Zoltan, do you restore Baywindows like my 77 Westy as well?
Courtney (On gorgeous Vancouver Island, about 90 miles north of you) :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: Zolly <zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET>
Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010 5:43 pm
Subject: Re: Simply Stunning.... Come and see
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM

> Hi to all, Zoltan here.
>
> I think, the best is if you come and see this Westy "new again"
> in my humble
> shop.  The pictures would never show it the same as you
> would see it with
> the naked eye.  The preparation and practically all the
> work is done by me,
> only the finish paint is done next door in the body shop.
> Of course, because it is not like a car, the work is specially
> done as the
> Vanagon needs it.  Lots of seams.  About 43
> feet.  Plus the inside seams
> where the rotting is the worst.
> Once it leaves the shop, it is difficult to find it to look
> at.   The last
> one I've done before this, is getting so much compliments that
> the guy is
> tickled to death.  But, because most of the people I have
> done the work are
> not members of this list, they would not write such info as
> Brandon did
> earlier today.
>
> But I did write a short info about the work I do to save the Vanagons.
> Mostly the seam rust elimination and the fuel line change.
> A full
> restoration is really affordable and the quality is the
> highest.  The same
> job would cost at least twice as much or three times at a bigger
> place where
> they are struggling to keep up with the bills.
>
> And because I am doing all kind of repairs on the Vanagons, all
> the small
> items get attended the same time too.
> Right now, I'm dressing the van up with all the fittings, like
> door handles,
> locks, wipers, grills, lights, etc.
> I work every day.  Weekends more than week days.  Only
> darkness stops me.
>
> It's nice to work on what you like to do.
>
> Zoltan
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Sullivan" <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 4:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
>
>
> > 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
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> 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
> >>
> >>
>
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