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tencentlife Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2006 Posts: 10075 Location: Abiquiu, NM, USA
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:02 pm Post subject: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Well some of my fellow vendors have “official” threads but I haven’t started one for Vanistan because this big change has been a’comin’, and today its for reeelz: Vanistan is now part of IntrepidOverland. So this is the "official" IntrepidOverland thread!
I'm starting IntrepidOverland as a platform for a range of new products intended for all types of offroad and overland vehicles, which will always include Vanagons and especially Syncros.
As of today, Vanistan.com will redirect to IntrepidOverland.com, my new home for my existing Vanistan products, new Vanagon-oriented products, and my new product line, Redshiftt.
The new site has two e-shops, Vanistan and Redshiftt. You can check out and purchase all the things I have had on Vanistan.com, but now you can order directly, so you don’t have to email me anymore to make a purchase, although you’re welcome to if you have any questions about any of the products. There is also a “Guides” page where the instructions for all my products are viewable and downloadable, and the instructions will usually answer any questions you might have, so feel free to check those out.
The Redshiftt store isn't populated yet, but it's where I will feature my new Redshiftt wireless accessory control system and associated specialty gadgets. More about that later on this thread.
There’s also a blog where I will be posting about what’s in the works, technical articles, tips and tricks, etc.
As always, I'm sincerely thankful for the support this community has given me, and I hope you'll find the changes as exciting as I do!
More soon...
[Moderator edit: Feedback thread for IntrepidOverland/Vanistan: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=790723 .] _________________ Shop for unique Vanagon accessories at the Vanistan shop:
https://intrepidoverland.com/vanistan/
Please don't PM here, I will not reply.
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16496 Location: Brookeville, MD
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stormforge Samba Member
Joined: May 05, 2009 Posts: 355 Location: Adirondacks NY
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Yay! Looking forward to some great new products!
-Bill
'89 Syncro
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thenomad Samba Member
Joined: April 02, 2006 Posts: 31
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Hi Chris, I'm happy to see the new direction for Vanistan.
On the products page (/shop), the two boxes for Redshiftt and Vanistan jump around when I hover over them. It looks like the width is too narrow and forcing to a single column when hovering.
I believe you can safely remove the width:80% declaration from et_pb_fullwidth_header .et_pb_fullwidth_header_container.center .header-content
As a side effect, it fixes the spacing for mobile as well so the boxes don't jam up against the edge. |
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4348 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:12 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Nice new site!
Wishing you all the best! _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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dsdunbar Samba Member
Joined: December 19, 2014 Posts: 564 Location: Crozet VA
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:16 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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I did not have any problem with the tabs using a computer. I havent tried using it via mobile.
thenomad wrote: |
Hi Chris, I'm happy to see the new direction for Vanistan.
On the products page (/shop), the two boxes for Redshiftt and Vanistan jump around when I hover over them. It looks like the width is too narrow and forcing to a single column when hovering.
I believe you can safely remove the width:80% declaration from et_pb_fullwidth_header .et_pb_fullwidth_header_container.center .header-content
As a side effect, it fixes the spacing for mobile as well so the boxes don't jam up against the edge. |
_________________ '89 2WD Westy "Grey Goose" - Manual 4spd
Crozet VA
Vanaru EJ25, Peloquin |
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thenomad Samba Member
Joined: April 02, 2006 Posts: 31
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Firefox Quantum 59.02 if that matters. |
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elizer Samba Member
Joined: May 02, 2016 Posts: 1461 Location: Northern Virginia
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 2:57 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Awesome! I see I made it on the louvered windows sales page lol. Look forward to all your new innovative products. |
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Christopher Schimke Samba Member
Joined: August 03, 2005 Posts: 5390 Location: PNW
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Nice! _________________ "Sometimes you have to build a box to think outside of." - Bruce (not Springsteen)
*Custom wheel hardware for Audi/VW, Porsche and Mercedes wheels - Urethane Suspension Bushings*
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joetiger Samba Member
Joined: January 27, 2005 Posts: 5076 Location: denver
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 7:35 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Congrats man! _________________ Joe T.
'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32
"get metaphysical with it. if it's simply a means to get to and from places, it will let you down. if it becomes your zen, it can't fail you." -dabaron
"Still, it's good to be afield."--VWagabond
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sanchius Samba Member
Joined: May 03, 2007 Posts: 1451 Location: IN
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raoul mitgong Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2009 Posts: 1338 Location: Denver, CO
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Redshift, I like that.
-d _________________ 84 Westy with a 2.1 (Groover)
86 Tintop Syncro (Crow)
86 Tintop Syncro to Westy project (Tom Servo)
91 Westy (Only the top 12 inches of this van (a burn victim)) |
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Aryana Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2015 Posts: 568 Location: Southern CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2018 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Awesome! |
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shagginwagon83 Samba Member
Joined: February 07, 2016 Posts: 3794 Location: VA/TN
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 5:21 am Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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thenomad wrote: |
Hi Chris, I'm happy to see the new direction for Vanistan.
On the products page (/shop), the two boxes for Redshiftt and Vanistan jump around when I hover over them. It looks like the width is too narrow and forcing to a single column when hovering.
I believe you can safely remove the width:80% declaration from et_pb_fullwidth_header .et_pb_fullwidth_header_container.center .header-content
As a side effect, it fixes the spacing for mobile as well so the boxes don't jam up against the edge. |
I can't replicate the bug on the shop page. They move but the transition seems natural and there on purpose.
Maybe CTR+F5 will fix? I'm on Mozilla Developer edition. _________________ Brandon
"Jo Ann" - '83.5 Westfalia EJ22e w/Peloquin
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thenomad Samba Member
Joined: April 02, 2006 Posts: 31
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:14 am Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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shagginwagon83 wrote: |
I can't replicate the bug on the shop page. They move but the transition seems natural and there on purpose.
Maybe CTR+F5 will fix? I'm on Mozilla Developer edition. |
When I resize the window (either much smaller or fullscreen) it's not a problem but for "standard" window size, say 3/4 screen, the buttons do jump around. Maybe an edge case since I guess people typically view fullscreen(?) but I spotted it immediately. The joys of responsive web designs. |
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Jake de Villiers Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 5911 Location: Tsawwassen, BC
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Congratulations, Chris! Very exciting for you, no doubt.
The site looks good and works perfectly for me: Firefox on my desktop. _________________ '84 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX
'86 Westy Weekender Poptop/2.5 Subaru/5 Speed Posi/Audi Front Brakes/16 x 7 Mercedes Wheels - answers to 'Dixie'
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bobbyblack Samba Member
Joined: May 21, 2015 Posts: 4348 Location: United States, Iowa
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 9:29 am Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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I've often wanted a time machine to go back to that great time when the Vanistan Engine was being built. I have read and re-read as many threads that Chris wrote comments in about the things done to the case, what cam, swivel feet, rockers, a proper exhaust, and a multitude of other small tweaks that made his builds a phenomenon. The Ad in the Classifieds was great, too.
Perhaps, some day, there would be a section on the new site dedicated to the history that brought this new and great adventure into action. It sure would be awesome to see how Vanistan came to life, some of the beautiful engines, perhaps some hints on what it took to build them, and how we could emulate the top notch work that will forever hold the test of time. I for one am collecting all the bits I can to some day build a Vanistan Engine replica. I am not asking for a how-to, but to loose such a wealth of understanding would be a tragedy even greater than the loss of the product itself.
Kind regards,
-bobby _________________ '87 Westy 'Flossie','86 Westy 'R1','86 tintop GL - Subi2.2 'J2','83.5 stock tintop L 'ZoomBus','74 Karmann Ghia, '63 Notch |
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DanHoug Samba Member
Joined: December 05, 2016 Posts: 4761 Location: Bemidji, MN
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:16 am Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Chris- since you are no longer building engines and won't be competeing with yourself, another product i would absolutely pay for is your wisdom on rebuilding the Vanagon engine. to me, and i'm a cheap SOB, i'd pay $100 for that pretty easily. one 'gotchya' in the course of building an engine and that cost is recovered.
while Tom Wilson's excellent "How to Rebuild your Volkswagen Aircooled" sells for much less, the market is far greater. the price of a Vanagon engine book is easily justfied being higher. it wouldn't even have to be fancy, the small group of us fanatics just want the information.
yes, all it takes is one jerk to put it online after they bought it from you... but if you maintain direct sales the personal accountability will extend that period before it happens and maybe you'll make several thousand before it does. it seems to have worked for Rick Long's transaxle rebuilding CD. _________________ -dan
60% of what you find on the internet is wrong, including this post.
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Mellow Yellow 74 Samba Member
Joined: October 14, 2014 Posts: 1615 Location: Sydney, Australia
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 10:28 am Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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I am thinking that if someone no longer wants to run a business building engines and has launched a new business focussed on different products, the last thing they would want to do would be to write a book about rebuilding engines. _________________ 1962 Karmann Ghia
1974 Deluxe Microbus
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Steve M. Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2013 Posts: 6827 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 11:08 am Post subject: Re: Official IntrepidOverland thread, home of Vanistan and Redshiftt |
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Great News! Congratulations!
Looking forward to new things!
BTW, your oil cooler is working great...I'm still here in Moab not having left since Syncro Solstice! _________________ This free advice is worth exactly what you paid for it.
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