H1 Hummer project

[Darcy]

So i ended up buying this 2001 hummer h1 soft top off a gentleman up north in need of lots of loving

it originally was silver than painted twice with spraybomb black poor truck !!!

so i stripped the paint with a hotsy 5000 psi steam power washer CATS ASS !!

ordered all new springs , tie rods , radius rods , ball joints etc etc

she runs great

got some new rims and rubber for it

going to be repainted satin black

probly start playing with engi <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... lleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rolleyes:' /> ne too if it blows duramax time

also looking for miscelaneous parts such as black head rest , tonnau cover , canvas cover for the roof

[donnie]

your washer blew the paint off? wow



Did you get run flats? I dont see a spare or do you just not carry a spare?



look forward to seeing more.

[dwaxman1]

is that a jeep mirror..

[Hesh]

Nice project youve got going there. The engine should be ok being an '01 for the #8 issue. Cant wait to see the satin black after! Post up progress pics <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ght_on.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':right_on:' />

[dwaxman1]

Darcy took me for a Rip in this truck on Sunday.. needs some TLC but there is nothing like driving around with the rag off on a Sunny beautiful day... my mind is made up.. I NEED a Rag top and Darcy needs to fix it up

[CdnH1]

Nice ride, lookin forward to seeing a photo of the finished project.

[Darcy]

had the truck up at line-x coatings today to talk about coating the entire truck <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ght_on.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':right_on:' /> <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ght_on.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':right_on:' /> <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ght_on.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':right_on:' />

So i think satin black is out and line-x coating the whole truck is in theres a few pics of vehicles done i think its going to turn out great especially off roading no more scratches and be more resistant to dents

[Hesh]

Only problem that I see with Line-X'ing a truck, is it drastically hurts the resale value. Granted, a matte/satin likely would too, but not as deeply.



Either way, I love it if its meant for the trails, and support and look forward to it, but keep this in mind if turn-over is a consideration down the road.

[Darcy]

you can look at it from both sides of the coin

keeping it dead nuts original is way expensive and hard to do and ya sure you migth get a good buck down the road if you street queen the truck



i allready built one with a cummins all custom racks that originally was a gas engine OUCH!! whick was worthless and is now probly worth something



I kinda have a warped train of thougth sometimes it would probly cost me a good 5k plus to have painted back to original

or line-x it which is guaranteed for life keep in mind !! and be able to offroad and be more resistant to scratches dents and of course corrosion of any sort and pay half that to me this would be an upward move

So i guess to some your rigth keeping it original and prestine shape you be better down the road selling it YES

But for some , we like to enjoy the reason they where built to offroad the truck !! learn how to drive them , repair them etc

[s0ulst3al3r]

When my rig gets so scratched up and needs new paint , I may do the line x on mine also...Im just curious and this may seem like a dumb question but will the line x add alot of weight to the truck?