fm3 coded 340 auto duster resto...............

here is what i just cam out of the garage from doing
i had the same problem. someone put two sheetmetal screws into it to hold in place. uh, uh. not on my car. while i did not have funds to buy the piece, i luckily have some skills to do my own.

i started out with removing the striker itself. once i took the scres out, it just fell out. i cut a square are out of a parts car, and put it in from behine. then marked location, and drilled 4 holes in the corners, for spot welds. i also had to come up with the sheetmetal that was missing off of the striker also, so, i took one of the washer from the old one, and reamed out the center to 1 inch round. this way, when i weld the piece in, the striker will be at same distanc out off the jam as factory. i also welded the washer to the origional metal that was torn up. ground it all smooth and now ready to put a light coat of mud to make it look factory. when i am done, you will never know the difference!