06 H3's Squeakin H3 Build

[4speedfunk]

Love the burb!

 

[Big2dabank]

X2 on the burb, love seeing those modified.


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[06 H3]

It's a badass Burban he wants to do more. He just started the build. He wants to keep it clean but needs to get his ZJ up and running, has a hole in the engine block that thing beat to ****! Not a straight panel on it

 

[06 H3]

What it looks like under a SAS H3

 

[3Hummers]

Looks dirty.

 

[cgalpha08]

Chris, you think about throwing a skid under there at all to protect some of those vital things lol

 

[06 H3]

T case is already skided up as well as the gas tank. Since the SAS I lost skids for the trans and oil pan. I need to make them still. I also need to make a small plate to Cover the hoses/lines off the Thor parts bumper.

 

[JPaul]

I like where you have those rock lights mounted. What does it look like lit up in the dark?

 

[06 H3]

I was trying to hold off till it was painted and finished but I'm too excited not to share. this weekend I pulled out my tube bender that sat in a box for quite some time. I also just purchased a harbor freight tube notcher. My buddy and I bent, notched, welded this together. I originally had the LED lights centered off the winch as it looked much more pleasing to the eye but since the winch ends are different lengths it wasn't evenly spaced compared to the bumper. Now with the brush guard done I will align the driver side light over. All that's left is take it off weld the spots I couldn't reach on the truck, move the light over and paint

 

[Fish]

Looks angry, with a hint of Darth Vader. I like it :thumbs:

 

[Panzer07]

Nice, beat should be the tube doors.


Torres

 

[06 H3]

Thanks, that will be soon. I want to start some armor. I don't plan to go overboard and stick tube everywhere I can fit it. Subtle armor as I don't want this thing tipping in at 10k on the scales lol

 

[3Hummers]

No mega beast H3 huh?

 

[06 H3]

Lol the lighter it is the more beastly it will be on the trails.

 

[4speedfunk]

How bout a side view?

 

[06 H3]

Side view for 4speed and another pic as its finished

 

[Bigunit]

Nice work Chris. I do see a resemblance to Snidely Whiplash.

 

[Clwnshu99]

That looks sick! Well done!

 

[06 H3]

Thanks clwnshu and thanks Luis, lol want it to look a little evil

 

[scoreh3]

Very nice job .

 

[Bananatank]

Dude that looks sick


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[Scarsman]

Nice job! That looks great!

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[06 H3]

A little update on squeaky, I am now around 148k miles which means I have hit 20,000 miles on the solid axle swap and 11,000 on the V8 swap. Its crazy to think I have put 11k on the new motor since May!

Other then driving it everyday and wheeling it modification wise I have not done much lately. I picked up a bigger compressor because my little pep boy special compressor takes forever to air up 37s. With the new one I figure I can air up three tires in the time it takes the little one to do one. I also picked up a snatch block for my winch. Replaced my wiring harness/box for the winch under warranty, not sure why it crapped out but it was intermittently working.

Also I had my fill with the gas tank skid. It was beat to ****. It wouldn't line up for all the bolts to go in. The bolts also got snagged on a rock the night I broke my rear axle shaft on sledgehammer so I called up Zach and got a new OEM replacement that I had plated with steel. I went this route because it was easier then building one from scratch. Here's a video

[video=youtube;rL0Bwi2-gOs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL0Bwi2-gOs[/video]

On top of that instead of using the little bolts that came stock, I drilled out the threaded holes in the crossmember and used these cool ruffstuff threaded inserts.

http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/R1746.html







Now I have my reinforced gas tank skid with larger bolts that can hopefully take more abuse and with the little plates in front of the bolts it should protect them better as well.

Other then that I am in the process of getting an Eaton HO72 rear end. The Eaton HO72 is a full float housing and the axle that was used before the 14 bolt. It does share a lot with the 14 bolt, axle shafts, disc brake kits and auto lockers are all interchangeable. There is argument that this axle is stronger then the 14 bolt with its load bolt design which the 14 bolt doesnt have and 3rd pinion bearing like the 14 bolt. Lastly it has a removable 3rd member like toyota axles and the ford 9in! There are cheap and theres a 24 page thread on pirate and the average post is, I threw this axle in for 300 bucks ran it on 44in boggers, 500 horsepower for 11 years and it never broke. They are to stupid to break. I have my ABS ideas and initially I will run a detroit or grizzly locker and if I dont like it I will put in a 14 bolt ARB, they can be modified to work with the eaton.

The 10 bolt has been a GREAT axle and time and time again with countless abuse it held up with much of my surprise, since I broke a stock shaft I need chromoly shafts. I can get them made but i need to send a stock one because the H3 doesnt share 10 bolt shafts with anyone else (different lengths) and I need the neck downs to be the same so the tone ring can slide on. OEM shafts are 300+ bucks plus shipping it and chromo shafts being made its not worth it. After I pull the 10 bolt I will pull the shaft and get dimensions if others want chromoly shafts made.

 

[jakesz28]

Wow, you have been busy since I checked in here. Even a motor swap..... I have to read about that one.

I ran theTrxus MT before and those are some good bitting tires. Wish I had bought them again, had them on my old 91 truck.

 

[06 H3]

Hey jakesz28! Hope all is well. Haven't seen you in a while. still have the H3?

Yea swapped in the V8 after my I5 decided to blow up