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Recent content by MurrayB

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    Front Skid Plate

    There was enough room in the little pocket of the front bumper to drop in a small washer and nut and tighten with a small 1/4" drive socket. Surprisingly little swearing during install. I haven't had to take it off, though.
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    Front Skid Plate

    How's this? It's noticable enough that I didn't want to cheap out on hardware but otherwse it's pretty low profile.
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    Front Skid Plate

    I'm sure some experienced fab folks can come up with something pretty cool. If you've got any questions or want some more photos of what I did let me know. I was just making it up as I went and am very happy with the end result. The hardest part was getting everything centered, drilled, and...
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    Front Skid Plate

    I'll definitely be keeping an eye on temps in the short term. 103 out today and no issues. I should have mentioned it's for a '20 1500 Lonestar (Big horn). The plate started out as a 27" x 28" sheet. Its 27" across at the bumper and tapers to 19" at the crossmember. Excuse the crude...
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    Front Skid Plate

    New to the forum but just got done throwing a skid plate on the front. I too didn't like the idea of not even having a splash shield up front and couldn't find anything aftermarket. I made some cardboard templates and brought it into a local steel supply/industrial fab shop and had a plate cut...
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