ReconH3 Build Thread v2.0

[ReconH3]

I got mine on Amazon. The manufacturer is Bracketron and it screws right into the Panavise bracket. It's not a specific iPhone one. It's a generic one that you can adjust to just about any phone or GPS.


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[chad]

Well i finally got to see this thing in person!!!!!!! Man what a truck!!! I was very impressed with the quality of everything! It looks completely as if gm did it straight from the factory!!! Gave me the bug to work on mine even harder now and lots of ideas. Thanks for taking the time to meet up and letting me see that thing!!

 

[Mb30sdl]

pen:

 

[Renagade132]

You have an amazing vehicle brother!

 

[spillKill]

hey Al just wondering what kind of side markers are those?

 

[ReconH3]

hey Al just wondering what kind of side markers are those?

The ones on the sides are Grote mil spec markers. The front ones on the grill are LED ones. I don't recall the brand because it was such a long time ago that I got them.


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[ReconH3]

Slowly getting back into doing some things in my rig. I have had a DefenderWorx hood vent color matched. I had it done last year but haven't had the time to reassemble it. Finally put it back together. Next I'll start cutting holes in the hood so as to make it fully functional. This will help with under hood heat. Might even add some small electric fans as extractors. This has been one of my back burner projects that is finally becoming a reality.


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[3Hummers]

Your truck is a project that I don't think any of the rest of us could have completed with a handful of lifetimes.

 

[ReconH3]

Definitely takes some serious patience and dedication.



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[Ed's06h3]

Your truck is a project that I don't think any of the rest of us could have completed with a handful of lifetimes.

X2.. It is the BEST H3 build out there.. it's an awesome rig:thumbs:

 

[mantracker]

Can't wait to see the hood vent installed and functional.

 

[ReconH3]

DefenderWorx hood vent finally installed! Took 4 hours to remove the glued on factory one. Next step is to cut out the holes in the hood to make it functional. Then I need to locate some PC fans as extractors that will fit. I already have a thermal switch to activate them when temps reach 190.



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[benlaud87]

Do you have the rigid duallys on the front because most of your fogs get blocked out by the brush guard? Or just in addition to? I have the problem of my fog lights getting cut in about half because of the brush guard. I have the search and rescue which is just about the same

 

[ReconH3]

The RI Duallys are IR for night vision.

I solved fog light problem you mentioned by redirecting them down and out.


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[RamRod]

Do you have anything covering the holes you cut into the hood to keep debris out?

If not I would looking into getting a sheet of this:

http://www.frogzskin.com/index.php?...ducts_id=158&zenid=1a6nddh4m0ev1ac16m6fsud0f2

Its a hydrophobic material that lets tonnes of air to pass but snow and water is kept out!

just a thought!

 

[ReconH3]

Mosquito mesh. Haven't cut holes yet. That's the next step, but I do already have the mosquito mesh. I use it for anti-reflection on lights and windows.


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[spillKill]

wow looks real good Al! im curious to see how your going to do the fans!

 

[ReconH3]

I'll do it in steps. Once I make the holes and I can see how much clearance I have. That will determine the size of the fans.


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[ReconH3]

Started by drilling holes to mark off the dimensions of the cut outs. This makes it easier to cut them from above with the hood closed. The holes also make it so there are nice curves between the straight cuts.

Here's the top view of the cut outs. You can see the horrendous glue GM uses to fix the fake hood vent.

Inside view. Now to reinstall the hood vent and get some measurements for the extractor fans.


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[3Hummers]

Just keeps getting better. When are you going to make it out to Moab with us?

 

[ReconH3]

Who knows. I'm the first that's dying to come out.


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[mantracker]

Do you really need fans, since heat rises and the directional louvers would pull the heat out when the vehicle is in motion?

 

[ReconH3]

Do you really need fans, since heat rises and the directional louvers would pull the heat out when the vehicle is in motion?

The heat problem occurs when one is doing extreme 4x4, where speeds are in the single digits. It would make all the difference in helping keep engine compartment heat under control.


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[ReconH3]

Camo wrapped my Firestick.


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[ReconH3]

I've been able to actually get some stuff done on my truck lately. A while back I got some special order Rigid Industries Duallys in Infra Red instead of regular white light. I got them from Tim at Expedition Hardware over a year ago. I put them on my brush guard, but never had the time to actually wire them up. I finally go to do it today, and tonight I got to test them out with a Gen3 PVS14.

This is what you see with the naked eye, with everything off.

This is what you see with the NVGs and no IR lights. The intensity was turned down intentionally since it was a bright night out, and so you can appreciate more the difference. You can actually see quite a bit more if you turn up the intensity.

This is what you see with the NVGs and the IR lights on.

This is what you see with the naked eye and the IR lights on.


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