Built myself a tranfer case skid plate

[sanger]

wanted a project to practice my welding so i knocked up a skid plate for my transfer case. Its 6mm and is reinforced with angle iron ribbing just need to get some more welding rods and finish it off. here is what its looking like.

Mock up


Welded


Test fit

[smiley_smoke]

nice one sanger! wish i could weld :(
show us more pics once complete and mounted.. keep up the good work

[sanger]

Thanks smiley_smoke shoould have it done by the weekend. ill post up when its finished.

[Red_Zook]

Sexy
should get a roctoy ring,
incorerat it in, i recon thats what i mite do.. ideah stolen! haha
what with is that plate?

[Bad JuJu]

Do you shine your t-case or somthing.....

Nice job, though you will need to brace it from moving vertically as the arms are long and will flex.

[Zute]

Love the Hi-polish T-case But I don't think those clamps will last long. Better bolt it on.
Looks like we may need a combined test day.

[sanger]

Red_zook its 6mm thick and 150mm wide.

Bad JuJu: i thought about flex issue and thats why i have reinforced it with angle iron ribbing.

and as for the t case its sprayed silver when we fitted my rock hoppers.

[Guy]

Red_zook its 6mm thick and 150mm wide.

Bad JuJu: i thought about flex issue and thats why i have reinforced it with angle iron ribbing.

and as for the t case its sprayed silver when we fitted my rock hoppers.

I think he is talking about the long arm of the T/Case flexing .. not the skidplate

[sanger]

Ok then. I'll look into it.

Cheers

[roc box]

Sexy
should get a roctoy ring,
incorerat it in, i recon thats what i mite do.. ideah stolen! haha
what with is that plate?

yeh he stole the idea from me but i one uped him and have installed the roctoy ring as well although mine is 8mm plate

[sanger]

Had to steal my thunder didn't u

[roc box]

Had to steal my thunder didn't u

cant have ya big timin now can we ya did a good job sanger and your welding has come a long way too ,all in all a top effort :armsup:will be lookin forward to doin your spoa soon too

[MART]

It will take about 10 minutes to bend that so take some spanners to remove it. Also if you have fitted rockhopper gears your transfer mounts will last about the same. You need to beef them up,truck ways 1.3 ton and i have seen heaps of tranfer cases ripped in half due to poor mounts.
cheers Paul

[sanger]

well i'll just have to wait and see if it will be strong enough. If not ill make another one out of 10mm.

[MART]

Its not the thickness its the design,you should have a web along both sides because that little angle iron will bend,bend,bend. Cheers paul

[sanger]

MART i sent u a PM

[waxhead..]

Dude you are doing something wrong if it takes you 10 minutes to break transfer case mounts just because you have gears.
Top notch sanger, I need one too please.
Just throw it in the post with my tube doors.

[sanger]

Dude you are doing something wrong if it takes you 10 minutes to break transfer case mounts just because you have gears.
Top notch sanger, I need one too please.
Just throw it in the post with my tube doors.

thanks for the positive feedback. Your paying for postage though

[suzuki boy]

That looks cool!

Where did you get your hockhoppers and what price?

Cheers!

[sanger]

That looks cool!

Where did you get your hockhoppers and what price?

Cheers!

Thanks mate. i got them from BBM in sydney. paid $1k but thinks hes doin them cheaper now. Call Liam at BBM he'll help u out.

[markil]

Good start Sanger, but i gotta agree that it needs a bit more strength in the design. maybe brace up the rear of it similar to mine easy to do. Keep up the top work mate

1 piece of plate on an angle or verticallly ALL THE WAY across will prevent it bending

[suzuki boy]

That looks cool!

Where did you get your hockhoppers and what price?

Cheers!

Thanks mate. i got them from BBM in sydney. paid $1k but thinks hes doin them cheaper now. Call Liam at BBM he'll help u out.

Thanks for that will give him a call in the near future!

[sanger]

Thanks Mark i'll revise my design and add support like you have.

This is a bodgy microsoft paint version of what i will do.

[muz_ook]

looks good sanger, great work,
you fixed that steerin yet
Muz.

[sanger]

looks good sanger, great work,
you fixed that steerin yet
Muz.

Thanks Muz. just need to make it stronger.

Waiting for u and your old man to drop round and fix it

[Red_Zook]

Sexy
should get a roctoy ring,
incorerat it in, i recon thats what i mite do.. ideah stolen! haha
what with is that plate?

yeh he stole the idea from me but i one uped him and have installed the roctoy ring as well although mine is 8mm plate

yeah as mine will be have you got pics of yours roc box?

[just cruizin']

Good start Sanger, but i gotta agree that it needs a bit more strength in the design. maybe brace up the rear of it similar to mine easy to do. Keep up the top work mate

1 piece of plate on an angle or verticallly ALL THE WAY across will prevent it bending

That must make fitting the drive shafts a pita, or is easiler then it looks.

[Zute]

Mark, is that a hand brake hanging off the back of yours ? If so, is the T-case at standard height ? Ive all ready bent one and have been thinking of doing a plate similar to yours but didn't know if it would have enough room.
Must also fit the webing around the mounts. Great idear.

[sanger]

Mark, is that a hand brake hanging off the back of yours ? If so, is the T-case at standard height ? Ive all ready bent one and have been thinking of doing a plate similar to yours but didn't know if it would have enough room.
Must also fit the webing around the mounts. Great idear.

His t case has been lifted significantly into the cabin.

[Roctoy]

this setup looks to be the BOMB!

i like the ring around the transfer





ps i have a few still left for sale.

Chris