Dylan 191 wrote:has anyone done a bash plate that incorporates the two plates into one piece ?
thought if im guna try make one then might aswell try get it in one piece instead of 2
I made one for the hilux, all one piece 3mm steel plate, welded each section together. I used the rear half of the TJM bashplate, and modified the brackets on the hilux, to suit the angle I wanted for the new bashplate.
These are the 2 brackets either side that get in the way between front and rear crossmembers-
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/23122008446.jpg)
Cut them to this-
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/14032009552.jpg)
Standard TJM bashplate over the top to compare where the previous lowest point is to the new one to be-
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/14032009553.jpg)
Added steel plate at the angle needed-
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/14032009554.jpg)
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Then tacked on the side splash wings-
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/27032009565.jpg)
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/27032009563.jpg)
And then took it off, fully seam welded it up, and clearanced the bolt hole locations, grinded her smooth round the edges and the welds, then a few coats of paint and back on the hilux-
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/03042009572.jpg)
![Click to view larger picture](http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h68/mmaaxx1977/03042009573.jpg)
gained 2" more clearance compared to the lowest point before and now the first point of contact is 4 inches further back behind the front of the tyre, so the tyre is going up and over most obstacles before she hits.
Yeah, not a triton, but we're talking bashplates here yeah?
Thanks go to Silver GLXR for helping with the raw material
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif)