On 21 Aug 2004 17:46:14 -0700, (Bruce Cunningham)
wrote:

Light Plane Maintenence had an article about this a few months ago.
Aside from the block approach, they recommended removing the rivets in
the section that is warped, realigning the frame, and re-drilling for
oversize rivets and install new ones. Maybe I could find it and mail
you a Xerox copy if you are interested.

Regards,
Bruce Cunningham
N30464 C177A

Thanks for the offer. I know where I can see back issues of that
magazine and I'll find the article.

I suppose there's a point of the fix being more bother than it's
worth. The gap isn't nearly as wide as I've seen on some planes. And
the plane doesn't fly fast enough to make the door a major drag. But
it would be nice to have it flush with the frame. Thanks again for the
reference.