GALAXY

I'm gonna make an aluminum skidplate for my savage but I was wondering how they usually mount.Do the plastic front and rear skidplates have to come off or do they usually bolt over those or what? I'll get some pics up of the process once I figure out what to do and if anyone has any detailed photos of how some of them mount that they could share that would be greatly appreciated.

DKD

myn go over the plastic skids i think this way it it betterl. it would also be easyier 4 u 2 make

magimerlin

These are some pics from mine. The first one with the skid the second with out.

inferno15

heres the one i made out of polycarbonate (indestructable)

GALAXY

Wow,thank you guys,thats great,I see exactly how those mount and it shouldn't be too hard.That Lexan one is cool,did you have to heat it to bend it?

I saw a pic in the savage pic thread of the whole bottom skid plate the guy got from savage-central,I'm pretty sure it goes over the plastic as well but it would involve milling out squares for the little hump in the bottom of a gearbox.I want to make one to go across the whole bottom but it might be better to replace it in thirds if it gets bent.

Thanks again guys,that was more than I expected and very helpful.

Varad

The integy ones mount on differently, and they look nice how theyre mounted

Hpi_mt2

I love inferno's skid plate

Acs_guitars

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Oh Yeah.... I bet I could break it! I have put some pretty big dent, about a 1/4" deep in my al skid. If it broke, I bet it would originate at the screw hole an crack toward the outer edge. Looks really good though!

inferno15

bet you will NOT break it,it will NOT crack round the screw holes,polycarbonate is not like acrylic which is brittle,this stuff is bullet proof and i mean literally.

this is only the prototype as im waiting for availability on the vaccum bed c.a.d. machine at work and they will all be cnc machine finished

thanks for the positive feedback

whats postage to the u.s on two of these and if its not too much i will send you one for your truck and one to hit with a sledgae hammer(or even steamroller if you know a roadworker)

GALAXY

Got it cut and bent...just not mounted yet because the screws are too short to go into the plastic after I put the plate on.I'll either go get screws or mount it another way but this is what I came up with.

I started with a piece of cardboard so I could make a pattern for the holes and drill them while the metal is flat....and I still screwed up the holes,lol.Notice the precise bends...just gotta mount it now.

Hpi_mt2

Nice job man

Wizz Kid

here is mine. fumunda and i made one for each of us. it bolts on pretty easy just made some forced threads for the screws.

GALAXY

Thank you Hpi_mt2

Viper...I saw that in another thread awhile ago,that is really cool with the diamond grate stuff.

I may just drill and tap 8 holes,4 front and 4 back,into the plastic when I get to work tomarrow,then I'll just put some SS flathead phillips in there.

Wizz Kid

thanks to you galaxy. i painted it a nice silver metallic so when i roll it i get blinded buy its bling.

Roadhog2K4

bling bling muthaf00ks..

GALAXY

Damn Viper,good paintjob...I just assumed it was polished aluminum or something because its so shiney.

oatmealman

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straight trippin muthafookars

Wizz Kid

and that pic was before i painted it

oatmealman

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nice

Wizz Kid

maybe i should call sam adams, and jack danniels if they wanna join

oatmealman

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lol

Wizz Kid

the second one is filled with nitro nor beer

oatmealman

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lol

Roadhog2K4

hgehehe, i just finished my custom skid plate turned out better than i expected..

GALAXY

Good job with those bends Roadhog...you got it sittin right on the TVP's.Is that .090 you used? Thats pretty much just like mine but I bet your holes lined up