Hello all! This is my build thread for my 2006 Hummer H3 base model. So to start off I tell you a little about how I got into the Overlanding community. It originally started with my little brother recommending a youtube series to watch and it happened to be the Expedition Overland guys and their Alaska/Yukon trip. My Brother and I were instantly hooked and have been prepping for our first Overlanding trip. We'll save that for a different thread.
Now on to the build. I bought the rig in early 2014 as my first car, I had been looking around at 4runners and Tacos but I ultimatly decided on the Hummer because 1) I had experience with the vehicle because my dad had a 06 H3 Adventure when I was younger and 2) It was unique and you don't see a lot of them out there on the trails.
This was the truck as I got it from the dealer, with really small tires. For me the first order of business was to get larger tires and level the truck. Now unannounced to me my parents took my truck under the guise of a recall and got me new tires and a level for graduation my senior year which made the truck look much better and something I was very grateful for them doing.
The tires are 35" ProComp Xtream A/T s, overall they are a fair tire with good traction and off-road performance. That summer my family and I took a trip up to Leadville Colorado for a week of wheeling and fly fishing.
The Raptor is my Dads current rig and it is a beast of an off-road vehicle!
Poser rock pic
To say the least, that trip taught me quite a bit about how to pick your lines, tire placement and how valuable a spotter can be on rocky sections of the trail.
After the trip, I knew that I needed better shocks to help handle the rougher trails and add safety to on-road driving as well, so I went and bought a set of Bilstein 5100 shocks for all four corners of the truck.
And I added some rear tail light guards
As I continued to add to the list of things I wanted to do to the rig, the first and for most was adding a little bit of power to the 3.5L inline five cylinder. So I added a cold air intake and a performance filter.
The filter was from Green Filter USA and the intake was from Air Doc, who specializes in Hummer products.
While I was under the hood I also added an ARB Diff Breather kit that I had gotten and hadn't had the chance to install along with a Cobra CB radio.
So far that's what I've added to the rig. Up next on the chopping block is putting on an ARB Bull Bar with a Super Winch 9500lb Synthetic line terminating with a factor 55 Flat link, adding a rear ARB locker and compressor and stronger tie rods. This rig still has a bunch of mods to go and many more trail miles yet to be seen.
Now on to the build. I bought the rig in early 2014 as my first car, I had been looking around at 4runners and Tacos but I ultimatly decided on the Hummer because 1) I had experience with the vehicle because my dad had a 06 H3 Adventure when I was younger and 2) It was unique and you don't see a lot of them out there on the trails.
This was the truck as I got it from the dealer, with really small tires. For me the first order of business was to get larger tires and level the truck. Now unannounced to me my parents took my truck under the guise of a recall and got me new tires and a level for graduation my senior year which made the truck look much better and something I was very grateful for them doing.
The tires are 35" ProComp Xtream A/T s, overall they are a fair tire with good traction and off-road performance. That summer my family and I took a trip up to Leadville Colorado for a week of wheeling and fly fishing.
The Raptor is my Dads current rig and it is a beast of an off-road vehicle!
Poser rock pic
To say the least, that trip taught me quite a bit about how to pick your lines, tire placement and how valuable a spotter can be on rocky sections of the trail.
After the trip, I knew that I needed better shocks to help handle the rougher trails and add safety to on-road driving as well, so I went and bought a set of Bilstein 5100 shocks for all four corners of the truck.
And I added some rear tail light guards
As I continued to add to the list of things I wanted to do to the rig, the first and for most was adding a little bit of power to the 3.5L inline five cylinder. So I added a cold air intake and a performance filter.
The filter was from Green Filter USA and the intake was from Air Doc, who specializes in Hummer products.
While I was under the hood I also added an ARB Diff Breather kit that I had gotten and hadn't had the chance to install along with a Cobra CB radio.
So far that's what I've added to the rig. Up next on the chopping block is putting on an ARB Bull Bar with a Super Winch 9500lb Synthetic line terminating with a factor 55 Flat link, adding a rear ARB locker and compressor and stronger tie rods. This rig still has a bunch of mods to go and many more trail miles yet to be seen.
