Thanks for the info. Mine is still a slow work in progress. Having a 18 month old son doesn't allow for much time in the garage and we're expecting another in Feburary. Hopefully by next summer I can get this thing wrapped up! In the mean time, I've got 4 other smokers that work just fine!
I already hammered the lips on the door flat so I'll just end up using a flat piece of sheet metal. My latch was getting loose, so I just removed it and will use 2 toggle latches on the outside. Looks like my biggest hassle replacing the 4 metal strips that attached the tub to the edges of the frame. I kept the plastic ones so hopefully I can just cut the same shape and use the existing holes for mock up. I'll post more pics when I have made progress.