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these are the bash plates i made for my NS. self explanatory really, drawings and pictures tell the story.
you will have to mark out your own bolt holes, in my experience that was a pain, i managed to get 4 right and the others i had to expand to have them fit. there is no sump drawing use the plastic one as a guide. when doing these things remember that bends give strength, so more is better, that why the OEM plate is pressed in funny bubbly shapes.
i made mine in 3mm galvanised sheet. it seems strong enough i gave them a good work out on my recent vic high country trip. i whacked some big rocks there were no indentations except the cuts in the metal. if they were aluminium i would have ripped them apart.
if you look at the plates in an end section (not in the drawing) intercooler sits a few cm above the sump guard. i did that on purpose as i didnt want the intercooler to take most of the damage. the fixings it has just dont seem strong enough to me. so the sump guard with me takes most of the hits, i think its fixings are a lot stronger.
anywho that is it. i hope it helps someone.
you will have to mark out your own bolt holes, in my experience that was a pain, i managed to get 4 right and the others i had to expand to have them fit. there is no sump drawing use the plastic one as a guide. when doing these things remember that bends give strength, so more is better, that why the OEM plate is pressed in funny bubbly shapes.
i made mine in 3mm galvanised sheet. it seems strong enough i gave them a good work out on my recent vic high country trip. i whacked some big rocks there were no indentations except the cuts in the metal. if they were aluminium i would have ripped them apart.
if you look at the plates in an end section (not in the drawing) intercooler sits a few cm above the sump guard. i did that on purpose as i didnt want the intercooler to take most of the damage. the fixings it has just dont seem strong enough to me. so the sump guard with me takes most of the hits, i think its fixings are a lot stronger.
anywho that is it. i hope it helps someone.
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