Man, it's hard to believe nobody on this forum has had experience replacing a door handle on an older Grand Prix and adjusting the travel on the rod. I've found the thread on this topic but with the coupe where the door handle is up in the door frame close to the window, it appears to be a different animal. I've been able to get the rod back into the door handle, but I'm still not getting the travel necessary to activate the catch down in the latch mechanism itself.

I could still really use some help...