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New bash plate for my hilux, does it need air holes?

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 6:49 pm
by rob-hilux
Just finished making up a new bash plate from checkerplate for my hilux, Does it require holes for ventilation to the engine and gearbox? Image

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 7:49 pm
by Lux_89
Depends weather you want water and shit gushing up through the holes when you do creek crossings or mud ect.. My mate had an alloy one like that and all it did was hit shit and bend and become a menace. Steel is a must if you intend on the bush, or dont run one at all. If its more of a show pony lux, i would just leave it as is. If it will be used as a bash plate it wont hold up. If its more show pony plate it will do the job fine with or without holes :armsup: ;)

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:34 pm
by Micky-Lux
I'm actually in the process of making one up for my 2000 lux.

I'm using 3mm steel plate, and the plan is to unpick the spot welds on the original bash plate, and fold and weld the new plate to the old braces. As for air vents, a couple of 30mm holes with some stainless mesh should do the trick. I don't know if they NEED to be there, but as for mud and stuff, well the factory ones have holes and it's never been an issue before.

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 8:37 pm
by Lux_89
If you do enuf seious bashin, you will no that wud will get in and will stuff altinators and starter motors, not to mention everything else :armsup:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:02 pm
by Sic Lux
Yeah it'll find a way around even if it doesn't have holes i'd leave it it looks purty :D if it does and track work i don't think it'll last teribly long :cry:

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:19 pm
by jeep97tj
Lux_89 wrote:If you do enuf seious bashin, you will no that wud will get in and will stuff altinators and starter motors, not to mention everything else :armsup:
Dude your using a computer not a phone, u have a key board fuking use it. That shite pisses me off

Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:26 pm
by Sic Lux
jeep97tj wrote:
Lux_89 wrote:If you do enuf seious bashin, you will no that wud will get in and will stuff altinators and starter motors, not to mention everything else :armsup:
Dude your using a computer not a phone, u have a key board fuking use it. That shite pisses me off
:rofl: :rofl: did you proof read yours. :D

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:46 pm
by daveo
i dont have air holes in mine, never had any probs. made out of 3mm steel plate with 5mm stips to which the plte is welded which bolt to the original holes.

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:47 pm
by Lux_89
jeep97tj wrote:
Lux_89 wrote:If you do enuf seious bashin, you will no that wud will get in and will stuff altinators and starter motors, not to mention everything else :armsup:
Dude your using a computer not a phone, u have a key board fuking use it. That shite pisses me off
DUDE, your tellin me, read your own farking shit be ya blast others. It pissssssssssssssssssssses you off to see ppl skipping a few letters. You got dramas DUDE.

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:47 pm
by sloshy
jeep97tj wrote: Dude your using a computer not a phone, u have a key board fuking use it. That shite pisses me off

baawwaaaahahahaha :finger:

this will be locked any minute

Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2008 9:59 pm
by built4thrashing
that piece above the alloy bash plate looks like a baking tray. :shock: :D :D :D

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 11:26 am
by matthewK
try making it closer up, only reason id put holes in it was to drain water out and the shit

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:03 pm
by rob-hilux
the piece above the bash plate is stainless plate with holes in , after the body lift there was a big hole . There to stop stuff going up into the radiator.

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:11 pm
by jeep97tj
Sic Lux wrote:
jeep97tj wrote:
Lux_89 wrote:If you do enuf seious bashin, you will no that wud will get in and will stuff altinators and starter motors, not to mention everything else :armsup:
Dude your using a computer not a phone, u have a key board fuking use it. That shite pisses me off
:rofl: :rofl: did you proof read yours. :D
Lux_89 wrote:
jeep97tj wrote:
Lux_89 wrote:If you do enuf seious bashin, you will no that wud will get in and will stuff altinators and starter motors, not to mention everything else :armsup:
Dude your using a computer not a phone, u have a key board fuking use it. That shite pisses me off
DUDE, your tellin me, read your own farking shit be ya blast others. It pissssssssssssssssssssses you off to see ppl skipping a few letters. You got dramas DUDE.
sloshy wrote:
jeep97tj wrote: Dude your using a computer not a phone, u have a key board fuking use it. That shite pisses me off

baawwaaaahahahaha :finger:

this will be locked any minute

:roll: I hate to carry this on and waist room in your topic rob-hilux but to the others try and spell correctly what i have spelt wrong and post it up.

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 7:39 pm
by macca81
i suspect its the "u" and the "fuking" (altho i cant see a way around the last one). could even be the "shite" but i see shite as a word in itself so i dont think warrants being corrected :P



now my opinion on the subject:

SHUT THE FARK UP AND GET BACK ON TOPIC!!!

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:16 pm
by sloshy
jeep97tj wrote: :roll: I hate to carry this on and waist room in your topic rob-hilux but to the others try and spell correctly what i have spelt wrong and post it up.
shit :roll:

Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:21 pm
by Sic Lux
For tech wise i'd say do horizontal slots not just holes
Macca81 has the rest covered :finger: :armsup: