Date:         Sun, 4 Mar 2018 09:11:34 -0800
Reply-To:     Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Rick Cooper <rickdcooper@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Replacing lower vanagon sliding door skin
Comments: To: B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@hotmail.com>
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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
>
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> 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>
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> Stephen
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> <http://www.benplace.com/panel1.htm>
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> panel panneau
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> On Sunday, March 4, 2018 8:05 AM, B Feddish <UprightBassGhost@HOTMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
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> 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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