ive got a issue

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:31 pm

i need a bash plate b4 i can do any 4x4in any1 who has seen my car will deffently agree with me on that n i need to swap the diff over but i got a 3.9 now so basicly im askin where other people got the bash plate made or the material from n wat its mounted to cause the orignal mountin seams fairly weak

cheers Tristan

Subafury · Post by **Subafury** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:01 pm

i know of a 3.9 welded diff that should be coming out of justins car very soon.
as for the bash plate id say get it done from 3-5mm thick steel. mine is 1.6 and def too thin for big hits but does the job for the smaller bumps. it mounts to some tophat steel i tek'd to the metat under the stoneguard- but yours may be different being MY

plucky · Post by **plucky** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:03 pm

Get 2 Std bash plates and follow the instructions in the tech section of the QLD club site (on here). I have done mine this way and it works a treat. The Std one will fit with a 2" lift if you just elongate the holes with a file and bend it slightly along the back edge - you can bend it ih a vice. The bash plate bolts to the crossmember which is quite strong. Better to throw away a bash plate than something more serious!

rtcb65 · Post by **rtcb65** » Tue Jun 03, 2008 11:33 pm

plucky wrote:Get 2 Std bash plates and follow the instructions in the tech section of the QLD club site (on here). I have done mine this way and it works a treat. The Std one will fit with a 2" lift if you just elongate the holes with a file and bend it slightly along the back edge - you can bend it ih a vice. The bash plate bolts to the crossmember which is quite strong. Better to throw away a bash plate than something more serious!

Any chance you could post a link to the thread/ post about the bash plate.

Thanks

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Wed Jun 04, 2008 12:07 am

I'd advise to go for some ally checkerplate. It's tough stuff and light weight.
I would mount it from the bullbar right through to under the gearbox mounts.
For your car perhaps go extreme like the one in BrumbyRunner's thread - it's quite large

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:11 pm

plucky wrote:Get 2 Std bash plates and follow the instructions in the tech section of the QLD club site (on here). I have done mine this way and it works a treat. The Std one will fit with a 2" lift if you just elongate the holes with a file and bend it slightly along the back edge - you can bend it ih a vice. The bash plate bolts to the crossmember which is quite strong. Better to throw away a bash plate than something more serious!

i beleive u need to see pics of tristans brumby before saying that

i think that there is a little more needed then 2 plates joined together:P

MASSIVE surface area is needed

AFTER ALL...he has basically gotta cover an ENTIRE engine

dave

90brumby · Post by **90brumby** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:50 pm

i now have a bash plate just gotta mount it to the car it will run from bull bar to mid crossmember its made of bout 3mm plate steel n it runs from the bull bar brackets either side it could b a bit excessive but ahwell bigger is better

AndrewT · Post by **AndrewT** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 8:03 pm

steel....must weigh heaps??

Post by **yarney** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:12 pm

rtcb65 wrote:Any chance you could post a link to the thread/ post about the bash plate.

Thanks

Hi rtcb65 here is the link http://www.subaclub.com go to tech talk

Jan