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Engine Fabbing Skidplates

Discussion in 'Powertrain' started by DeebsTundra, Feb 20, 2006.

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    DeebsTundra Big Tires :)

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    Fabbing Skidplates

    Not sure exactly where to post this...it's not really suspension...not really powertrain...but then again there isn't a "GasTank" section of the forum so I stuck it here.

    Anybody here have any experience fabricating skid-plates? Josh...I'm looking in your direction... :D

    After the fiasco of the gastank hole...I plan on building a real sweet steel skidplate to protect it...but hoping for a few pointers first.

    Thanks. :cool:
    DeebsTundra, Feb 20, 2006
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    ghoztrider New Member

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    id take diamond plated stuff and make it out of that, like the kind from tool boxes and stuff, its pretty durable i think
    ghoztrider, Feb 20, 2006
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    naw that stuffs just made to look good... I would say make her out of 1/4 inch thick steel and call it good.. I saw a couple of mounting points up under there that we could mount it to... :)
    Denver Rolla, Feb 20, 2006
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    yeah... diamond plate is really not durable enough. 1/4" should be fine... hell that may even be a little thick, hehe
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    DeebsTundra Big Tires :)

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    Lol...if the plate drops my quarter mile time by a couple tenths of a second due to weight...you won't hear me complaining. ;)
    DeebsTundra, Feb 20, 2006
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    u have a v8, i think think a couple 1/4 steel plates will be that noticable to it:D

    take pics as u do it!!
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    The general idea is to take a pair of 80 grade pipes... weld a pair of of bolting plates to each one...bolt them directly into the frame so that they run along the edges of the tank.
    E | T | E
    D | A | D
    G | N | G
    E | K | E

    Then cover the tank itself with some thing...possibly 1/4" or 1/8" steel plating...covered of course in the rust-proof Krylon paint color known as "Hammered."
    DeebsTundra, Feb 21, 2006
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