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LoadedLaramie

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i was originally going to mount the bottom side to drop brackets that bolted up higher on the frame to keep it separate from the crossmember but them i decided against it as it would be hard to access the to frame that far back close to the engine.
 

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i was originally going to mount the bottom side to drop brackets that bolted up higher on the frame to keep it separate from the crossmember but them i decided against it as it would be hard to access the to frame that far back close to the engine.

How do you find oil filter changes now?
 

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How do you find oil filter changes now?

ive still got plenty of room to get to it but i havent had to change my oil yet with it on. I had put amsoil 25k sig series in it before i installed my skidplate and them my engine swap they changed the oil then and i had the plate off and ive still got 2k before i have to change it again. lol. and ill be putting amsoil sig series back in it because i only drive 12k a year MAX so ill only have to change my oil once a year.

ive also been tinkering with the idea of remote twin oil filters higher up. :naughty:
 
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Well this has come a long way. I ended up buying a 20 ton press and a press break. I've been working on some different brackets and stuff. All the brackets are formed with 1/4" steel.

Because I have a body lift and a suspension lift, my prototype is a little different than what I would make for a production skid plate. I'll have pics soon.
 

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pics of the press ?
 

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come on goerge, you gotta give a pic of something. youve got 100,000 pics of fat chicks on your PC but no new ones of what youve been working on? :jester:

im anxious to see how you went about mounting it and where....
 

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I'm so digging these skid plates. My truck is going through a huge makeover I'm just going to eat noddles until next spring.... lol
 

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George any thought on a plate for a 2500 ?
 
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If I could get a 2500 here, I could whip something up.

I can't even get a non suspension lifted truck to fit a plate to.
 

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damm how far is VA from IL ?
 

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very cool pic of NR's skid stains cant wait to see a pic of RF skid marks.
 
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I will have pics tomorrow. We're having some major rain here today. It has been raining for a few days, but today is really bad.
 

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Depends on where in IL, I'm in Louisville KY, 2 hours from IL state line on 64, from here it is 9 hours solid to VA beach... That's where I'm from
 

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he's got a pic up in the Staff Truck of the Qtr thread. :D
 
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