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$3200 h3!!??

RamRod

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I just cam across a local H3 for $3,200 with the following:

155,000 miles
i5
Adventure package (has a 285/75/16 sticker in the door jam at least)
Cloth interior
Auto.. with a dead tranny (reason its so cheap).


I am very tempted to go take a look.... might be a perfect candidate for a cummins 2.5l turbo crate engine swap with a SAS (low like the Aussie one) and a manual transfer case like ATVspeed has done on one of their H3's.... basically make it like it should have come from the factory.


What do you all think?

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Acer4LO

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Looks like the windshield has some huge cracks. Nice find though. I think you have a lot of negotiating leverage when you're looking for a truck like this. You might be able to offer a lower price than asking since this is a hard sell.
 
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That's a steal. Perfect project piece. How much more rust is there? Back doors show obvious signs but maybe limited.
 
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rascole said:
That's a steal. Perfect project piece. How much more rust is there? Back doors show obvious signs but maybe limited.
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Yeah it looks like those doors have seen some road salt in their day! I will have to see it in person to figure out the extent of the rust.
 
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Acer4LO said:
Looks like the windshield has some huge cracks. Nice find though. I think you have a lot of negotiating leverage when you're looking for a truck like this. You might be able to offer a lower price than asking since this is a hard sell.
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Not sure about Ilinois, but where this truck is located cracked windshields is a fact of life, we have to salt & sand our roads for 6-8 months of the year and it just punishes cars.

there is an '06 in a local wrecking yard that I am pulling parts from next week, might just see how much I can get the trans for... it's also an auto if I remember right..
 
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For those that are not familiar here are some specs of the Cummins I mentioned earlier:
R2.8 Turbo Diesel Specs


  • Displacement: 2.8 L (171 cu in)
  • Bore: 94 mm (3.70 in)
  • Cylinders: 4
  • Stroke: 100 mm (3.94 in)
  • Aspiration: Turbocharged & Aftercooled
  • Compression Ratio: 16.9:1
  • Torque: 267 lb-ft @1500-3000 RPM*
  • Fuel System: Bosch Electronic
  • Horsepower: 161 hp @ 3600*
  • Engine Weight: 503 lbs
  • Dimensions: 28.3 in (H) x 25 in (W) x 25.1 in (D)

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Alpha X said:
How does this compare with the 2.8L Duramax in a late model Colorado? Any advantage to using that Duramax and being able to use Colorado parts/harnesses, etc?
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What's nice about this Cummins crate motor is that it comes with everything you need for it to run out of the box, ecm, harness, electronic accelerator petal, OBD2 diagnostic port the whole works.

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the_real_hacksaw said:
161hp is pretty anemic for that truck. It’s awfully heavy. Stock 3.7 is 242/242


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Yeah that's something I was wondering about, but it does have some good torque numbers out of the box & knowing the diesel after market there will be kits available before long that will more then double the HP and torque I am sure.

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Acer4LO

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RamRod said:
Not sure about Ilinois, but where this truck is located cracked windshields is a fact of life, we have to salt & sand our roads for 6-8 months of the year and it just punishes cars.

there is an '06 in a local wrecking yard that I am pulling parts from next week, might just see how much I can get the trans for... it's also an auto if I remember right..
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Wow did not know that was a common thing out there. Haven't had any vehicles or know anyone that has a cracked windshield because of the weather. Out here in IL we get 1 or 2 days of heavy snow which gets cleared up quick then the snow stops for a week or two. The salt is bad out here (vehicles turn white) but not that bad lol.
 
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Could easily make some money back off that just in parting stuff you don't need on ebay. Gut it and make an off road only toy out of it.
I don't really get the obsession with putting a diesel in everything, other than the because I can thing. An LS swap is much simpler, parts are cheaper, and has more than enough grunt to scatter parts all over the place.
 
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Well the sand we put down doesn't always get filtered enough and we get these small rocks and the car upfront of you will kick it up on the highway, chip your windshield then with heating and cooling eventually it just shoots across and cracks.... often when it's really cold and you turn defrost on too high and there is a big temp variation

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