Finally getting back to the doors and the Altman latches.
I have the latch parts installed in the door and all seems basically okay, although the Altman mounting bracket that attaches to the outside of the door to mount the latch strikes the cab pillar recess just prior to the door being flush with the cab. I think I can get this resolved but glad I caught it prior to paint. For future reference the previous picture of the installed latch does not have the latch spacer plate in place. The spacer moves the latch further into the door the thickness of the spacer (roughly 1/8").
I am trying to install the striker plate but it has a flange that interefers with the cab. The on-line video I reviewed the striker plate is flat (no flange) so they did not have this interference. It appears I could make a spacer to move out the striker plate and reduce the interference but I would still need to reduce the width of the flange. Alternatively I could cut off the flange such that the striker plate would look like the one shown in the on-line video.
The striker apparently is intended to be mounted with the flat head internal hex bolts provided but they are smaller than the original 5/16-24 threaded plates captured in the cab pillar and may be too short if a spacer is added. My cab did not have striker plates installed when purchased (hardewar store slide bolt latches) but I can not imagine someone changing the captured threaded plates (not all are in place). Assuming I can find nuts to fit the provided bolts I could remove the threaded plates and just use nuts and washers on the inside of the pillar (not convenient but possible).
Any insight from others that have installed the Altman latches would be appreciated.
