Hello Jeff, the door on our 66 Overlander suffered a similar accident and
equally bad repair. I took the door off the hinge, removed the interior
skin and sawed the bad weld. I then refitted the door and heliarced the cut
with aluminum rod. I now fits very tightly. Perhaps you can find a local
welding shop to do it for you. One has to be carful not to overheat the
skin. Gerald S.
At 11:29 AM 5/7/01 -0500, you wrote:
><html><P>Hi Everyone:</P>
><P>A recent discovery during the restoration of my 1968 Caravel threatens
to stop the project in its tracks. I noticed that the door was not sealing.
I thought is was bent. What I discovered was that the door frame is broken.
Two cracks are evident, one on each side. Looks like the door opened in
transit, smacked against the side, and broke. The previous owner did a
horrible repair job of adding some heavy screws to the metal door cover!
This stiffened the door a bit, but was a far cry from a respectable
repair.</P>
><P>Now I must determine if I can weld the door using a product like Durafix
or AlumiWeld, or if (gasp!) I will have to replace the door.</P>
><P>Anyone have any experience with a broken door frame. I'm looking for
advice and encouragement on this segment of my project. </P>
><P>Thanks</P>
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