thanks CK..
No seals as standard, I do have a D section clip on seal for the window frame, then two stages of rubber seal around the door.. one near the door lip and a second 2 part compression seal near where it meets the body. Should be water tight..
Remade one hinge plate this afternoon to get a little extra travel..
Remade the crash bar and uprights for the door frame this morning.. managed to put a nice bend it it while I was welding out of sequence... ! Does anyone in Sydney have access to a press...?
EDIT.. used the car wheel and a couple of blocks of wood with a variable pivot point to straighten the door frame rail.. not completely, but sufficient to make it workable..