Hi guys,
Firstly thanks to LLM - Been a legend throwing me good ideas to minimise my thinking brain and grey hairs getting more prevalent.....Cheers.
I have managed to fit both sides striker plates to the doors, need of course some tidying and weatherproofing, but work really well. 3mm Aluminium striker plate riveted on to the door bar. Aluminium push rod that will be bonded and secured onto the end of the mini door handle plastic push rod.
I have fitted the drivers door temporarily, fitted the handle and it works well. Some pics:
Door striker
Door striker fit
Door handle push rod
Door handle fit