The GHETTOBAGO
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Topic author - I get chills without my van.
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The GHETTOBAGO
So upon being welcomed, everybody said they love pics, so here's a few! Thanks for the kind words, look forward to bouncing ideas around & gaining & sharing knowledge with everyone.
GhettoBago logo is not on yet... waiting for the lift & tires before logo-ing her up! Ordering the 4" Overland today, 30" M/T's & powder coating the wheels black this month. Hopefully as budget allows a side awning is coming, light bar... and in my dreamworld I'll be doing some woodworking to the interior for cabinets & a murphy bed... it's a part time dog hauler, part time R/V & full time downhill bike & snowboarding TANK!
The logo (which i am a novice graphics guy if anybody wants anything done up!)
GhettoBago logo is not on yet... waiting for the lift & tires before logo-ing her up! Ordering the 4" Overland today, 30" M/T's & powder coating the wheels black this month. Hopefully as budget allows a side awning is coming, light bar... and in my dreamworld I'll be doing some woodworking to the interior for cabinets & a murphy bed... it's a part time dog hauler, part time R/V & full time downhill bike & snowboarding TANK!
The logo (which i am a novice graphics guy if anybody wants anything done up!)
---------------Not All Who Wander Are LOST---------------
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
Great pic of you and the family. I like the beeners too. I use several in my balloon. They're very handy. You have your rig set up very nice.
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
Very nice! Thanks for sharing.
Matt
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
Great pictures, with some great innovative storage ideas, never seen those before..... Good job.
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A British Wanker living in So KarlyFornia.
My Astro tows my toys to Glamis sand dunes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp2pqjQtpso
First ever canal jump at Glamis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXZjM84x_Xc
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love the blacked out grill! wonder if anyone has done that on a black van? any issues with the paint sticking to the chrome?
when out and about.. how do you access the "roof pod" ?
when out and about.. how do you access the "roof pod" ?
Rob
current rides:
04 Mazda 6 V6 5spd
vans owned:
97 Astro AWD (selling by summer .. i think) SOLD
99 Astro LS Sept 08 ASV VOM
94 Astro LT
93 Astro LT
96 Astro LT AWD * parts van*
current rides:
04 Mazda 6 V6 5spd
vans owned:
97 Astro AWD (selling by summer .. i think) SOLD
99 Astro LS Sept 08 ASV VOM
94 Astro LT
93 Astro LT
96 Astro LT AWD * parts van*
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Topic author - I get chills without my van.
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
I sanded the chrome grill down to dullness & shot 2 coats of plastic primer, and three coats of plastic paint, so hopefully she'll stay purdy. Funny, as soon as i put it back on I started thinking I should have gone white! As far as the cargo box, it's a model that opens from both sides, but we scoot it to the passenger side so when you open the slider you can just step right on the ledge, works like a charm! And anybody that lives near an REI, check out their used gear sales, you can catch one of those boxes usually around $75.
Sould have some lifted pics coming in the next few weeks... COMPLETELY stoked!
Sould have some lifted pics coming in the next few weeks... COMPLETELY stoked!
---------------Not All Who Wander Are LOST---------------
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
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Dude... that van is so not ghetto
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
Re: The GHETTOBAGO
X2, But I still want a Ghettobago decal for minekings-x59 wrote:Dude... that van is so not ghetto
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
I can do that! I can custom make almost any graphic anybody wants.. I have a friend who owns a sign shop, and i do graphic design, so just shoot your ideas over & I can create anything, I don't charge for graphics, just the material costs for printing the decals.Rotor wrote:X2, But I still want a Ghettobago decal for minekings-x59 wrote:Dude... that van is so not ghetto
And on a side note... I just clicked PAY NOW for my overland 4" kit!! WOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
---------------Not All Who Wander Are LOST---------------
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
Like the way you utilize your van. I have no clue what Ghettobago could possibly mean, but I certainly know what the 4" liftkit means.
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
GhettoBago = Winnebago on a budget!
By the way, I am completely inspired by your rig! Crazy part, there is a pic with your wife (?) sitting under the canopy in the hills... my girl has the same color jacket & looks about the same! I used your pic to sell my fiance on the lift kit! Look hun, that could be you!
By the way, I am completely inspired by your rig! Crazy part, there is a pic with your wife (?) sitting under the canopy in the hills... my girl has the same color jacket & looks about the same! I used your pic to sell my fiance on the lift kit! Look hun, that could be you!
---------------Not All Who Wander Are LOST---------------
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
1 6x6 tarp: $4
4 Velcro Screw Down Tarp Clips: $10 (kmart clearance, crazy cool find!)
2 Adjustable tentpoles: $18
4 Pack of reflective guy wires with figure 8 adjusters $10
4 Tent stakes: $3
Cost for having some protection against the northwest rains expected at the downhill race this 5 day weekend: PRICELESS!
As time allots I am going to order a custom 7' x 10' Ripstop tarp & upgrade to the Kelty adjustable poles, but for now she's golden!
4 Velcro Screw Down Tarp Clips: $10 (kmart clearance, crazy cool find!)
2 Adjustable tentpoles: $18
4 Pack of reflective guy wires with figure 8 adjusters $10
4 Tent stakes: $3
Cost for having some protection against the northwest rains expected at the downhill race this 5 day weekend: PRICELESS!
As time allots I am going to order a custom 7' x 10' Ripstop tarp & upgrade to the Kelty adjustable poles, but for now she's golden!
---------------Not All Who Wander Are LOST---------------
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
99 AWD, 4" Overland Kit, 30x9.5 BFG A/T Ko's, interior work, rest is stock & will stay that way til something breaks!
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Re: The GHETTOBAGO
Uh, looks like it is time to mow the grass....
Matt
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!
No new projects until the current ones are done!