It's funny you guys should say this, because that's EXACTLY what we've
found.

If a picture is worth a thousand words and there are 29.97 frames per second
in NTSC video, even if you trim it to 15 fps for the web that's still 15,000
words per second, which is way faster than anyone can read anyways.

The idea behind the Bostig Core(DIY version of our conversion) is based
completely around video install/assembly instructions. The work is already
simple to begin with, add a good install video and poof.. anyone can do it
to.. which means we can focus on development and not building up turnkeys,
but more importantly to customers is it's half the money. Not to mention if
it were me, I'd rather do the kit than the turnkey to save the money AND
know something more about the way the conversion goes together, and because
it's fun and satisfying to do such things myself(if the outcome is good,
which it is designed to be to begin with)  The turnkey is so easy that the
written directions usually cover it, but they still suck compared to video.
The first install group for the Core get the 6 sub-kits that make up the
whole conversion, and 6 videos of about 15-25 minutes each. Then watching
the video, they author any new written tips, leave-outs, caveats, etc  that
they find which will then form the basis of the written guide. The video
first, then the written guide.

I'm also being very careful not to have any pig chases in these videos, as
our SDM07 video apparently started a controversy over on the syncro list
about wild pigs.

I hear Benny too, installing is *always* easier than getting in deeper...
the question then is how deep how quickly does it get, which will in turn
help determine someone's motivation and ability to do X level of work
themselves. I'll stick with as simple and easy as I can find. But no matter
what you start with, video makes it easier, faster, more effective, and more
fun.

As the bandwidth grows, so too groweth the video.
The video didn't just kill the radio star, it's working on whacking lot's of
tedious instructional material too.

Jim Akiba

-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Morton [mailto:rangermorton1972@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: 2007-06-19 21:20
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Timing belt - Subie engines

  If you have not already found it, you boys also need to check out Brent
Weide's web site on the Subaru conversion. It is an excellent resource and
is found at www.weidefamily.net. Also see Tom Shiels' site at
www.subaruvanagon.com.

  Craig

Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
  I think an installation video would be priceless. That would go for
Vanaru,
Bostig and all the other vendors who sell kits. A video is 1000x more
useful in some circumstances that written instructions.

I'll second that! I just found my donor car last weekend, and my Smallcar
installation kit just arrived yesterday. I gotta say I feel a bit
overwhelmed. I've been to SubaruVanagon on Yahoo! printing out info as fast
as I can, but an instruction manual or video would be great. I just swapped
a 2.1 into my '84 last year, but this looks a whole lot more
involved-especially the wiring harness. Jeff

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