Thanks Bryan, some good tips.  It's great to have the benefit of someone
else's experience.

Rick

On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 9:40 AM, B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I’m going to make a video of the left side when I do it this month.  I
> used the panel epoxy, it works well.  To weld I believe you have to do it
> from the other side.  The biggest issue, for me, was lining it up when
> putting it in.  You push here and it pops out there. Also, I did not think
> about the depth of the right part in terms of matching up with the sliding
> door. Since the door was off I was not thinking about it.   I got the skin
> from Bus Depot since they are 30 minutes away.  The fit was fine but the
> panel was a little thin and it actually bent it a little when I clamped
> it.   My 8 gallon compressor could not keep up with the air needed by the
> air shears so I used a sawzall. That worked better anyway and in some
> places I used a jig saw.  The job was a full day for me, from about 8 am to
> 3:30 PM. I need to do the left side now but it’s too cold here in PA.  I
> dragged the sliding down to my basement today to do the bottom.  It’s
> clamped now and I will bring back up in a few hours.
>
>
>
> Bryan
>
>
>
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>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, March 4, 2018 12:11:34 PM
> *To:* B Feddish
> *Cc:* Vanagon
>
> *Subject:* Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
>
> I'd also like to replace the right rear panel on my '86 Westy, so it's
> great to find the link to Ben's page.   Bryan, did you weld the skin in
> place or use epoxy?  If epoxy, will any epoxy work?  What did you use?
> Where did you find a new skin and how was the fit?
>
> Did you use the air-powered metal cutter or did some other tool work as
> well?  Was it a straightforward a job as Ben suggests?
>
> Thanks, Rick
>
> On Sun, Mar 4, 2018 at 6:14 AM, B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Not sure how I missed that since I used tat same page to do the rear!
>> Anyway, he appears to leave part of the old one on, is that what I’m
>> seeing? He cuts the bottom off but leaves the sides it looks like.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:14:28 AM
>> To: B Feddish; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Subject: Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
>>
>> Our Quebecois friend Ben has several panel replacement projects
>> documented on his website.  Click the link and scroll around.  Sometimes
>> takes some digging to find what you want in English.    Good luck!
>>
>> panel panneau<http://www.benplace.com/panel1.htm>
>>
>> Stephen
>>
>> <http://www.benplace.com/panel1.htm>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> panel panneau
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:05 AM, B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@HOTMAIL.COM>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I replaced the right side rear panel on my 83.5 and that was pretty
>> straightforward.  I will do the left side when we get another warm day here
>> in the NE.  I want to do the lower door skin on the sliding door and I do
>> not see any write-ups or videos.  How do I get the old one off, are there
>> welds I drill out like the other panel and “unwrap” it?
>>
>> Thanks,.
>> Bryan
>>
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