[77newell]

Larry: Thanks for the info, it may prove invaluable. Wish you were here, it would be great fun.

I called the factory this morning and gained the following information: my door, unlike the 90 coach door documented on the old site, is a structural aluminum sandwich of aluminum skins inside and out with extruded aluminum channels both on the perimeter and in the middle. both skins are attached with double sided tape. There is steel in the door behind the aluminum channel on the hinge side for anchoring the hinge screws into the door. I did not find out the answer to the question of how the interior door handle is attached - I'll find out later. The guy I talked with stated they now flush rivet the perimeters of the doors as the repair method.

Here is what I see and what I plan to do. I've described the extensive delamination of the exterior skin above, I also have some of the interior skin coming loose. I've ordered 36yds of 3M 4951 double sided tape - this is .040 thick, thinner than the .080 thick 4955 tape that Richard used in his repair and the thinner tape is at his recommendation. 4951 is recommended on the 3M website as the material of choice for assembling truck trailer bodies. I plan on scraping out the old tape on the top of the door for the outside skin and installing the new tape. If that seems too weak I'll then demount the door and do the rest of the loose hinge side. Once I have it holding well, I will drive home, wait for warmer weather and do a full repair. I will document as clearly as I can how I do it.

To be continued .....