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Homemade skid plates?

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by NC15TRD, Feb 10, 2013.

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  1. Aug 17, 2018 at 11:43 PM
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    Anyone tested this design on a plasma table yet?
    I'd love to build a set one of these days. I just haven't had the time to focus on cutting and bending in one sitting.
     
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    You have some mad coroplast skills!!! I'm impressed as hell w/ that.
     
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  3. Aug 20, 2018 at 5:51 AM
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    Put this on the truck this past weekend needs some tweaking. Holes did not line up right probably because I changed the length and angle of the front drop a bit. Working on adjusting it maybe will have it right this weekend for finalization.

    Missed my calling for coroplast art....LOL
     
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  4. Aug 25, 2018 at 9:13 PM
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    **These are for 2nd Gen

    FILES UPDATED 1/1/2018

    All files were created in SketchUp 2017

    sketchup .skb file
    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1ZPbprMkaBNNH43m_HwWRDP-FNE6ee9lw

    .dae file
    https://drive.google.com/open?id=1p5tTR-B_TG7BjxbygZikAfs4GQ1LFzxs

    Printable PDF (on 8.5" x 11" letter paper)(you must select print actual size NOT fit size for obvious reasons)
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zt4reTe7cGZK-eYItMwe0EednSTei_4t/view?usp=drivesdk

    Skid in SketchUp Printable Downloadable.png


    P.S. if anyone sees anything that needs adjusted please let me know.
     
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    jahulgan, Aug 25, 2018
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  5. Oct 1, 2018 at 2:38 PM
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  6. Oct 1, 2018 at 4:04 PM
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    I haven't yet.

    I have the steel at home, but work has just kept me away from hobbies the past month.

    Hopefully soon. Can't seem to find anyone who can plasma table it for a decent amount, so it will probably be old school cut out with wheels and blades.
     
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  7. Oct 7, 2018 at 6:07 PM
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    A sheet metal shop would be confused by your angular dimensions. They want to know how far to bend, not what the angle of the metal is. See my dimensions in red.....

    Skid.jpg
     
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  8. Oct 7, 2018 at 7:23 PM
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    Thanks, didn't think of it that way when I was working on it.
    When I have some time I'll update the files so a fab shop can read it easier.
     
    jahulgan, Oct 7, 2018
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  9. Oct 7, 2018 at 8:58 PM
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    Glad to see so many making their own skids. It's too easy to pay someone else to do it.

    I would like to make a suggestion though.

    Think about not welding your rear cross member to the transfer skid. It makes it much easier to remove when you need to.

    :thumbsup: :hattip:
     
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  10. Oct 9, 2018 at 12:56 PM
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    I know this is an older post, but I'm curious how you replaced the "wimpy" stock rear mounts that you removed.
     
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  11. Oct 16, 2018 at 11:16 AM
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    Go back an read the third link in the post you quoted. Another fellow asked the same question.
     
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  12. Oct 16, 2018 at 11:51 AM
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    If you're referring to post #153 of that thread, I saw that, I was just having trouble visualizing it.
     
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  13. Oct 16, 2018 at 1:41 PM
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    Look at the factory mount location. Imagine a full rectangular plate filling the open void in the crossmember instead of the factory tack welded strip spanning it. The replacement likely has 6-7 inches of weld.
     
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  14. Oct 16, 2018 at 1:46 PM
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    Ok, I think I gotcha.

    Thanks
     
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    Changes have been made to the files.
     
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    One of my old trucks I made the skid plate from a 55 gl abs drum with a steel tube frame behind it. Before I mounted it I took an axe to it, that bounced off, 20 gauge bird shot point blank bounced off (that was scary) , it wasn't till i took a spitting maul to it that I damaged it.
     
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    Thanks for posting your file! Have you had yours made yet? Thanks.
     
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  19. Dec 18, 2018 at 5:36 AM
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    I have not been able to work on this for quite some time now. Have the steel at the house, but work has kept me so busy when I'm home it is family time. Have some downtime over Christmas might be able to work on it.
     
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