WANTED: cheap Checker plate or ally.

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:19 pm

hey all, i am looking for some cheap checker plate or something to do the complete under belly of my 05 foz, i dont want it to thick that it weighs the car down to much but i want it thick enough to withstand some punishment. if you know what i mean.

Any help would be great.

Cheers Mike.

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:22 pm

try sims metals they have all sorts of offcuts (if they still exist)

TOONGA

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:22 pm

Sorry Mike.. Can't help but if you find some, I'll have some too.. Maybe if wee get a few people that want one, I might ask my friend (steelworks) to get me a price on a whole sheet?

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:29 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Sorry Mike.. Can't help but if you find some, I'll have some too.. Maybe if wee get a few people that want one, I might ask my friend (steelworks) to get me a price on a whole sheet?

yeh, if you could Paul. gues we could sort something out?

Cheers Mike.

Pav · Post by **Pav** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:37 pm

I'll be up for some plate as well, need to make some bash plates for eng sump and trans sump

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:37 pm

Just called him and he can get me a sheet of 5mm 2400mm x 1200mm for $300.. should be able to make a few from that

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:41 pm

RSR 555 wrote:Just called him and he can get me a sheet of 5mm 2400mm x 1200mm for $300.. should be able to make a few from that

sweeetttt. that is wicked mate. i will be in for that, but dont forget, i want it for the whole under body of mine, considering i can not get rock slidders for it. :'(

Cheers Mike.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:48 pm

No worries.. I told him I'll take 2 pieces

so we can make up diff guards as well

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Mon May 03, 2010 6:53 pm

RSR 555 wrote:No worries.. I told him I'll take 2 pieces so we can make up diff guards as well

yeh, good idea.... now we just need to work out how much each.... haha.

concidering i will be needing a fair bit... dont know w=how much to be exact....

Cheers Mike.

red_rocket · Post by **red_rocket** » Mon May 03, 2010 7:04 pm

if there is enough i will be in on this in a heart beat!!!!!!!!!!!!
hoping to cover sump and soe of the headers at least
cheers

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 7:15 pm

Well.. we'll see if anyone else wants some as well and I'll just ask him to give me a few sheets

He said I called at the right time because he was buying 22 sheets for a job coming up and the normal price was around $500/sheet but bulk buying gave him a great price

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Mon May 03, 2010 7:56 pm

whats a sheet weigh

dibs

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 8:32 pm

no idea

but if you're thinking of transporting it to Qld.. I'd suggest looking for a supplier over there.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 8:36 pm

Sorry not trying to be rude but I'm just thinking freight would be way too much

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:05 pm

Hey guys,

I'll be in also to make two or three for me and me mates brumby.

Did you guys think about fabrication? Maybe we could each make our measurements etc and get one guy to weld fabricate some for forester, L series and Brumbies.

They are steel right? Would alu be better? harder to weld up tho:S

But yeah i'd get two for sure and maybe a third not sure yet.

clarkey · Post by **clarkey** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:56 pm

i have a mate that is boily, could see if he could do it for us? and how much.

Cheers Mike.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Mon May 03, 2010 10:37 pm

Sorry guys.. I didn't let you know that my friend (Joe) has priced me up 5mm Aluminium checker plate. We will be able to cut it with either a jigsaw or my friend Jarrod has a plasma cutter that I think will be able to cut it to whatever shape we like, after that, Joe will then be able to bend it. We'll need to have them all done and ready for Joe so he's not doing one now and then ( he's doing me a big favour so I don't want to push my luck

)

Kappage · Post by **Kappage** » Mon May 03, 2010 11:10 pm

Why dont you get the i cant believe its not checkplate? I mean the aluminium stuff that has been stamped to look like checker plate? Last time i got some i got off cuts (was all i wanted) and it was cheap light and still surprisingly strong.

not sure where you can get it thought, i got this while my brother worked at coromal caravans

red_rocket · Post by **red_rocket** » Tue May 04, 2010 12:16 am

Paul, do you already have the measurements for an L series or do we still need to get that sorted along with the others.
No problem paying in advance for this bad boy either.
cheers

dibs · Post by **dibs** » Tue May 04, 2010 6:56 am

na i got a good supplier over here but just was curious what extra weight it would put on a car

dibs