SEMA 2008 Preview: Hummer H3T Weekend Warrior

The all-new 2009 Hummer H3T is getting the full OEM and aftermarket up-fit treatment for SEMA. The hard part was selecting which kit to add to the H3T from the 82 genuine GM parts and 14 third-party suppliers available to transform Hummer's new pickup into an H3T Weekend Warrior.

The donor platform is a 5.3-liter, V-8-powered H3T Alpha, rated at 300 horsepower and 320 pounds-feet of torque. Hummer's engineers replaced the stock cylinder heads with heads from a Corvette's 6.0-liter LS2 V-8, plus they added a higher-lift camshaft to gain 70 more horses from the motor.

The factory wheels have been swapped for seven-spoke 20-inch rims and 35-inch-tall BF Goodrich Baja T/A tires. Rod Hall Racing is supplying 2-inch diameter piggyback reservoir shocks, and Light Racing is providing its race-quality JounceShocks to make the Weekend Warrior an ideal pre-runner/desert-chase truck. DBA is supplying high-performance disc brakes.

A KTM 450 SX-F dirt bike sits in the cargo box in case the desert trails get a bit too narrow.

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