skid plate m42

[NPCe30]

i wanna make a skid plate for my e30 if anyone has any measurements and pics it would help alot

[grippymonkey]

In for info too. I am going to make something soon. I may just start on something. I'll post up if I do before you get a response.

[mr.vang]

i would help you guys out if mine wasn't sold yet.

[agile30]

Make your own from scratch. I had a friend grab hardened diamond plate and bent a 45 degree angle in it. Welded 2 nuts to the subframe and a hinge on the front to the radiator support. Shits solid and no worries. If I have to work on the lower engine I just remove the two rear bolts and it swings down.

[goml23]

I'm keeping an eye on this, I just cracked my third oil pan in less than a year two days ago. :(

[Eurospec]

I'm keeping an eye on this, I just cracked my third oil pan in less than a year two days ago.

Third one??! What suspension are you on?

[iamsam]

Diamond plate is weak. Use steel.

here are my drawings.



I had this bent and I drilled the appropriate holes and it works great!

My car easily survived this kind of beating on H&R Race.

[jrobie79]

where/how did you mount that^

[KenC]

Just buy one from Race Skids. Proven.

[ballarde30]

Just buy one from Race Skids. Proven.

x2

[Dominic49]

proven to break rofl

its a deflection plate, nothing to skid over

[Matt-B]

proven to break rofl

its a deflection plate, nothing to skid over

agree

[Jafxod]

proven to break rofl

its a deflection plate, nothing to skid over

My friend destroyed his. Saved his pan becuase had his motor spaced up aswelll. But still.

If I were to custom make a plate I would make it out of thicker material and add a support across the front just like the peerless plate (which is fucking awesome BTW)

[Matt-B]

i had 1 on my 24v, it pushed up to pan broke 2 fins, started a hairline crack, had to buy some JB weld to fix it. not happy

but not interested in bashing eric, looking into making my own or improving his

[AndrewBird]

Diamond plate is weak. Use steel.

They make diamond plate out of steel as well as aluminum.

I wouldn't make it out of diamond plate though as then you have all those diamonds to catch on things. The point of a skid plate is so the car easily slides over obstacles, not digs into them.

1/4" aluminum or bust IMO.