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ecp · Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 22:31 Post subject: bash plate / sump guard

with the kind help of a pal i have made and fitted a bashplate/sump guard out of 4mm steel sheet.

2ft square sheet, two holes drilled to the front edge secured to existing front bash platet by welding a bolt to the top, then measured and narrowed front edge to avoid suspention.

bend put in it by clamping to metal frame and jumping on it lol.

rear end goes just past the cross member behind the sump with another bend put into it.

used existing bolts to fix angle iron to attach the rear.

all in all it took 2 hours including a beer break from start to finninsh.

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adz1973 · Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 22:41 Post subject:

Good stuff Mark Cool

Looks like this seasons fashion is underbody armour.

Ladder and snorkel prices might come down now. Laughing

Looks good mate.
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markymoan · Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 23:08 Post subject:

I love the smell of rust in the morning Laughing

Nice job

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ecp · Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 23:18 Post subject: Work

I'm quite happy with it , it's not the finished article the bolts need trimming and it needs a coat of paint
But it's going to prepare my sump well.

gary820 · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 8:31 Post subject:

That'll do the job just nicely.
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stevie · ** Joined: 15 Apr 2011 Posts: 104 Location: yorkshire

Must be the weather??
Ive just double skinned my tank guard, same on tbox guard, and im sat looking at a spare front bash plate thinking!!!! Smile

jacksdad1963 · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 11:09 Post subject:

Is there something at the Big Bash that I should know about? Shocked

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Rhanagar · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:19 Post subject:

Yup Jacksdad ... a bunch of Pikeys hiding in the trees waiting for all that fresh scrap metal arriving soon Very Happy

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Wilky · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:48 Post subject:

Very nice, mines the same, except I threw the original guard away and brought the new one right up the front so it tucks up behind the bumper. Very Happy

Pete_88 · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:52 Post subject:

Looks well mate.
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ecp · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 17:44 Post subject: is something up

just to answer Jacksdad whats up, those of us that were at the north yorkshire meet, on doing some of those lanes where the rain had washed away the tracks making travel down some of the lanes difficult, one think stood out, which was previously covered stumps were then showing through and looking like Sump killers, and it was lots of good driving (lol) and more good fortune which let us all get out unscathed,

after then i put it on my must have list and in the end it turned out to be very easy to do.

jacksdad1963 · Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 16:12 Post subject:

Hello again!
I'm looking at making a guard like yours Very Happy

Do you have the dimensions by any chance? I can get the plate cut to size, and then just bend it to fit like you did!
I promise I'll tell everyone who designed it, honest Wink

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1999 3.0 TD Duty SWB
3" Body lift, 3" suspension lift, diff dropped, balljoints flipped, extended panhard, Tree sliders, Superwinch, +2" Pro Comps, 33" Mudders: Nearly finished!

ecp · Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 16:45 Post subject: Hi

I'm looking to upgrade mine and take it further back I will measure it in the next week and get back to you too wet to get under it now,

ecp · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:18 Post subject: SG

New pics and measurements sent m8 happy to pass them on if anyone else is interested.

darren m · Posted: Fri Apr 25, 2014 10:55 Post subject:

i,m useless at making stuff like this .
so is there a place i can buy one ready made

thanks
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