Mike,
Not exactly what I had in mind with my suggestion. The nylon block is doing just what I expected, changing position on the strut as the gear retracts. However, on the door side I was thinking along the lines of a simplified version of the links that attach from the strut to the door as in this photo using the brass tube and U shaped wire I spoke of. This should accomplish the same thing and be more scale looking. Noticed the position of your scissor links. Is there anyway to turn the strut so that the links are at a scale angle and still be low enough when the gear is retracted for the door to fully close ?