Calling Rick. I screwed up my door gaps, Yet another victim... Options

[ThePaintedMan]

... of my own stupidity.

I had to weld in front nut plates for my bolt in cage, which are basically recessed into the top of the longs.

Took my time and let everything cool, but it appears there was still enough heat to close up the top of my door gaps on both sides.. i.e. the front cowl moved in/down a little.

I can still close my doors, but it's a little tighter than I like. The difference is, since I planned to put a cage in the car, I did not install an Engman kit, so there is no kit for me to cut before doing the whole Porta-power push.

Is my only option here to cut the top of the long, push with a Porta-power, then seam weld them back?