Extending the skid plate

[Kain]

So after swapping to a turbo 400
I need to extend the skid plate a couple inches.
Still need to ad re-Inforced tabs
( whatever you call them)
But not to terrible with a 150 dollar
eBay welder

 

[Kain]

Trying to make it look a little better

 

[Wes Harden]

If you can, get more heat out of that little welder.
Better power to the welder always helps. Close to power meter, higher amp outlet, better heavier extension cord.

Am having trouble picturing where that is going to go.

 

[Kain]

cross-member to cross-member covering the np205

 

[tarussell]

If you can, get more heat out of that little welder.
Better power to the welder always helps. Close to power meter, higher amp outlet, better heavier extension cord.

Am having trouble picturing where that is going to go.

Most year models round-eye squares “skid plate” option was a fairly cool use of double crossmembers with a connecting flat plate between them that went just under the lowest part of the 203/205 - rear most crossmember had additional brackets on each side to position it on the pickups ( can’t recall if the K5’s needed them or not ) where the frame started to kick upwards to keep it level with the primary crossmember .

 

[Kain]

Well it’s in place

 

[rampage]

Well it’s in place

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Does it make a difference that the nuts and exposed threads are exposed to possible damage making it hard for removal?

 

[Kain]

not yet..........but probably