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JakeBloom

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Who has made their own skidplate for the Warrior? I asked my dad and he said he could get some steel or aluminum for me and machine a skidplate for the Warrior, I just gotta give him dimensions and all that. I'll probably fab up something in AutoCAD. Anyways, how do aftermarket skid plates attach to the Warrior? How thick should it be? What material is best? Anything I should think about when designing the skidplate? I know there needs to be a hole for the oil to get out, is there anything else I should keep in mind? Maybe some pics of either an aftermarket or custom made skidplate would be helpful, just so I get an idea. It would be a full-length skidplate BTW.
 
plasma cut out 1/6 inch steel with 3 mounting points so you just remove the skid to change the oil. i like the steel cause it will never, ever need to be replaced. it is red on top and cleared on the bottom so i can just clear it when i scratch it. i posted the mounting hardware too, made out of 1/2 inch aluminum and 1 bolt. pretty simple and easy. and those scratches were preexisting and the skid mount did not cause them.
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MS_Warrior said:
I'm going to pretend I didn't just read that.........smh

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lol.

no dude it is bolted through the plate to the aluminum to clamp it to the frame. simple yet effective. did you mean FRICTION?
 
alex456123 said:
lol.

no dude it is bolted through the plate to the aluminum to clamp it to the frame. simple yet effective. did you mean FRICTION?
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Yeah i know the skidplate is bolted to the aluminum lol, I was just wondering how the aluminum is held in place on the frame. I suppose I sounded like an idiot when I said it lmao.
 
yeah dude no problem. i like the simplicity of it. no weird clamps and **** just 2 of the OEM mounts and one bolt to hold the front on.
 
right under the motor. look at where the two bottom bolts are. there are two more preexisting mounts but i chose to leave the out to keep it as simple as possible. so i can take the skid off quick to change the oil.
 
alex456123 said:
right under the motor. look at where the two bottom bolts are. there are two more preexisting mounts but i chose to leave the out to keep it as simple as possible. so i can take the skid off quick to change the oil.
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Gotcha, I'll prop up the Warrior on the grab bar this weekend maybe to have a look-see. If I used all four pre-existing mounts, would that be all I need, or would I still need to have a setup like what you have in the second pic?
 
Mine's 1/8 alumium from an old sign. I used the 4 existing mount holes, just longer bolts and a stack of washers to space the skidplate out, and put one bolt up front, through the frame to another piece of aluminum plate.

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Gus said:
Mine's 1/8 alumium from an old sign. I used the 4 existing mount holes, just longer bolts and a stack of washers to space the skidplate out, and put one bolt up front, through the frame to another piece of aluminum plate.
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I like the way you have this set up, thanks.
 
this is a PRM i believe. it goes all the way to the front with 1 additional mounting bolt. the 2 unused holes r 4 another application i guess
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