Has Anybody Here Made a Skidplate?

"Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies" (jordanwphillips) 04/10/2017 at 19:17 • Filed to: None

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I have something that I believe I can use, that would at least deflect things away from the oil pan.

TahoeSTi > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 19:20

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Most skid plates are pretty thick that looks like a heatshield at best. To try it drop the factory tray, Drill some holes and trim it up a bit see if it fits.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TahoeSTi 04/10/2017 at 19:31

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There is no tray. So something is better than nothing.

Mazarin > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 19:33

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Ugh I hate skid plates/heat shields on daily drivers. I dropped a screwdriver in the Mini’s engine bay this weekend and couldn’t get it out. I then used a magnet to get it out, and the magnet clip broke off, so now there’s screwdriver and an clip with a magnet on it on the plate/shield under the engine bay.

Fortunately this happened because I was pulling the NM Power Module out to take it in for scheduled maintenance so they’ll pull those pieces out when they drop the panel hahaha

TahoeSTi > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 19:39

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wow a car with no under tray......make sure you leave a spot so you can get to your drain plug and oil filter.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > TahoeSTi 04/10/2017 at 19:40

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Yeah... The engine is just chilling about 6" from the ground.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Mazarin 04/10/2017 at 19:41

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I’d rather have one since I do occasionally treat it like a rally car.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 19:50

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This seems like a poor engineering decision...(low engine/no tray I mean, not your attempt to put a tray on it!)

thedevilinside > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 19:57

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I replaced my FoST felt/plastic under tray with a real skid after an incident, bought not made by me. I just take it off for every oil change. I do wish it had better hardware/mounting solution .

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > thedevilinside 04/10/2017 at 19:59

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The FiST has no tray.

Dusty Ventures > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 20:01

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Email Skid Plate Guy and order one of these?

Dusty Ventures > thedevilinside 04/10/2017 at 20:08

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Same for me. A little extra work for oil changes, but worth it for sure. It’s taken some hits.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dusty Ventures 04/10/2017 at 20:22

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That’s $225 at the least.

Dusty Ventures > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 20:36

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$225, and thoroughly engineered and tested to ensure it won’t fail or cause some other problem (temperature issues, directing water some place you don’t want it, etc)

Die-Trying > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 20:39

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i would recomend street sign or better. i like personally thick steel, like offroaders use.......

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Dusty Ventures 04/10/2017 at 20:41

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Fair enough.

vicali > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/10/2017 at 23:11

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I would buy one rather than build... I’ve never heard a story that ends with, ‘sure glad I didn’t buy a real skid plate..’

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > vicali 04/10/2017 at 23:14

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Well, I mean, it’s a Fiesta. It’s not going rock crawling. I just want something to deflect debris.

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dusty Ventures 04/11/2017 at 13:42

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Who is this skid plate guy and do they do custom or just plates for the FiST?

Dusty Ventures > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/11/2017 at 14:09

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He’s a fabricator out of Syracuse. He sells skid plates for a number of cars trucks and has done custom work before. Custom does cost extra, and he would need a test vehicle he could use to mock up the design and check mounting, fitment, clearance etc. No website, but he is in facebook

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > Dusty Ventures 04/11/2017 at 14:21

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Hmm, wonder if he’s ever made one for a fox body before

Dusty Ventures > MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner 04/11/2017 at 14:49

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Wouldn’t hurt to shoot him an email and ask