PWW Time To Build A Custom Skid Plate / Pan (1 Viewer)

[BenjaminCA]

Have to give credit to my man Cole Seitz for the title. I smashed my skid plate / pan (whatever you want to call it) on the Rubicon during last years Rubithon. So, in light of the upcoming 2025 Rubithon I figured I should make some adjustments to enjoy the trip a bit more. Since I folded my skid plate like a soda can, I felt the need to make something stronger. At least try. Have a watch and please like, share and subscribe, you all that stuff.

 

[Land Shark]

Just watched the video. As always love the show. Now foreshadow some more episodes

 

[charliemeyer007]

Cardboarded Aided Design 1/4" AR plate?

 

[BenjaminCA]

Cardboarded Aided Design 1/4" AR plate?

Still thinking of what thickness…

 

[MOTOV8R]

Sorry man, was laughing my a$$ off when those magnets kept falling. Great start. I think my downey skid is 3/16”. I think it will be fine. I am going to add some corner supports down the sides, like you mentioned in your video.

 

[Devil's Slide Doug]

The iron pig skid plate (that also serves as a cross member) for my 80 series is 3/8". Ive still managed to bend it a bit.

 

[BenjaminCA]

The iron pig skid plate (that also serves as a cross member) for my 80 series is 3/8". Ive still managed to bend it a bit.

80’s are heavy bastards arnt they?

 

[Cruiserhaven]

Group buy on ARB Overlanding Cardboard?

 

[OlYellr]

Group buy on ARB Overlanding Cardboard?

The reaction in the video was priceless... "Are you Sh$tting... Why did you get such expensive cardboard?"

That made my night last night.

 

[charliemeyer007]

1/4 plate is like 60#. I'd do a front and rear short bevel piece 1" as a stiffener and so it can better skate on rocks and stuff than a square edge. Maybe some drain holes. A couple of locator dowels would be nice. 6 Stainless steel allen head bolts/washers into drill&tapped holes - maybe into nut zerks.

 

[Pighead]

1/4 plate is like 60#.

Mine is 1/4" and probably weighs 100#, but it's bigger. It started out as cardboard too and fits up close to the drivetrain. I have been unable to bend it as yet

 

[charliemeyer007]

I just took his dimensions of the 5 pieces with 1/4" thickness and "steel density" get the first approximation for the weight. No weld, stiffeners, bolts... or cutouts. Even at 100# it would be man handleable.

+1 for bends as stiffeners. The aviation folks do cutouts that way - lightens and strengths at the same time.

Some folks could ruin an anvil with a rubber mallet.

 

[MOTOV8R]

Mine is 1/4" and probably weighs 100#, but it's bigger. It started out as cardboard too and fits up close to the drivetrain. I have been unable to bend it as yet

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Nice skid plate. I like how the majority of it is flat.

 

[BenjaminCA]

The reaction in the video was priceless... "Are you Sh$tting... Why did you get such expensive cardboard?"

That made my night last night.

What killed me was she thought for a second I actually bought it

 

[BenjaminCA]

Mine is 1/4" and probably weighs 100#, but it's bigger. It started out as cardboard too and fits up close to the drivetrain. I have been unable to bend it as yet

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Didn’t happen to work on the Stealth Bomber development project?! Outstanding skid.