Sorry...meant WEST coast where ALL the Vanagons live...except the highly
desired and Un-importable Canadian models.  ;-)
Michael in San Antonio
91GL Weekender AT 2.1L 'Gringo'

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Jake de Villiers <
crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
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> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
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