visiting president washington.

[shmoo]

i'm planning a trip to washington state from missouri.

long story.. i'm planning on creeping through colorado, Pueblo. but after that i'm not sure which way to go.

who is in between pueblo, CO, and tacoma, seattle, WA?

sorry for the crazy title. i get like that.

[IPD]

you do realize that george washington never even set foot in washtington state, right?

[Frostedbutts]

If you're looking for 3S dudes, there's a ton in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Parker, Denver... basically from as far South in CO as you get all the way north following I-25 there's a group of 3S owners.

If you need a place to stay I'm a few miles South of Denver and might be moved into my new place depending on when you plan on making the trip. I'd make it soon though, the snow is coming.

[shmoo]

i wasn't aware, and how can you be so sure?

scraping duckies together to feel comfortable taking this trip is what has my mind on president washington. it just worked out because i'm headed to washington.

_isiah

[shmoo]

If you're looking for 3S dudes, there's a ton in Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Parker, Denver... basically from as far South in CO as you get all the way north following I-25 there's a group of 3S owners.

If you need a place to stay I'm a few miles South of Denver and might be moved into my new place depending on when you plan on making the trip. I'd make it soon though, the snow is coming.

oh shit, that's what i'm looking for.. pm me your phone number!

i'm planning on leaving missouri either wednesday or thrusday, which would put me in colorado one of those two days. hahh. how does that sound?

i'll pm you too.

_isiah

[shmoo]

leaving thursday!

[jessecain1]

should have visited during the summer, lots better up here in the northwest that time of the year

[shmoo]

^^wahhh. i was born in this weather. i'm partial to it.

where are you residing:


_isiah

[jessecain1]

^^wahhh. i was born in this weather. i'm partial to it.

where are you residing:


_isiah

As far northwest in the state as you can go. blaine....it's like twenty miles north of bellingham.

[Valhallaz]

i wasn't aware, and how can you be so sure?

In 1800, after George Washington's death, no trail had been forged to Washington state. No settlement had been established, even on the coast. Nothing but wilderness as far as the eye could see.

It's reasonably safe to say George Washington never set foot in the state, even before it became a state.

[IPD]

you kiddies need to put down the crack-pipe & the xbox and start paying attention in history class.

[jessecain1]

it's only fitting that the best state in the union is named after the best president, even if he never sat foot in the state. :p

[IPD]

it's only fitting that the best state in the union is named after the best president, even if he never sat foot in the state. :p

if it IS the best state in the union, it's because illegals haven't run rampant all over it yet.

p.s.
i still prefer florida

[shmoo]

In 1800, after George Washington's death, no trail had been forged to Washington state. No settlement had been established, even on the coast. Nothing but wilderness as far as the eye could see.

It's reasonably safe to say George Washington never set foot in the state, even before it became a state.

now, that sounds somewhat reasonable

[shmoo]

up up up up

[Broomfield Racing]

I saw your photos on the other forum, you have a lot of determination to complete this trip. After meeting you at NG I am sure you will be fine. I hope you update this thread with the photos from the other site. Good luck!

[shmoo]

^^i will!

i just realized i've been ignoring this forum.

and thanks man! it was pretty pleasant meeting you too. i'm always skeptical when i come across orange haired people.

ediT: orange haired males.

[shmoo]

the first pictures were of the turbos. i brought them for bartering. and someone asked me for pictures.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002942.jpg

this is in kansas city. at a battery shop. i thought my battery was dying on me (i believe it's too small for the car anyways. i'm glad i went there and dealt with them. they ended up saying that it was my alternator most likely. luckily i pulled one off the stealth before i left. i changed it that night: of course oreiley's said that alternator was good. the new used alternator fixed le starting issues i think.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002943.jpg

this is in colorado before we started my drive through colorado/wyoming.thankfully, my e girl friend put me up in a hotel since we couldn't find another helpful 3s owner :(. this is in the motel six parking lot ani still looking beautiful, but she's still got 22 hours in front of her.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002950.jpg

after driving for what seems to be a good nine hours, we stop.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002957.jpg
oh well, sounds like a good time to walk the dogg butt.
oh, here's the trouble. a truck toppled over.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002959.jpg

onward bound. these are the first new pictures after a somewhat awkward night's sleep in a walmart parking lot. i got back on the road around 6:30 am, and these pictures weren't taken until 2pm or so.:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002962.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002963.jpg
i'm very glad i stopped here as it made the rest of the trip ALmost. thanks a billion tom!! whom i met in idaho and was ALl kinds of help.

probably another ten hours later. after the sickest drive i've been on ever i might say. which was i84 west through orgeon i'm pretty sure.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002965.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002966.jpg
at this point i'm actually feeling pretty close. portland is only a couple hundred miles away, i know mango is ready to get out of the car.



thanks for reading!

_isiah

and i'll add a couple more pictures in a few minutes

[shmoo]

and finally my first couple of shots in washington.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002975.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002974.jpg
and the sleepy baby. she did so well! i'm almost positive she's my favorite passenger to have.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002969.jpg
a rather epic drive in my opinion (especially through orgeon)
i'm sort of suprised that she made it with so little problem.

i need to do an oil change, and i made a small list of things that i already knew needed tending, but that should give me something to do in preparation for this little west coast cruise that yall've got planned.

and here's one last picture from the first house that i actually stayed in in washington.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5002977.jpg
i suppose i'll try to keep updating this thread with pictures. as i move along the west. if anyone wants to chill, let me know! i want to meet a dozen or so members in the next three.5 months.

and here are some pictures of an evo meet that i had my associates put together:


http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/roadcourseevofwdevo.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/hot8andnine.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/evo910ani.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/evo8_9.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/cleantensomeani.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/benrallyevo.jpg

[shmoo]

moar moar

this mirage has a 16g, and he plans on making her awd.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/benfwd16g.jpg

ani:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/ani.jpg

yeeeah:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/aniplussixevo.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/aniplusevos.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/10ani_evo.jpg

and today i got to drive the newest 3k i have yet. only 30k miles. six speed. 97, i'll have to work on snagging a picture.

[shmoo]

i updated this nicely and my browser shat out on me.

these pictures are from a cruise along 101 and a couple other roads in oregon. had a ball! thanks for having me!

attempt two:

kitty, mango and i:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6360.jpg

ani:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6367.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6381.jpg

just an awesome meet:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6391.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6407.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6464.jpg

shot of bill and brett. just an awesome shot for some reason:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6456.jpg

[shmoo]

had to split them up. post two:

some of my favorite shots from the cruise:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6535.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6534.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6545.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6499.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/DSC_6522.jpg

and a decent one of mango: THANKS to bill
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/mangososadani.jpg

if i have a shot of your car in here that you don't want in my thread, let me know and i'll remove it.

[Vantage]

Cool pictures man, looks like a pretty sweet trip.

[FeaRpb]

Lovely pics.

[Ange]

very cool. makes me wanna go for a roadtrip too! thanks for sharing. what happend to one of your snake eyes? also I think you should get the cianci front fenders to make the wheels more flush :)

[shmoo]

Cool pictures man, looks like a pretty sweet trip.

thank you thank you!


Lovely pics.

aw, they are lovely.. just so everyone knows, according to one vin website, it is anibel's birthday.


very cool. makes me wanna go for a roadtrip too! thanks for sharing. what happend to one of your snake eyes? also I think you should get the cianci front fenders to make the wheels more flush :)

i'm not so worried about things being flush unless they have new testament bible names or nicknames. i actually want ten.5 inch wide wheels, and as long as they fit, i'll be happy.

** but that first thing you said is a great idea. i think it'd be Sick to get a couple 3s guys together, and go on a long drive! splitting hotel rooms, and staying at other 3s owner's homes. yeeah?

really.. a nice long drive with four.. five.. maybe only 3 3s's to wherever. let me know if anyone else is interested!

_isiah

[green-lantern]

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/mangososadani.jpg

That is just awesome!

Love the pics but if you guys are going to meet up I expect an invitation. :p

isiah, if you run down through TN you know you have a place to stay.

What if we organised a gumball? Would we fix cars too much? Think about it, if we stayed at certain checkpoints all across the US. It could be very cool.

[CoopKill]

Was an EPIC time!

Really cool meeting you, and You and Mango are always welcome.

A vid of the cruise!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4ISgJhKx6s&feature=g-like

[CoopKill]

Couple more pics...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Zh3_t5bjNkw/Ts6l9wgtqtI/AAAAAAAANGA/ZjO6WVkWphI/s720/DSC_8173.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-7o9XmYvdOYc/Ts6nVZMCbrI/AAAAAAAANGk/McLq-S5gitw/s720/DSC_8185.JPG

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-uKIJrevXUzM/Ts6ne3EcWKI/AAAAAAAANGo/JIGmtIpdz6o/s720/DSC_8186.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1aWmB93g8VA/Ts6pLb9jnhI/AAAAAAAANHY/TjGLJxWjDqM/s720/DSC_8204.JPG

[FeaRpb]

Awesome video Coop

[green-lantern]

Very cool video Coop!

[CoopKill]

Coop did not edit it, but did have a blast in it!

We are getting go pro's and heading back out when it happens. I will do some editing then!

[shmoo]

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/oregon%20202%2030%2026%20whilskee%20loop101/mangososadani.jpg

That is just awesome!

Love the pics but if you guys are going to meet up I expect an invitation. :p

isiah, if you run down through TN you know you have a place to stay.

What if we organised a gumball? Would we fix cars too much? Think about it, if we stayed at certain checkpoints all across the US. It could be very cool.

that is a pretty nice shot of mango, but the credit goes to bill.

and thanks paul! if i'm ever in tenessee i'll get a hold of you. although that won't be until i at least make it back to missouri.

however i'm suprised that you'd say something like that.. "fix cars too much"';[=--==p[[;l. is exactly what mango thinks of that statement. and she remembered her end punctuation. aww.

but really, let's organize it, hell, we'll bring some tents to get a little closer to free. are we ready for this whenever it gets warmer outside? i'm pretty much ready for it now.

and ange, i took both of the cat eyes out a couple years back. between now and then i sold one. i recently put the one in that i didn't sell. i like sides to be uneven, odd numbers, and strange things, so anibel went for it.

_isiah

[Nationalmilkman]

I didn't think Anibel ever closed her eyes?

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1aWmB93g8VA/Ts6pLb9jnhI/AAAAAAAANHY/TjGLJxWjDqM/s720/DSC_8204.JPG

[shmoo]

on occasion. for aero dynamics or whenever she's been sitting in the same spot for too long, and i want to move her, but i don't really want to move her. or to wink at certain people or cars that give her attention.

[vr4tune]

We did have a good time. A total of 9 or 10 cars showed up. We saw a good bit of snow on that trip too. Isiah are you comming to the Christmas meet at Portland International Raceway?

[vr4tune]

Here are most of the pics I took with the iPhone.

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/19afff33.jpg
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/f42d514c.jpg
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/ba18de6d.jpg
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/12b3da07.jpg
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/2084b196.jpg
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/f536a83d.jpg

[vr4tune]

http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/6e7f9c70.jpg
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/7ba8e9d2.jpg
http://i591.photobucket.com/albums/ss357/vr4tune/pdx%20coast%20run%202011/65e838b9.jpg

[shmoo]

We did have a good time. A total of 9 or 10 cars showed up. We saw a good bit of snow on that trip too. Isiah are you comming to the Christmas meet at Portland International Raceway?
i don't think i'll be making it to the christmas meet. i still don't have a job, so i shouldn't be wasting money on fun drives. but i would love to.
_isiah

[shmoo]

slooooow date:

still no job, but at least i've managed to not completely neglect ani:

terrible.. very slouchy intercooler pipe:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5003020.jpg

mauuuch better:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5003025.jpg

decided to treat the three of us to a drive, got a little lost, and missed out on all the sunlight.
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5003027.jpg

wow, this camera is 87%shit. anyone very good with fixing cameras? like macGyver's son good with cameras? my canon eos xti won't turn on.

_isiah

[Nationalmilkman]

You think your going to make NG12 though?

[shmoo]

i'm not sure if i'll make it to ng. of course i want to, we'll just have to see. duhh. i'll have to make it back home, and sell some parts, or figure out how to make some money.

another shot with the bumper off, but in the daylight:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/S5003034.jpg

i just think that looks so mean.

_isiah

now that i've put the bumper back on, my pop ups are scraping all over the place when i try to put them up or down.

so much that i won't even put my one snake eye back in.

do i have the bumper on to tight? i'm just going to keep them up until i can make the transition smooth. it's like the bumper is shrinking around the headlights. maybe it's the cold..?

[sublime_whatigo]

Loosen all your pop up bolts, shove them away from your bumper and tighten. There's usually enough slop in the bolts for adjustment.

[shmoo]

thanks man, we ended up doing that today, and i do believe that it worked.

thanks for the input

_isiah

[shmoo]

stupid me hasn't found a job yet, stupid me has enjoyed some car gathering time.

these are from a meet in a parking garage. young james didn't use the tripod, so these were some of the only pictures that turned out decently.

anywho:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/audianimustang.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/mangolurking.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/696kawasakishot.jpg

y probably the best that he got of ani:
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r171/shmooly/west%20coast%20washington%20Trip/audianihott.jpg