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What did you do with your H3 recently? NEW
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08H3
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Another road trip! Back to Gatlinburg and GSMNP. Had a good time, and as always had to stop at Krispy Kreme. Love them and the nearest ones to me are Detroit and Columbus, both about 200 miles away. Not going to admit I've made the drive before just to get a hot dozen! 
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did you do this yourself? Would you consider doing this as a service? Charge us $50 and we pay shipping? haha
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Parked in a parking garage. Yeah...I know ordinarily not that exciting, but every garage in downtown Cincinnati was 6' 8". Makes driving through in a 6'7" Hummer every bit as nerve wracking as the tightest trail you can find!
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Had to pass the yearly technical inspection this morning :dance and..............passed without any remark , go for another year Hummereace:
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That's a really neat pic. Thanks for sharing.
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Yeah man, that's a nice Hummer ID pic. Just perfect :click::clap:
cgalpha08
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Installed a license plate relocation bracket, since a Thorparts rear is on the way.
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I’m also getting ready for a Thorparts rear bumper. The Jeep trend locally is a spare delete kit with the license plate mounted to it. Beings how they don’t have them for the H3, I’ve started fabbing one today. I’ll post again when it’s done.
I’m still on the fence about how it looks without the spare but figure someone might want it if I end up going back. Thanks for posting where you got yours in your build. If I put the spare back I’ll definitely go for the same setup. I like the integrated brake light.
I’m still on the fence about how it looks without the spare but figure someone might want it if I end up going back. Thanks for posting where you got yours in your build. If I put the spare back I’ll definitely go for the same setup. I like the integrated brake light.
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I've never been a fan of the spare tire delete, perhaps because I've cut too many tires off road. I've probably swapped in the spare five or six times now. IIRC, a few members were using baking pans to do a simple delete and cover. However, that rear vent does serve a purpose and it would be ideal to see it still be effective even if covered up.
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If going to a swing out tire carrier I'd build a cover for the vent to keep it clean looking but still permit airflow through the vent.
Thinking about it, I think if I can ever get around to building a new rear bumper with a swingout I'll go with a split swingout so that I can be sure to clear the tongue jack on my car hauler. My 35" tire hits it now so I can't open the rear door all the way, and I don't think a single swingout would have enough clearance for the arm either.
Thinking about it, I think if I can ever get around to building a new rear bumper with a swingout I'll go with a split swingout so that I can be sure to clear the tongue jack on my car hauler. My 35" tire hits it now so I can't open the rear door all the way, and I don't think a single swingout would have enough clearance for the arm either.
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More Updates:
More updates on the built LS3 swap in my thread:
Installed an Improved Racing billet adaptor. This allows me to run engine oil from the block directly, to a oil cooler AND has it's own thermostat of 212 degrees F in the billet adaptor. Pretty cool. Ran it to a 10-row engine oil cooler and moved my biga$$ trans cooler to the rear like a few of you guys did recently.
New fan controller and fans on the 40k Tru-Cool in the rear. In-line thermostat turns on fans at 175 degrees. Keeps it 160-185 degrees.
And finally, how she sits now. Was able to put 500 miles on her and break the engine in. Removed the break-in oil and changed to it's for-life synthetic blend oil. Now that everything is done, we can move on to the final tuning process. Can't wait!
More updates on the built LS3 swap in my thread:
Installed an Improved Racing billet adaptor. This allows me to run engine oil from the block directly, to a oil cooler AND has it's own thermostat of 212 degrees F in the billet adaptor. Pretty cool. Ran it to a 10-row engine oil cooler and moved my biga$$ trans cooler to the rear like a few of you guys did recently.
New fan controller and fans on the 40k Tru-Cool in the rear. In-line thermostat turns on fans at 175 degrees. Keeps it 160-185 degrees.
And finally, how she sits now. Was able to put 500 miles on her and break the engine in. Removed the break-in oil and changed to it's for-life synthetic blend oil. Now that everything is done, we can move on to the final tuning process. Can't wait!
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H3Hummer
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for me , always prefer a spare at the back
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Gobi ladder and a rear Thor parts bumper installed.
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Looks really good! Do you have any more pics of the bracket you welded on? Also nice ADA sticker!
Looks really good! Do you have any more pics of the bracket you welded on? Also nice ADA sticker!
Thanks Acer4LO. Cardano has made me a lot of money this year.
Bracket is 1/4” wall 2” square tubing bolted to the bumper before installing the bumper and then tacked in place with 1/4” gussets, unbolted and removed bumper for full weld. Should be stronger than the passenger side.
I love how cleanly Thorparts stuff installs. So well engineered.
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Korby7,Thanks Acer4LO. Cardano has made me a lot of money this year.
Bracket is 1/4” wall 2” square tubing bolted to the bumper before installing the bumper and then tacked in place with 1/4” gussets, unbolted and removed bumper for full weld. Should be stronger than the passenger side.
I love how cleanly Thorparts stuff installs. So well engineered.
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For the placement, did you bolt it to the bumper first, then bolt the bumper on and then tack it into place to get the right placement?
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Looks great! Congrats
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Ok awesome, that's more or less what I was thinking of doing!
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