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Portland neewb!

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:06 pm
by rubberdown
Hey Gang,
So I just signed up for the forum here, and already have been amazed at some of the tips & answers! Thanks in advance!

So yelling out from portland oregon here. Bought our 99 Astro Awd 3 years ago for a 3 week california road trip & fell crazy in love with it! Myself, fiance, 2 lab mixes & everything from bedding, food & entertainment crammed into the van with the help of the thule above, and man, what a trip it was!

Just lost my job that came with a company truck, so updating things on the van as it's my daily driver now. We are about to pull the trigger on the 4" overland lift kit, which I have some questions about that I will post elsewhere later. We are pretty much set up as a two passenger rig, since the dogs take up space & we primarily use it for hiking & camping and the sorts. I have a graphics buddy working on some decals, we've named her GHETTOBAGO and she's gonna get labled!

Look forward to learning more about the van and tips and the sorts, ya'll have got some cool looking rigs & the inspirations starting to flow!

Cheers,
Kevin :cheers:

Re: Portland neewb!

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:16 pm
by kings-x59
You are in the right place! Welcome aboard Kevin!

Re: Portland neewb!

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 6:34 pm
by Smiliesafari
Welcome to the site, Kevin. Like Steve said, you're at the right place. Have questions? Just ask.
There's a wealth of info here and lots of guys and gals to help. I might add........... we like lots of pics. \:D/

Re: Portland neewb!

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:14 pm
by 1Gary
Welcome to ASV.Yes,your in the right place.Please post pictures when you get a chance.Looking forward to helping out when I can.

Re: Portland neewb!

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 7:44 pm
by mdmead
Welcome Kevin! As mentioned, we love pics. (Trips, upgrades, you name it!)

Re: Portland neewb!

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:30 pm
by rubberdown
Thanks for the welcome fella's. I'll post up a few pics in a day or so, after she's back together. They'll be plenty more pics coming, she's going up 4" & going from 27" tires to 30". Speaking of which, I may have to roll around a month or so with the lift in & the 27's still on, outside of looking dorky anybody see a safety issue in that?

Cheers

Re: Portland neewb!

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 6:09 pm
by kings-x59
hhmmmm :-k ...nope, your center of gravity will be 1 1/2" lower till the 30's

Re: Portland neewb!

Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 3:14 am
by crash
welcome to the site :D