47-55.1 Doors - Mix Match of Parts 47-5?

[Thadious]

I see. The screws for the latches I'm not worried about. I have a second set of trash doors that I'll be cutting up for some parts but they are 48 era style. The intention is to cut out the latch area, fill in the blanks and recut out the openings for bear claws (rotary small type) then use them as a bolt on insert similar to the Altmans. This also allows me to make filler panels from the original gauge of material for the closest match.

The holes for the turn downs will be welded shuts as will the lock opening. I may have to try to source the reinforcement plates that the 52 uses and remove the 48's. I've converted 52 doors to 48's in the past, so I've been inside them quite a bit over the years. I like the Altman latch setup, just with the Canadian/US exchange rate, I have a hard time justifying $616 CAD for them (exchange rate, shipping, and taxes at the border). So, I do what I always do... research, design and build.

I've already bought the Autoloc smalls and aftermarked install plates (for templates on the door and the floating nuts on the jamb).