See, that's what I'm saying - the Puget Sound isn't what most Washingtonians
would consider Pacific Ocean - THAT is way West - off the Olympic Peninsula.
;-)

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On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:

> more like Puget Sound..
> the Pacific Ocean is well west of Lynnwood.
>
> Do most Canadians that own Vanagons realize that the only place you can
> drive to the open ocean coast in Western Canada is Tofino and that area of
> Vancouver Island. ?
>
> anyone ever been to Bella Coola ?
> pretty exotic/remote almost wild last time I was there in the late 80's.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:32 PM
> Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
>
>
>  Zoltan is in Lynnwood,Washington - near the Pacific Ocean?  ;)
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 2:41 PM, Michael Sullivan
>> <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>  Bravo---East Coast to the rescue.
>>> Michael in San Antonio
>>> 91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Brandon Christophel <
>>> bchristophel@gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>> > 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
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jake
>>
>> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
>> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>>
>> Crescent Beach, BC
>>
>> www.thebassspa.com
>> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
>>
>