Here are the hatch pics as I mentioned and I just got everything finished up today.

First I had to cut out a section and weld a new plate in for support. I moved the hatch striker lock about 1/2" further back so it would fit in the lock due to the difference in the hatches from 94-97 and 98-01.






This was the problem I had with the hatch as it was slightly tweaked and didn't sit right. The driver's side was a little higher than the passenger. You can tell by the top of the rear window gap.

old driver side




old passenger side




after I fixed it








put new hatch lift shocks on as well