Source for clasps like Joust Back Door?

WadeWatts

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Hey gang. I'm In the middle of some much needed repairs on my poor battered Frogger.
I have always loved how the back door on my Joust worked so I am currently in search of some solid easy to install luggage clasps like the 2 you would find on that. I've tried the 2.50 home depot special but I am too dumb to get them to install right and they're pretty flimsy. See attached picture, does anyone know where to buy these or what to google to make them appear?
 

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Before. Poor beat up frogger.

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Doors removed for measuring. Notice the little gap near the bottom. There is like a 2'x2'x1' space full of treasure down there.

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I found what looks like a mangled tube neck down there, among other stuff.

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Fitting new bottom piece.

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Top piece..

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Painted and piano hinged!

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From far away it looks done. Need a new latch bit for the top lock the one that it came with was too short. Also I dropped the lock and all the tumblers popped out so I had to wait for a new one.

That brings you up to speed. Now I just need to find a way to secure the bottom door.
 
After even more googling and learning way too much about how to fasten one thing to another I discovered there are adjustable hasp clasps! This is a fantastic idea and should work. It's like 16 bucks for 8 of them, now that I can live with.

Amazon calls them:

Creatyi 8 PCS 4001 Toggle Latch Clamp Heavy Duty Hand Tool, Holding Capacity 100Kg 220Lb

and their amazon standard identification number is : B074TY8YQX
 

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