I spent another hour on it today.
I decided to turn it around in the drive way (so if i dropped any screws they would not vanish in the grass), but was faced with it not wanting to start. I guess I ran the battery down last time I worked on it....
A good 5-10 minutes on my (likely period correct) TripLite charger/inverter restored enough charge to turn it over, and it was back to business.
In case anyone is curious what the procedure for getting the door card off is like here is a link to a video someone else made that is a pretty good representation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohVD8FgjhzE
The biggest learning curve was that the arm rest cushions on mine are not held in with velcro, but rather slide lock in place, and have to be slid back to remove them.
I was getting decent voltage at the motor plug so I coaxed the motor out (it wanted to stay in REALLY badly).
I dragged the door arm rest and motor in to work on them. The arm rest had some bad cracks on a thin section of it that I've super glued up....Setting that piece of plastic on my bed made me realize just how long the doors are on my car and at the same time how small my bed is.
I think the problem with the motor is evident in this photo....
I think I'll try soldering to the terminal rivet in the bottom of the motor and see what that gets me. I don't see an easy way into it presently.