. If there is enough meat on the stub, you can drip and tap the point, put a small screw on it and adjust it to the original height of the nipple on the barrel or just buy a new barrel. I just don't know how to remove the lock out from the original to put on the new barrel unless you don't mind having a separate key for the decklid. If you have access to a lathe or know a machinist, you can cut a solid barrel out of an aluminum or stainless rod stock and forget the key altogether.
