custom skidplate

[rllyrckt]

did anyone out here custom fab up a skidplate for a GC8, i know companies have them, but money is TIGHT and i wanted to see if i can custom fab up a skidplate. mud puddle rompin and muddin last night shows that I NEED A SKIDPLATE to keep the muddy water from splashin into the engine and to protect it from those sticks and rocks. any info? thanx!

[drt suby]

it would be cheaper to buy one already made for your car.. the material to DIY it would prob be just as much as buying one from a shop....

[L and E Fab.com]

buy a already made one if money is tight.

I spent a ton of money making a Prodrive style skid plate for the rally car.

[tomodojo]

im trying the same thing in my shop class and it is cheaper but some of the tools needed are hard to access

[lorenkb]

buy a already made one if money is tight.

I spent a ton of money making a Prodrive style skid plate for the rally car.

Sorry about the off topic, but would you happen to have any photos of this?

[BlackParis]

I looked up a sheet of 1/8th inch aluminum.. cost about 30$ less than what companies (PSG and Rallyarmor) are selling em for... 30$ to have the holes drilled and bends made, sounds good to me ;)

[409industries]

I looked up a sheet of 1/8th inch aluminum.. cost about 30$ less than what companies (PSG and Rallyarmor) are selling em for... 30$ to have the holes drilled and bends made, sounds good to me ;)

exactly, all of these companies offer skidplates at very affordable prices.

[L and E Fab.com]

Sorry about the off topic, but would you happen to have any photos of this?

Soon... I am planning on making a Journal Entry with tons of pictures next weekend ish.

[22b-righton]

We build custom plates too. Usually 3/16" w/ a steel subframe for GC. They're well proven and have stood up to much stage abuse and various impacts with no issues at all.

1/8" has a harder time handling any load bearing or solid impacts, but ok for light gravel protection or rally X. Wouldn't build a stage rally car w/ less than 3/16.

T6 isn't cheap.. If you want cheap, use a street sign or 2 (seriously), nearly as strong as 1/8".

[I Like It Sideways]

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant.cfm?id=239&step=2&top_cat=60

Just to give you a benchmark of aluminum prices.
A good place to order all sorts of metal stock and sheets from too.

[22b-righton]

Then before or after you get that precut flat plate, you need to get your bend angles and take it to a shop with a break to have it bent.

A flat plate is not the best arrangement for a skid plate..The bends help give it strength too.

Regardless of the way you tackle it, the material is not cheap.

[Qman]

Another option is to find a used one. I got a used Primitive skid plate from the "other" forum. It was for a Legacy originally. I found the holes I needed were already there. Just had to move the spacers to another location. I think I paid $75. for it. Worth it to me as my time is worth quite a bit.