Well, i wasn't planning on charging anything geez.....
But i don't have pics yet, gotta get a digicam firt--that will be a while,
but i'll see about taking some after i do a little paint job on the bad boy.
The hardest part of the install after getting the steel was lifting the
plate up and under the Dak. The guy that i worked with used a little
forklift. It worked really well cause you can angle the blades, and that
helped with lining up the holes.
But i'll take some measurements, and post everything to the list early next
week. Maybe i can put in the new foglight at the same time.
The Adam Blaster
>
>Adam Blaster!! You da man!! Yes I would love to purchase a measured drawing
>of
>this weeks New Canadian Workshop Project: 2K Dak Skid Plate !!! I've been
>wanting a real steel plate for my truck since December. Is it something you
>can send the measurments of?
>Any pictures? Thanks!!
>
>--- Mr Plow wrote ---
>
>
>Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 11:18:59 PDT
>From: "Mr. Plow" <adam_is_mr_plow@hotmail.com>
>Subject: DML: Plastic??? We don't need no stinking plastic!!!!
>
>Ok, so anyone that was at the DML BBQ knows that the plastic skid plates
>offered for the 2000 model Daks "seem" pretty sturdy. But i managed to
>crack mine pretty good at the BBQ.
>And a couple weeks ago, i hit the mud pretty good with 3 Jeeps. And the
>centre plate snapped right in half, and was sorta hanging by the front
>bolts. So, time for new skid plates.
>
>Go to the dealership and get some on order. Well, $236 (Canadian) later
>i've got two nice and shiny pieces of crappy plastic again.
>So i know a guy, who's brother knows a guy, yadda yadda.......
>Go get a custom 1/4" steel plate bolted up to the existing holes from the
>previous skid plates. It's a lot heavier than i thought it would have
>been.
>To test it out, i drove over a pile of logs that were a little larger
>diameter than say a tellephone pole. I got a little hung up at the top,
>was
>teetering with all the weight right on the plate. Finally got over after i
>kept rocking the truck back and forth (or up and down depending on your
>perspective). hehe
>Anyways, i can get the measurements for anyone with a 2000 CC that wants
>something waaay sturdier than the plastic plates.
>I used a 7'x2' 1/4" plate that had to be bended twice to come up into the
>area near the radiator cradle. We chose not to bolt it to the cradle so
>that it could flex, and not ram the rad through my hood. Definitely the
>way
>to do it. :)
>
>Oh, and the guy gave me a deal on the install--100 bucks flat.
>And the plate steel only cost me $90.
>So total, it's $190 for a steel plate that is way better than the $236
>pieces of plastic.
>
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