Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:11:57 -0500
Reply-To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Simply Stunning....
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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
>
> www.thebassspa.com
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
> http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
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