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Rollin Thick

02-13-2007, 04:19 AM

Hey Everyone,

I was on here before asking if anyone had seen H2 logo turn signals. A customer of mine bought a set and let me tell you they are crazy. Well I have to say the whole truck is crazy, but you decide!! Let me know what you think and if you want I bought a the Side indicators made so I have a few left if anyone wants a set PM me!!

Check out the MODS. I have list as many as I could remember:

*Smoothed out Chrome Bumpers
*Colour matched plastics
*Mesh inserts in the Grille
*Super Charged
*Headers
*Exhaust
*CAI
*Tuned
*Manik Side steps
*24in Dubs with 37in Mudders
*Manticore Chrome Trussets
*Chrome Trusset Knobs
*Chrome Roof Rails
*Chrome End Caps
*H2 side logos replaced with "3D indicators"
*Lambo doors
*LED Markers
*Chrome acsents every where on the exterior
*Suede Inserts in the seats
*Seat Massagers
*Custom cut Carpets
*Suede Wrapped dash
*Suede Headliner
*Chrome Pillar & Grab Handles
*Custom designed and Cut Chrome Grab handle on the Dash
*Colour Matched Interior Plastics (even the cargo area) all wrapped in 3M tape so you can use everything without sctaching it.
*Suede inserts on the doors
*Leather wrapped Door storage Cups
* Full size spare (24 w/37in mudder)
* Chrome Spare tire gate

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/AFrontH2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/aRearsideH2.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/AsideH2.jpg

My Shop with some of the whips we've done!!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/DSC01249.jpg

Inside My shop!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/DSC01237.jpg
The H2 "3D Indicator" lit up!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/IMG_0538.jpg

Unlit "3D Indicator"
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/IMG_0540.jpg

Custom dash grab handle
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/IMG_0527.jpg

Custom Interior
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/IMG_0529.jpg

Custom cut carpets
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/CustomFloormatswithInitials.jpg

Rollin Thick

02-13-2007, 04:20 AM

Custom Door Panels
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/H2Doorpanelscomingtogether.jpg

Suede Headline!
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/H2SuedeHeadlinerbeinginstalled.jpg

Suede Dash
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/Suedeandpaintedpanelsbeinginstalled.jpg

Exhaust and Smoothed rear bumper
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/IMG_0480.jpg

obzidian

02-13-2007, 04:45 AM

man, ya'll have some time invested in that truck! Im not a huge fan of suede since its kinda never uniform, but it still looks and feels cool.

Ok, got a few questions.

One, tire setup. Those look like 24's, but what about those tires. Also, the backspacing on the wheels, which im assuming are the DUB brand.

Two, those front turn signals. Those are the LED types, right? Are those smoked or white?

and finally, how in the hell did you get that h2 signal working? How much and where do i sign to get one?

nice truck!!

K9sH3

02-13-2007, 05:29 AM

WHY?

DRTYFN

02-13-2007, 05:40 AM

Not sure where that one-fiddy went. Maybe you're talking Canadian.:giggling:
Nice suede,though. Why didn't you swap out the steering wheel, the hex head screws on the dash, redo the entire seats and not just the centers and WTH did you do to the vent on the passenger' side?

MONSTERMATT

02-13-2007, 05:42 AM

THAT THING BLOWS:jump: :lame: :fdance:

tomp

02-13-2007, 06:17 AM

All that and not one single thing for off road added?

Rollin Thick

02-13-2007, 07:29 AM

Well for those of you who think this is lame "MONSTERMATT". Let me say this truck is a daily work vehicle. The owner runs constuction sites here in Canada and drives his $250K (yes CDN, LOL) vehicle on the sites. In ditches through mud holes etc. and of course the famous winter elements here. He just does it with much more comfort and style then most :D ! It beats on this truck so hard it is in having the tranny replaced for the 3rd time in 4 months. This time he is having a beefed up transfer case and tranny installed rather then going the warranty root. Oh ya, this is a 6 month old truck, BooYaa!!

tomp: Maybe I should point out this is a Hummer. It can pretty much do anything you want it to do off road bone stock. As well take a look at the 37in mudders on it. Those aren't your panzie street pavers!

DRTYFN: Well I wanted to do alot more stuff, such as what you had mentioned but in this case time was a concern. We built this in 3.5 week and delivered it to the customer. The pic that you are looking at there is of a premium A/C vent from Manticore. I wasn't finished installing the rest of the accessories on the interior when that pic was taken.

K9sH3: Because he has the $$$ that allow him to. I think if we all had limitless bank account we would do a whole lot more with our rides.

DRTYFN

02-13-2007, 07:40 AM

I still say you've grossly inflated the actual amount spent. And 3 1/2 weeks is a loooooong time to get a vehicle ready - UNLESS it's your 1st H2. Don't try to exaggerate things - be truthful & realistic. People here will appreciate it and you'll possibly earn some business. Not likely now, though.

RazM

02-13-2007, 08:24 AM

Did you by chance ever drive this up Kingston way? I had an H2 that looked identical to this (well, it was night time, but I remember the large rims, the clear rear roof lights, and the webbed roof rails) pass me on the 401, and one of the headlights wasn't working. I was in a grey H3 with 35's full dry mud.

frenzy1

02-13-2007, 11:25 AM

Wow ! that's way too much bling bling in my opinion !! And, the interior is too busy / too much ! I'd get a headache driving around in that. Looks like a whore house on wheels ... :D

frenzy1

02-13-2007, 11:26 AM

ps : and Lambo doors are for sportscars !! Not for trucks !

NewHummerGuy

02-13-2007, 03:02 PM

Not really. But it can do even less with 24" rims.

That is exactly what they are on 24" rims. They have no value off-road at all. If you are going to try and educate people, at least have some vague idea what you are talking about.

I'm envious, I wish I could tack on $30k worth of crap to truck and mark it by $120k. I'd be very happy.

Man Phil.....who pissed in your Wheaties????

Guess you are pissed the lift hasnt arrived yet:giggling: :giggling: :giggling:

Just playing with ya;)

Adam in CO

02-13-2007, 03:40 PM

Damn shame what they did to that truck. Damn shame.

NewHummerGuy

02-13-2007, 03:43 PM

No coffee yet ;)

I don't care much what people do to their vehicles, if someone wants to spend $150k to live their rapper wannabe lifestyle that's cool by me. But to say that 24" rim size tires are not "panzie street pavers" is just totally wrong, that is exactly what they are. Which is fine, there is just no need to pretend that they are something they are not.

No, you are 100% correct with that. 24" rims WILL NOT go offroad. I am thinking the guy was trying to just say the owner doesnt care about function and if he bust the wheels he will just buy another set.

Mo money than brains:beerchug:

Rollin Thick

02-13-2007, 03:48 PM

DRTYFN: Well let me explain where the $$ went & the time. To start off with every planstic piece on the interior and exterior except 3 has been sanded (detexturized) and colour matched or wrapped in suede. All the colour matched pcs were also treated with 3M tape. This is so they don't scratch when you use the truck as well when the truck is driving and the panels rub together. The original bumpers were smoothed out and Chromed. This is an enormous cost and very time consuming because since they are stamped pcs they warp when heated. This would distort the chrome, so you have to then smooth the bumper back out. Now when you look there is no tow hooks or winch reciever in the front. This was countless man hours. The back was the same way. The Passenger side grab handle on the dash was about $4500 to design and CNC. This is not a store bought pc. That took alot of fine tuning to get it to mate right to the dash without looking hack. Nobody we could find made an after maket pc to replace the factory handle there probably because of the level of difficulty. I thought it might have been because of the airbag but after checking with the dealer as to how the bag opens this was not the case. There is so much attn to detail on this truck it is crazy. The whole thing was sound deadened with dyno-mat. The TV's, the subs, the back up sensors, tinted LED taillights, train horn, etc. All I initially listed for MODS was the major things. We also did all the little things that almost every Hummer guy up here does.

Also regarding the $$$ keep in mind all the bolt-ons came from the US so we have exchange on it, duties, brokerage, the shop's tax and then the 15% goverment tax. So if this was done in the US the cost would have been probably around $85K USD.

And finally YES it was our 1st Hummer. Usually we work on the exotic sports cars and Bling them out. Does this Hummer have to much chrome, on the inside I agree (but do what the customer wants), on the outside I don't agree. I think the customer stopped just before going overboard.

RazM: No the truck has never been to Kingston. Since I don't own the truck the way I know is that the truck doen't have those webbed trussets (roof rail supports) on it. They are more conservative with plain round holes.

obzidian: The rims are 24in DUB Big Homie 8s and they have 15 offset. The tires are Kuhmo Road Venture MT KL71 37/14/24. You can check our when site www.esscustoms.com (http://www.esscustoms.com) for contact info. and call us for the 3D indicators. Ask for Dave!

NewHummerGuy

02-13-2007, 03:58 PM

Which is fine, if not a little odd. But the 24's actually make it less capable off-road, but so do the those exhaust tips and all that pretty chrome. Each to their own I guess.

:iagree:

MarineHawk

02-13-2007, 04:04 PM

I spent $0 on my interior, and I like it a whole lot better.

K9sH3

02-13-2007, 04:04 PM

K9sH3: Because he has the $$$ that allow him to. I think if we all had limitless bank account we would do a whole lot more with our rides.

I don't, but I have enough to do w/e I want and I still wouldn't, but thats why we have choices and likes and dislikes.

NewHummerGuy

02-13-2007, 04:22 PM

I spent $0 on my interior, and I like it a whole lot better.

I spent 20 bucks on some mud mats at Target:p

MarineHawk

02-13-2007, 04:57 PM

I spent 20 bucks on some mud mats at Target:p

Were they wrapped in suede?

CO Hummer

02-13-2007, 04:59 PM

I'd be happy to make a set of COH rock rails for this. I'd do it at a bargain basement Elcova discount too. $3800 + shipping.

NewHummerGuy

02-13-2007, 05:22 PM

Were they wrapped in suede?

Nope, but had these damn little pesky plastic clips that held them together. Those clips alone must have been 2-3 bucks.:clapping:

trashguy

02-13-2007, 05:24 PM

K9sH3

02-13-2007, 05:43 PM

OK, I will have to come to this guys defense a little bit, He does have talent in what he does and if I needed a H2 Limo he would be one of the people I would get a quote from.

So from that standpoint he has done good, and for a mall "look at me" cruiser, or as my kid calls it "Ghetto ride" it is ok. A few years to late, that scene is pretty much dead here unless youre building a show truck.

DRTYFN

02-13-2007, 05:43 PM

DRTYFN: Well let me explain where the $$ went & the time.
WhoTF do you think you're talking to? Do you think I and others here have never been around this stuff before? I have personally had Ferrari, Mercedes and BMW interiors upgraded before, so I'm well aware of what's involved. As for your outrageous lie about the passenger side grab handle costing $4500 to design and CNC - just stop it. I could have that thing made up for an absolute maximum design & manufacturing cost of well under $1K, maybe even 1/2 of that depending on the amount of time involved in polishing.
IMO, you're just another hack that has over-inflated prices and ego.

DRTYFN

02-13-2007, 05:47 PM

Also, the stupid dick in your shop that wrote in the dust on the clear plastic face of the dash with his finger probably ruined it. Nice going.:OWNED:
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a305/Rollinthick300/Suedeandpaintedpanelsbeinginstalled.jpg

CO Hummer

02-13-2007, 06:02 PM

I wonder if chrome bumpers would hold up well under heavy urination. ??

DRTYFN

02-13-2007, 06:13 PM

I wonder if chrome bumpers would hold up well under heavy urination. ??
I'm pretty sure my recent atomic asparagus wizz would have peeled the chrome right off.

wingnut2u

02-13-2007, 07:05 PM

First off let me start by saying that I am a dreaded blinger/urban warrior who terrorizes the mall parking lots and occasionally goes off-road. You can search my posts to see pics of my ride, but even I have to say that there is just way too much shieze (sh!t) going on in the interior of that ride. I will agree with you that the outside, even though it does not suit everyone?s taste, has been pushed to the limit of being over blinged, but it still looks nice.

As far as 3.5 weeks to do all of the install work, that sounds about right. People often do not realize how long it takes to do even all of the small projects, like swap out the hex bolts:giggling: . General rule of thumb, how ever long you think it should take, double it! There is a lot of coordination involved in doing a multiple projects like that and one setback can push everything back for days. If a part comes in a week late, that can really screw up the timing of the install. So ease up guys on the install time.

The price to me seems a little inflated, but then again, they aren?t doing all this work for free, time is money. I think that there was some good money made on this deal. That is not the installer?s fault, that is the owners fault for not negotiating better. Obviously the owner is not worried about cost and just gave these guys a blank check to build what the owner thinks is a baddass ride. Don?t dog the installer for the owner?s bad taste.

I think the install jobs looks good, in pics anyway. Not my personal style, but it looks nice.

You have to realize that the off-road guys on this site are very protective and territorial of this forum. When you come on here, especially as a noob, it is best to be humble, understated and honest. If you follow this advice, they will razz you but they will be respectful, for the most part;) . Do not make claims that a ghetto?d H2 is qualified as a rock climber because it ain?t. Them is fightin? words ?round here!:twak:

Rollin Thick

02-13-2007, 07:16 PM

K9sH3: Thanks for you comment. I agree we are alittle behind the US in terms of vehicle stylin'! The 22yr old kid who spent the money to do this wanted to show off a bit.

DRTYFN: I didn't reply to your comment in a dameening fashion in any way, nor did I or do I plan on have a verbal confict with you. I'm not sure where you are in the US but I can say prices for CNC work and Auto CAD designers very from place to place, along with everything else. As an example you can buy a new base H2 with lux option in the US for $59000 and Canada it is $75 000. Even with the exchange rate as converted by xe.com ($64 202.91 USD) we are paying over $5K more for the same H2 and that does not include our 15% plus tax on the vehicle. So maybe you can get one made for $1000 or half of that depending on Polishing costs there (our polishing doesn't even come near $500 BTW, but if you can save that much in polishing alone go ahead) I would like to see you do it. If you have owned a Ferrari and so on, surely you can afford to accept the challenge. Then there would be no more name calling. If you can, I would say Congratulations on your achievement. If you can't well then I would be happy knowing I was right.

trashguy: Actually these pix where taken before we had got the spare tire gate back from chroming.

CO Hummer

02-13-2007, 07:22 PM

but if you can save that much in polishing alone go ahead) I would like to see you do it. If you have owned a Ferrari and so on, surely you can afford to accept the challenge. Then there would be no more name calling.

hahahaha!

Rolling Chick,
Is this a like a "double-dog dare" or something? LOL. Boy oh boy, you'll be sorry when DRTY blings out his ride, just to prove you wrong! :rolleyes:

HummBob

02-13-2007, 07:22 PM

Hey....My 2 cents!!:D

I really don't care much for the interior. Never been a fan of suede (I'm too OCD)!! And even if I was, THAT is WAY OVERKILL!! I REALLY don't like that $4500 grab bar. If I saw it on eBay, I wouldn't bid $1 CDN for it!! Not sure of the point of the Custom Door Panels?? Kinda sticks out IN YOUR FACE like, without any inherent value!

As for the exterior, I't seems like the owner couldn't make up his mind. Kinda a bastard son of and off-road rig mixed with a street rig. MAKE UP YOUR MIND. If you are going to but 24's on it, it makes no sense to put off-road tires???? AIN'T GOING OFF ROAD!!!:mad:

And if you're putting 24's....LOWER IT!!! Looks alot better for a street rig IMO!!

If your gonna BLING, at least go Billet. It looks like the hood grill is that Putco ABS?? Same with the rear vents??? I think the owner went A LITTLE overboard on the extrerior from classy Bling to excessive Bling.

I spent $60,000CDN less on mine, and If they were both GIVEN to me, I'd take mine in a heartbeat.

Again, just MY OPINION!!!;)

Rollin Thick

02-13-2007, 07:26 PM

wingnut2u: Thank you for your post. I hope I didn't come across stating that this H2 has any kind of superior off road capabilities. I meant that the tires we put on the 24s have better capabilities for off road then the street tires I've seen most guy put on 24in rims. I also think they match the look of the truck better. An onver sized aggressive tire for an aggressive vehicle. So I would like to appologize if I sounded like I meant they made the truck an extreme off road vehicle. The normal street tires that ppl put on the over sized rims would not handle anything the owner throws at it. He would never move in some of the mud holes on the construction sites and that goes double for our snow up here. He would simply spin.

Thanks again wingnut2u, I appreciate your comments!

Rollin Thick

02-13-2007, 07:48 PM

HummBob: This guy drives his H2 all over the construction sites he runs so street tires just would not work for his application. He also leaves his rims on all winter. This is his full out work truck. I'll send you pix of how the truck looks after the winter from the places he drives it and how he beats on it. He has a Maserati he drives normally. He brought the H2 to us to make the interior look alittle better. He thought compared to his car & the price he paid for the truck the interior was alittle cheap looking. I replied he didn't spend the money for the interior he spent the money for the off road capabilities. I also agreed he went over board with the interior but there as some cool things he came up with like the seat massages. I had never intalled them before so it was kind of cool to try that.

CO Hummer: Rolling Chick....Hmmmm Should I even reply with something witty? Na, it's not worth it. :)

MONSTERMATT

02-13-2007, 07:54 PM

"ROLLIN-:lame: "

Motohead

02-13-2007, 08:09 PM

Although I think the brown suede looks kinda hideous (not the craftmanship, but the color and how busy it is inside), the outside is ok except for some of the overdone chrome IMHO. I actually like the look of the wheels, as long as he knows that he's not going real offraoding with it or he's going to destroy his rims.

I have to agree that $4500 for a handle is rediculous. Seems like the owner has more $$ than brains.

devilsfan

02-13-2007, 09:07 PM

Personal choice, I guess, but it looks like bad taste threw up all over a perfectly good stock H2.

Stacy

CO Hummer

02-13-2007, 09:48 PM

Personal choice, I guess, but it looks like bad taste threw up all over a perfectly good stock H2.

Stacy

For $150K, you could add more servant's quarters to your new house!

DennisAJC

02-13-2007, 10:03 PM

That's a waste of money MMK?

Bling is bad MMK?

http://southpark.org.ru/Img/characters/mk.jpg

KenP

02-13-2007, 10:48 PM

Not my style, but your sure put alot of effort into it. Congrats on it.

Where's the link to Taz's truck pics?:popcorn:

wingnut2u

02-13-2007, 11:01 PM

Rollin,

thanks for the post, this is the most interest and highest number of responses to a post in one day in recent memory.

It may not be be anybody's cup of tea but it sure did keep 'em interested.

I guess it shows you what $150k can do to an H2....forum that is.

:perfect10s:

CO Hummer

02-13-2007, 11:04 PM

this is the most interest and highest number of responses to a post in one day in recent memory.

Are you kidding me? I could list five pirate threads that had more one-day activity than this one. :D

DRTYFN

02-13-2007, 11:42 PM

NewHummerGuy

02-13-2007, 11:42 PM

Are you kidding me? I could list five pirate threads that had more one-day activity than this one. :D

yeah....

Anyone ever been to Florida:D

HummBob

02-14-2007, 12:03 AM

CO Hummer

02-14-2007, 12:05 AM

Don't get me wrong. I think you guys did a great job with the installs/fabrications and all, just think the owner doesn't have much taste. I think I recall you saying he was 22? Must be OLD MONEY. Usually when DADDY hands you stuff, you don't APPRECIATE things hence RUINING them!!

Oh Man. The kiss of death. When the bling-master disapproves you know you've outdone yourself. :eek:

HummBob

02-14-2007, 12:06 AM

Not my style, but your sure put alot of effort into it. Congrats on it.

Where's the link to Taz's truck pics?:popcorn:

Taz's pics!!

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/hummercustoms/ricks%20h2/night%20shots/?start=all

HummBob

02-14-2007, 12:07 AM

Oh Man. The kiss of death. When the bling-master disapproves you know you've outdone yourself. :eek:

CO, I'll take that (kinda) as a compliment!!!:D :D :D

CO Hummer

02-14-2007, 12:10 AM

CO, I'll take that (kinda) as a compliment!!!:D :D :D

Surely! Just like Boy George took it as a compliment when I told him how gay he was. :D

HummBob

02-14-2007, 12:17 AM

Surely! Just like Boy George took it as a compliment when I told him how gay he was. :D

Boy George is GAY!!!!???????;)

CO Hummer

02-14-2007, 12:19 AM

Boy George is GAY!!!!???????;)

And he's offering $56K for your bling-mobile!

HummBob

02-14-2007, 12:29 AM

And he's offering $56K for your bling-mobile!

USD, CDN or Euros??

K9sH3

02-14-2007, 12:29 AM

That's a waste of money MMK?

Bling is bad MMK?

http://southpark.org.ru/Img/characters/mk.jpg

:perfect10s:

HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

clasic!!

K9sH3

02-14-2007, 12:30 AM

yeah....

Anyone ever been to Florida:D

Well.......:giggling:

DRTYFN

02-14-2007, 01:32 AM

Surely! Just like Boy George took it as a compliment when I told him how gay he was. :D
Kettle, Pot. Pot, Kettle.:jump:

HummBob

02-14-2007, 01:34 AM

Kettle, Pot. Pot, Kettle.:jump:

:jump: :jump:

Motohead

02-14-2007, 05:04 AM

I have that same outfit...

CO Hummer

02-14-2007, 07:32 AM

I have that same outfit...

Really? Do you have this one?

Boss Hoss

02-14-2007, 06:48 PM

I think the exterior of the truck looks sweet with the exception of too much chrome. My personal opinion is chrome is good as long as it is tasteful and not on the truck just because its available. I would do away with the chrome bumpers and corners, and fake air vent covers first and foremost. I dont care for the interior at all, but hey i dont have to drive it.

I know a guy in my town running 24" mazzi hulk style rims with the same kuhmo m/t tires and he loves the tires(it looks SWEET!). He went from 22in rims with toyo/mt's to the 24in with the Kuhmos and says the road noise is significantly less with the Kuhmos. From all the claims about how great the Toyo M/T's are i find it hard to believe but very few are running the Kuhmos so he may be right. If i wanted to dump alot of money on rims/tires and didnt care about rock crawling i would probably running a similar setup. It may not be the best setup for crawling but it is still a very capable vehicle IMO.

DRTYFN

02-15-2007, 01:10 AM

Really? Do you have this one?
How about this get-up?

Htothe2

02-15-2007, 02:50 AM

I like it, i would just put a black grill on it and 20inch helo maxx8 with toyo mts.

ROX

02-15-2007, 04:29 AM

Which is fine, if not a little odd. But the 24's actually make it less capable off-road, but so do the those exhaust tips and all that pretty chrome. Each to their own I guess.Phil, I think we can agree that chrome doesn't make an H2 less capable off road. Big wheels, maybe, but not chrome itself. To each their own...;)

I think its unique, in a word.

CO Hummer

02-15-2007, 05:05 AM

Phil, I think we can agree that chrome doesn't make an H2 less capable off road. Big wheels, maybe, but not chrome itself. To each their own...;)

Well it does make it less capable when it hangs down like THAT!

DRTYFN

02-15-2007, 06:02 AM

Phil, I think we can agree that chrome doesn't make an H2 less capable off road. Big wheels, maybe, but not chrome itself. To each their own...;)

I think its unique, in a word.
Chrome absolutely hinders a vehicles off-roading abilities in that the driver is much less likely to do anything that might scratch the bling. Can you imagine the hissy fit the driver would throw if that front bumper got nicked?

frenzy1

02-15-2007, 07:37 AM

this is gettin' scary ! Think I'm gonna sell my hummer and buy this and change forums !!

http://gelaendewagen.at/images15/smart4fun/350_1.jpg

:jump: :D

up2something

02-15-2007, 02:36 PM

NewHummerGuy

02-15-2007, 03:13 PM

Motohead

02-16-2007, 09:18 AM

Really? Do you have this one?

Is it wrong that I'm getting aroused?!

The Juice

02-16-2007, 09:40 AM

Now that is what you call a work of art.

HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ

02-17-2007, 01:40 PM

Dragon and i tried to make sure even though we built the vehicle for show and sponsor's from light bulb's to Sikken's furnishing paint products with cost of tires and rims including the cost of rig and tax with a full Infinity sound system, 12" touchscreen system in center dash, & two tone leather seating from Katskin. You try to add shop time as we sanded by hand every bump off the exterior plastic so we could paint it. We did not use body filler to smooth out stuff we sanded it down. The truck had base coat and then all the colors of stripes painted no vinyl added, reverse cowl hood scoop and molded it in plus then look at rear and we smoothed the back out and put in Caddy tailights and removed rear vents and it was done with metal no tricks just a steady hand.

We then shaved the side markers and hid them under a ghost paint scheme bluish color where they are hidden in the day. What is such a big deal about shaving is in this case as we did it sparingly and left the character of the massive door buckets that we also have very small blue led's that come on when door unlock which looks way cool and we are planning on having all the underside LED's come on also. Shaving has become a real big deal out west and we chose to use it just a little to remove the two larger parts that stood out most which were the side markers and the rear vents. Led's will be hidden deep inside the A/C vents with just an glow coming out not counting all the Led's in the rest of the cabin. Even our Tsunami caps have blue led's that run up and down the corners. The amps have led's inserted into each end of the center translucent plastic so that the 2 led's one on each end of amp appear to be running towards each other. Dragon knows his stuff on a completely different level than other interior builders because he took the time to go to one of the top schools for auto system design and install because that part is so crucial one mistake and nothing lights up and it takes double the time to search for problem than it does to get it correct for the first time. So he excells there along with audio/video.

The rear sub enclosures were hand made and the new center console was made to go all the way back between the 4 captains and on the inside we hid the computer we built that runs all XM,DVD,CD, NAV etc. with blue led's and a clear H2 on each side so you can see the blue computer we built that also include a vent system with a cooling fan that puls fresh air inside to keep computer from getting hot. Dragon understands and plans these things in the design and I really have to give him credit as I would not have thought of cooling fan. We put the DVD/CDRW in the lid of the front console and CNC'd a mount that drive bolts to from inside and it is outside on front slope machined into it so it lays flush against the lid slope outside and says H2 on it. We added sound proofing that each section is heavy. We covered everything. I bet just from picking the stuff up we added another 200 to 300 lbs. to the rig it really made rig quiet inside, it is worth the gain in weight.
We went with smaller rims to allow bigger rubber and everything tucked up including the completely jet hot'd polish look exhaust headers all the way out the back the tips are up over axle and ends right where the factory did. The only thing we would need to do to go off road would be take off nerf boards add rock sliders. The clearance is the same as it was when i drove it off the lot.

We did take chrome off as many of the long time forum members will notice but, replaced with allot of new work that no one had done outside with the paint and reverse cowl hood. We really tried to get a good balance as at shows before we painted and did the big job people would come by and say it looks good like you could go off road but, still have bling. We just traded paint and exterior mods bling for chrome bling. I think we brought it close to being a sharp looking but, practical rig balanced out with just some chrome.

We begin next month the spring and summer tuning phase to put all the topend we can get to it in a mile trap. I can do that and immediately in the parking lot change supecharger pulley's reflash it with a tamed tune change fuel in rig and drive on 93 octane home or go on the trailer. My goal was to keep the rig so it could do many thing's even be converted to run 1/4 mile track's.

We added a little more bling inside and since we have black inserts in seat's i'm thinking of some black leather on door panel's that match the center seat leather grain. Nothing to dash as i do not like anything more than we did and since we did the center console in piano black we did parts of the dash in same color mixed with the factory wheat color but added a small amount of chrome.

To put a price on the rig would be tough as we did not keep up with man hours. I know everything sponsors gave was about $30,000. Rig with taxs and some more money i put in it that we kept some of it on project put my side of it to about $75,000. That would include some extra labor on body and paint to meet some deadlines that we brought in from outside the shop I paid. We stripped every ounce of factory paint off the rig which was stealth and had 2 paint jobs put on it till we got the second and one on it now that normally if someone drove up in an escalade or something of same size the labor and paint just one time would be a $25,000 paint job because the rig was stripped apart not tapped up and hidden. Some of You know what I mean but, Orangecrush could tell you how much time to R&R pieces not counting the work on each part after you took it off. So total price on the job could run between $115,000 to $130,000 maybe more and that is using pricing of sponsored furnished equipment that was free to the project. Let me tell You to take time and cut metal to cover the slots in sides on the doors and metal work on back took allot of time. We left none of the H2 indentations on side or on hood not anywhere.

Do not be surprised if in a year or so down the road you do not find a smoother line to the truck from factory. They are I think going to leave it
off-road tough but, move the appeal to the eye more towards the smoother lines as we have done it and that most like the new sleak look of lines and door slots gone etc.. Just a hunch but, I have a good reason for that hunch that GM/HUMMER is thinking about that just as they are going to smooth out the lines on the inside of the H2 first in 2008 with more engine choices.

When AM General first made the rigs they did so with their philosophy in mind. Rugged like the H1 give the buyer another choice with lower price and build a bigger customer base. Now GM thinks differently. Look at the Silverados 2007 compared to even my 1999 silverado and my truck as far as looks inside and out looks like it came from stone age even though it is kept sharp looking. GM is trying hard to raise the comfort and please the eye and make it tough. Not a bad plan really.

I have not meant to doing anything to counter or support the $150,000 job but, We figure if a man will bring us a rig and $50,000 we can most likely deliver a very nice rig and unless he picks what will be a allot of hand built stuff with some bolt on chrome or whatever it could. We could take the same money and build an otragiuos off-road H2 and still improve interior comfort more as well as whatever outside as far as lifts and road armour bumpers or order from Drty or Neil whoevers heavy bumpers and winches you wanted.

But on my rig there was an unreal amount of hand labor put on that truck and it could have cost as high as $150,000 but, it is not worth that to anyone else so therefore it is only worth what someone would pay for it. maybe $60,000 to $80,000, I do not know.

Thanks to so many of you who have looked at Our work and i have never had a person say that they did not like it. It may not be what they would drive but, all have appreciated the pushing of the envelope we try to do yet
functionally wise kept the rig to where with an hours time it could be converted to off-road in Moab. Before the truck ever leaves my hands or I just retire it from show and some speed runs i would like to make this dust thirsty puppy is going to be driven to Moab with Dragon and i in it to spend a week or however long the group from the forum stays and hits the trails. The Mall Queen has got to go off with her buddies and get scratched dinged or whatever and really earn her stripes for doing everything i have asked of her to my setup for pleasure to show setup to speed runs and back to her roots off-roading.

Thank You for all the kind and encouraging PM's and emails. You all know who You are. Hopefully maybe even as early as 2008 I will be done with sponsors and showing the Mall Queen and then we hit Moab that year or next if trip is skipped that year. I will show up with stick on paint protector skin, I'm not going out to purposely harm My girl. I will ask advice as to what rims and tires as well of ther things that would be helpful to have the girl ready for fun.

Thanks TAZ

Taz's pics!!

http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y269/hummercustoms/ricks%20h2/night%20shots/?start=all

DRTYFN

02-17-2007, 05:55 PM

Thats why this forum sucks ! Your all dicks , and think you know it all.....someone comes on to plug something and you all attack .....:lame:
im glad i have life that doesn't envolve wanking off and cutting people up...
its one thing to post your opinion, but to cut someone up for having a much sexy ride then you.... that so :lame:
People that try to bullsh*t others about things don't do very well here - and you were definitely bullsh*tting. Not only that, but you ruined an H2 by turning into a mall-running hip hop ghetto mobile and then tried to tell us how it's an "extreme off road vehicle" because it has an aggressive tread pattern on a wheel & tire combination that actually lessened its off-roading capabilities.

Rollin Thick

02-19-2007, 04:53 AM

DRTYFN: Well I would like you to pls point out where I said it was an "extreme off road vehicle". I never said anything of the sort. Unless in your wisdom you are reading to much into my posting. Oh might DRTYFN! Maybe you need to read my posts over. As well you need to check yourself when accusing people of lying when you don't have any proof. **** More importantly I gave you an option to prove me wrong but I guess you just don't have the B***s to do so. You only have the mouth to blab and accuse.****

HUMMERcustoms.com/TAZ: I have to say the truck looks fantastic. I agree the work you did was crazy! I love the back and the paint. We did the same thing regarding the plastics, hand sanded everything. We actually hand sanded all the textured plastic on the outside and the inside of the vehicle. Alot of the labour when into this. There was also alot of time spent R&Ring everything as you said. Even though we didn't paint the truck what we did, we still had to remove almost everything inside and outside the truck. It was funny because it almost looked like a stolen recovery we seen at an auction here a few weeks prior to the project. There was a few one off pieces that we made for the truck, which we posted in this same thread. They were a bit time consuming over all we had the biggest trouble getting the pass. side grab handle on the dash to sit perfectly with the plastic. There was a fair bit of trial and error there. The bumpers were also to tremendous amount of work. As you would know because they are stamped pieces as soon as you weld on them it relieves some of the tension and you get warping and so on. To be able to chrome them they had to be filled and smoothed with medal or the chrome would come out like crap. All of the bolts in the bumper and skid plate were also chomed, which was simple. Any ways in closing I think your rig is crazy and I hope you do well with it at the shows.

wpage

02-21-2007, 01:52 PM

With the current exchange rate. What have you?:o

Powerfiend

03-01-2007, 10:38 PM

:D What the hell is colour?

Mr. I - Man

03-01-2007, 11:01 PM

I'm confused, what the hell does Rollin Thick mean is this some kind of new Canadian Ebonic lexicon? Obviously you are not talking about your tire and wheel combo because it looks like you are Rollin Thin (am I hip now?) on Wagon Wheels and Rubber bands or does Rollin Thick mean some kind of mobilty maneuver for the obese? And I don't get the purpose of the Lambo doors on a truck? Do explain or should I say "Hit me up wit da 411 dawg".:D

Albie

03-07-2007, 06:09 AM

i think for a buck 50 i would have dropped a duramax in it and rented Pam Anderson for the night....:jump:

Mr. I - Man

03-07-2007, 06:18 PM

i think for a buck 50 i would have dropped a duramax in it and rented Pam Anderson for the night....:jump:
:iagree: X 2

DRTYFN

04-08-2007, 06:56 PM

obzidian

04-13-2007, 06:47 PM

its understandable that some of the die-hard off-road guys see a h2 with non-off road equipement and tear it up verbally. However, its not a jeep with "ok" interior... the h2 has, imo, the best of both worlds. It can off-road, clearly evident in this forum, and it also luxurious when cruising. I cannot say how much i love the interior in my h2 over my cts-v i had prior to this. Seriously, that caddy interior was horrible.

I feel that since this truck can do both equal well, that it brings two different types of people together that will always clash. Purists versus pimpist'!

Can this truck off-road like some of the other trucks here... not with that tire/wheel set. However, swap them out for stockers on 37's and be assured that it will be the pimpist h2 crawling or hitting the mud.

I like the tire choice over some of the others on 24's. Would i do something like this, sure, but i would have a set of 37/13.5's on black powdercoated stockers ready to hit tellico!! Also, i understand the pro-athelete's and rappers have given the image that hummers are for chroming, not off-roading. But that is just one side of the puzzle as most on here have proven with video's and such. Let the non=owner h2 haters talk, i dont give a sh!t! I know what this truck can do. And that is both look good and off-road good. We should be all proud of that, not maybe trucks have good street manners/cred and back it up on the trails.

csxmoose

02-23-2008, 11:20 AM

kjh_sweden_H3

02-23-2008, 07:32 PM

@ 5:12 AM i come across this thread and i damn near pissed myself readin this sh*t!!!

:jump:

and as for the hideous remains of that poor, poor h2, it would have been cheaper and more fun to roll that truck over and over again down the side of the "lions back" if you really wanted to destroy an h2...

it doesn't take $150k or that much suede to get the job done.

and btw, if i paid $4500 for a handle and it didn't fit, it would be lodged securely up someones ass until i got a refund!
:jump: :jump:
what can $150k do for a truck that a match and some gasoline can't
:jump: :jump:

YEAH! Why can?t we just shoot the poor guy with that black/chrome truck!
As we all know it?s strictly forbidden to own a HUMMER if it has chrome on it, AND also god forgive us, chrome wheels!!:notallthere:

...and,o yeah! I?ve got an idea! I think Adventure-package should be nothing but a spraycan of black paint, because it?s proven that if you paint the chrome - the offroad capability increases A LOT!:notallthere:

Good Luck

Mr. I - Man

02-23-2008, 07:57 PM

Swedes are GHEY Buttpirates AARRR!:fdance: :fdance: :fdance:

lonePalm

02-26-2008, 10:24 PM

I hear Elvis's song in the background.......In the Ghetto.:dancingbanana:

kjh_sweden_H3

02-27-2008, 12:37 PM

Swedes are GHEY Buttpirates AARRR!:fdance: :fdance: :fdance:

How sweet!
Defense like a five year old:OWNED:

I love the guys on this forum! What? I really do....

SnakeH2

02-27-2008, 12:46 PM

Swedes are GHEY Buttpirates AARRR!:fdance: :fdance: :fdance:

I agree, as I am five years old.

:raar:

Mr. I - Man

02-27-2008, 05:24 PM

How sweet!
Defense like a five year old:OWNED:

I love the guys on this forum! What? I really do....

Not a defense just the truth about a country that has same sex marriage and harbors terrorists. Shouldn't you be on the Volvo forum or something!

Rico001

02-28-2008, 03:56 AM

So I think while the truck is different from what I would want it is a great looking truck.
The H2 side maker turn signals are great and you said to PM you
about getting a set (I did, no reply back) if you have any left let me know I
might want to buy some. Thanks
~Richard

Mr. I - Man

02-29-2008, 08:51 PM

Haha, what can u say:cool:
Yeah, why dont ya?ll come her dicks so I can arrange ONE BIG gheywedding for ya?ll! That would be SOOOOO SWEET! and I can be the flower girl!

We have buttholes here too, so you can take your pink butt plugs with ya :giggling: and come here and play in my dirt tunnel

and, Yes! I?m on the Volvo-forum also! ...and those people are way way more feminine than the aggressive majority here:confused:

The strange thing is, when I call guys in US for the phone sex and order Ghey porn, and talk to people over there, I get the impression that US-people are really assfriendly persons!!! You straight dicks make no sense to me? SHAME ON YOU!

Fissed!:D :D

kjh_sweden_H3

06-25-2008, 10:55 PM

Fissed!:D :D

Hahaha!!! Did I wrote that??? Ok, can?t even remember what it was all about???
F*ck it anyway..... Fun reading though,even if it was a little bit GHEY,haha!

//KJH

finbox

06-28-2008, 03:27 AM

could of bought a full armored/bullet proof one for that much $

It would be WAY cooler

I will not call it Gay, because I hate to say it, a gay guy would have at least coordinated the colors and textures way better than that hack job

that headliner looks like a pack of Chihuahuas drug their ass's all over it