The humble skid plate

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The humble skid plate

Post by BRUMBERTY » Mon Dec 03, 2007 12:26 pm

Another incarnation for the much modified and altered unit.

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10mm alloy,
its about 1/2 welds now,
Matte Black of course.
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.

1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.

Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.

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Post by Alex » Mon Dec 03, 2007 1:55 pm

nice...looks tough.

good to see Groover gets in the pic as well!

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Post by MY_STI » Mon Dec 03, 2007 3:44 pm

Groover's on the mend and he still manages a cameo! What a dog.

Bash plate looks good as well, as does the gravel and the benches.
Keep up the good work.
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Post by SuBaRiNo » Mon Dec 03, 2007 7:15 pm

It's got speed holes.

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Post by AlpineRaven » Thu Dec 06, 2007 8:47 pm

Nice nice.. (I've thought of doing that as well) can you take a pic of what it looks like while under it?
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Subarus that I have/had:
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1996 Liberty Wagon - SkiFX AWD 5MT D/R, Lifted.. Outback Sway Bar, 1.59:1 Low Gearing see thread: 1.59:1 in EJ Box Page
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Post by BRUMBERTY » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:28 pm

This is the crossmember mount...

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I have bedded it in sikkaflex and the alloy surrounding it is secured the same way.

It is bolted to the bullbar at the front and the gearbox mount at the back.
The Spine strap is also sikka'd on.

I have snapped heaps of bolts in the past from shock, this time I am allowing a little bit of flex.
What the hell, busses are held together with it.

The weld lines hopefully will give it rigidity in the impact area..
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But it is on...
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Woo hoo.
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.

1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.

Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.

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Post by AlpineRaven » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:34 pm

Nice nice!!!! looks good mate.. btw what size are these tyres?
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Subarus that I have/had:
1995 Liberty "Rallye" - 5MT AWD, LSD - *written off 25/8/06 in towing accident.
1996 Liberty Wagon - SkiFX AWD 5MT D/R, Lifted.. Outback Sway Bar, 1.59:1 Low Gearing see thread: 1.59:1 in EJ Box Page
Sold at 385,000kms in July 2011.
2007 Liberty BP Wagon, 2.5i automatic
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Post by Matt » Thu Dec 13, 2007 7:05 pm

That looks real tough Matt, good job!
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Post by BRUMBERTY » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:41 am

Ap- they are 225 65/15's

Or what's left of them!
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.

1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.

Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.

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Post by dylan » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:30 am

just a quick question. do bash/skid plates need to have holes in them? for cooling or something? coz i got one made up by my bro and it hasnt got holes in it. should i get some drilled in or what???
if its not native its not cool.....

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Post by BRUMBERTY » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:49 am

Couldn't hurt Dylan, cooling is a big issue with subies.

They are reallly there to let the oil drip out.
1989 Subaru WonderBrumby II
EJ22 Dual range AWD lifted, widened and much happier now thanks very much.

1991 L Series wagon, white and perfectly normal apart from the ticking, no I think that is normal.

Jet boat..webbered EA81 with a hybrid tin dish welded and glued to it.

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