I wish I knew what has created the problems. It has been so long since getting the car (1986) that I have no idea what worked properly or what didn't. The car was drivable but the floor pans,rocker panels, outriggers,and sills were rusted out so I imagine there was some water leakage.
When I cut out the outriggers, sills etc loose the car was supported on the frame, not the suspension. I had no idea what I was doing as I did the work as part of an auto-body class I was taking so there was minimal thought involved. I just cut it all out & welded it all back in. As I have put the car back together I have been able to solve most problems but the doors, and now the door glass/top + the doors is causing seemingly insoluble problems.
At first I thought that perhaps I could get new windows made that would fit the opening but after getting a quote of $600. per window I discarded that solution. I can get them to fit side to side by having them ground down but that still leaves the protrusion past the top and the 1" gap between the top of the window and the top.
I know there is an answer to this and all input is, as you know, enormously helpful, if only that it is comforting to find that one is not alone in these problems