Skidplates by Rowhard

[rowhard]

hah dub i didnt know your hitch was custom.. or that it was you who moved the pin lol...

i meant to say the plate dub has.. not the hitch..
here is the notch i am talking about.. from ron's gallery



from posts i read he had 2 different rear plates.. 1 that was solid for vxs without a hitch there.. and 1 for vxs with a hitch that included the notch shown in the photo.. they were the same size and all, just one had a recess in the mold too allow for a pin

of course thats not to say it wouldnt work w/o it, i dont know for sure, never actually seen one of the rear plates in person, just wanted to give the heads up

Okay, so am ready to tackle this problem. Having never seen a rear plate, with or without the notch, am thinking maybe a 1 inch dowel, cut in half, glued to a plate then making a mold from that. Is that the right size? I can WAG the length, just not sure of the diameter.

[Ldub]

Okay, so am ready to tackle this problem. Having never seen a rear plate, with or without the notch, am thinking maybe a 1 inch dowel, cut in half, glued to a plate then making a mold from that. Is that the right size? I can WAG the length, just not sure of the diameter.

That sounds about right (1" dia), but you would want to glue it to the mold, not the plate, to make the indent...

Or am I looking at this wrong? (it wouldn't be the first time...)

[rowhard]

That sounds about right (1" dia), but you would want to glue it to the mold, not the plate, to make the indent...

Or am I looking at this wrong? (it wouldn't be the first time...)

ah,..... good question. Think I wrote that when I was well into a bottle of Kentucky's finest. Think I need to do what you said, then make a plate to make another mold. This is getting to confusing.

[Ldub]

Think I wrote that when I was well into a bottle of Kentucky's finest. Think I need to do what you said, then make a plate to make another mold. This is getting to confusing.

I believe what you're describing is called "corn-fusion" when Mr. Jack is involved...

That reminds me...

What is it called when hillbillies get re-incanated?...

re-in TAR nation...

[TheGanzman]

I believe what you're describing is called "corn-fusion" when Mr. Jack is involved...

That reminds me...

What is it called when hillbillies get re-incanated?...

re-in TAR nation...

Hush your MOUTH, boy! Jack is made in Tennessee!!

[Ldub]

Hush your MOUTH, boy! Jack is made in Tennessee!!

LOL...
I feel so baaayud...to reduce co$ts in these troubled economic time$, I've been refilling my "Tennessee Tranquilizer" bottle with Old Crow...call it "Crow Jack". It's no wonder I'm cornfused...
I know it's complete blasphemy (or something similar), but I'm a firm believer in the placebo effect...

[TheGanzman]

If you've sunk to THAT level, my advice is to euthanize yourself IMMEDIATELY!

[pbkid]

LOL...
I feel so baaayud...to reduce co$ts in these troubled economic time$, I've been refilling my "Tennessee Tranquilizer" bottle with Old Crow...call it "Crow Jack". It's no wonder I'm cornfused...
I know it's complete blasphemy (or something similar), but I'm a firm believer in the placebo effect...

thats awesome, i have definately filled the grey goose bottles with McCormicks before...and everyone drinking it gets all psych'ed about drinking grey goose and they all talk about how 'smooth' it is....cracks me up...

[rowhard]

Hush your MOUTH, boy! Jack is made in Tennessee!!

who needs charcoal filtering anyway

Damn, think I hi-jacked my own thread

[Ldub]

thats awesome, i have definately filled the grey goose bottles with McCormicks before...and everyone drinking it gets all psych'ed about drinking grey goose and they all talk about how 'smooth' it is....cracks me up...

Yep...perception is a HUGE aspect of life...

who needs charcoal filtering anyway

Damn, think I hi-jacked my own thread

Sorry Row...got a little off the beam there...

[circmand]

What is it called when hillbillies get re-incanated?...

re-in TAR nation...

Should be what is it called when hillbillies get re-incarnated?

re-tardation

[johnnyapollo]

Some feedback on my rear skidplate (purchased from Ron at VXC) - even though there are detents on each side for the pin, at best I've only been able to put a manual "bent" style pin. There isn't enough room for the locking type (at least I haven't been able to find one that's small enough to fit).

-- John

[rowhard]

John, thanks for the info and heads up on that. Have been slow leaking the project. Once back from Moab, will take my rear cladding off and see what I have to do to get it to work. I like Ldubs fix for the problem, move the hole, or I think it was him. I would take it one step farther and weld up the old hole.