that would be great.
Not something Zoltan does normally evidently.
but that would be nice !
what color ?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brandon Christophel" <bchristophel@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....

I know there are some before pictures.  I'll see what I can do about
obtaining some after pictures the next time I'm up in Lynnwood.

On Sep 25, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:

> awesome,
> how about some pictures !
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brandon Christophel"
> <bchristophel@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 2:04 PM
> Subject: Simply Stunning....
>
>
> I had beed doing small projects on my 1987 Westy for a few months.   As
> you do van research, you can't help but run across peoples experiences
> with rust.  I could see where my seams were showing a tinge of rust color.
> I sense of dread sunk in.  Rust is like an iceberg they say.  If you can
> see the tip, then whats underneath is huge.  This is what started the
> sense of dread that I carried while finishing up small projects.  Pretty
> soon it became the monkey on my back and I couldn't take it anymore.  I
> finished up the projects and began to seek out a doctor for my baby.  Not
> just any doctor, I wanted a specialist.
>
> I put out some feelers.  The name that came back was "Zoltan".  He's had
> my van for awhile now.  He sent me a mail saying, "its out of paint and it
> looks beautiful".  You have to know the man but, he usually doesn't use
> decorative words like that.  He'll say, "and it's fine" or "that's ok".
> So, I was *very* curious what I was to see.
>
> Getting the van to this point is the culmination of a lot of hard work.
> Zoltan has been like the conductor of an orchestra.  Doing the tear down
> of *everything*, noting items to be replaced or fixed and giving me
> options along the way, getting the sanding done and bringing the body
> metal back to trueness,  attacking rust and going through the procedures
> he has to get rid of it and probably a hundred other things I'll never
> know he did.
>
> Today I get to see it.  The results of all this work so far.  So, in my
> car and off to Lynnwood I go.  I saw Zoltan and waved hello.  He was
> moving cars around among the fleet of Westys that are his domain.   We
> greeted and walked as we were chatting.  We rounded the corner of one of
> the other Westys and suddenly, I looked up and there it was, my baby... it
> was simply STUNNING...  I think I clapped my hands and yelped.  I turned
> to Zoltan and shook his hand.  "It's fantastic!" I said.  All his
> preparation work had paid off.  The van is incredible looking and yet, it
> doesn't even have it's trim put back on it yet.  Zoltan took me around the
> vehicle and led me through pieces of the the work and how it was done.  I
> just couldn't stop looking.  It's gorgeous!  We still have a ways to go
> but, man it's going well.  It is a work of art already.
>
> Zoltan won't brag so, I felt it necessary to send this mail.  He may not
> like it but, the way I see it, If I don't inform the community of the
> availability of a master craftsman and the fine work he is doing then, I
> am doing a disservice to all all those van owners who were like me and had
> a monkey on their back but, didn't know who to trust.
>
> Get rid of your monkey.  Call Zoltan.
>
> -Brandon=