On 6/22/2020 at 12:44 AM, grannyknot said:

On the door, as Patcon says, 2 locking positions, it looks like only the first is engaging. If the door seal is new you may have to slam the door to get it to close then park it out in the sun and let it get hot.  It's unheard of today to have to slam a car door, in the 70's, not uncomom, hopefully the suns heat will loosen up the seal.

The hatch, is there a possibility the captive nuts or bolts for the hatch hinges are stripping the threads or maybe some grease got between the hinge and roof flange?  A properly torqued hinge bolt should easily resist the pressure from a seal.

A lot of aftermarket door seals for the Z are to thick, I found that problem to. I have a topic somewhere with the right kind of seal for it.

Mostly all aftermarket seals use modern blended synthetic rubber that are to stiff, not like the old Original ( naturel ) rubber that was used on the seals.

I’ve found that some tasks are best left to a professional body shop. Why God created money!

I don't think it's to hard after all but all the parts need to be in OEM condition. I found out my hinges where worn, that was basicall the problem the hood did NOT align properly.

If you have a play there, all the other alignments are also out of specs automatically

Quick update here:

I managed to get the left corner of the hood to align by removing one of the torsion springs.  The hood doesn't stay up with just the one spring, but the hood prop keeps it in place when opened.