PureDrifter

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1/8" is NOT 30gauge steel, it's 10 or 11gauge (depending on the type of steel), or 8 Gauge in aluminum sheet.
the steel will require mechanical effort to bend, the aluminum MIGHT be doable by hand, but i'd want a machine to get the nice clean bends anyways.

SynicalVip

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Link didn't work well not on my iPhone at least lol

sam12345

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Or to make your own idea and material starters

http://www.miataturbo.net/race-prep-...ro-pics-63769/

Best material to use

http://www.trackpedia.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4517

http://www.laminatorsinc.com/sign-pa...ucts/alumalite

U can get it at a sign making shop or

http://www.alumilite.com/Dealers.cfm?State=CA

PureDrifter

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alumalight and cloroplast work great when you want a cover, but are very thin and prone to damage, so not the best choice for a skid plate that you want to protect your oil pan .

a skid plate is better for lowered cars, alumalite/plastiboard if you're not that low or stock height and want a better/bigger cover than stock.

Shiryo

You want a minimum of 1/5" (4.8mm) for a skidplate.

I have a skidplate on my VW since it's slammed pretty low on coilovers and have hit damned near anything and have accidentally launched the car off all 4 wheels, bottoming out the skidplate onto the highway more than once. Also saved me from one of those huge thick metal bolts that holds down those thick metal road plates that wasn't properly seated.

So yes. 5mm is perfect.

sam12345

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In that case the stock undercover is no good either

Use the skids I saw someone do on thi or the GS forum

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...e-project.html

johnnyg66

YEP, Sorry i added another zero in front of the conversion to inches.

RA40

iTrader: (6)

ABS and similar thermo plastics work sufficiently and are easy to work with minimal tools. Saber/jig saw, bandsaw, drill and heat gun. They will deform on impact so unless it is a hard heavy hit, these will be reasonably resilient.

Shiryo

A non-metal skidplate... This thread just made no sense, no offense. We're talking about saving the life of your engine. Any reasonable tap of a non-metal skidplate would shatter.

PureDrifter

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not so much, if you made one out of say 1/4" delrin i'm sure it would take some abuse, plus it wouldnt sound as bad as a metal one.

but this thread is technically about a lower engine cover, not a skid plate

midwest2

If anyone was close to Nebraska they could have mine. I never reinstalled it. While I'm sure this cover is not completely worthless, it's damn close. I just don't want to remove it every time I change the oil in my 400. And at 20k miles a yr, it gets changed plenty. All my newer Lexus vehicles have access points for the oil filter which makes it much nicer.

96 LS400
2003 LS430
2000 LX470

bobafreak

iTrader: (-1)

Or you can drive around, look for a aluminum construction sign, take it home, mock it to the chasis and walla home made construction skid plate. I used to make them all the time for my s13. They held pretty well and its easy to bend and durable. Timmy let me borrow yours so i can do it the easy sleazy lazy way and mock yours and get a diamond bling bling silvaarzzz 1ne.

timmy0tool

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haha sorry guys, i actually took that pic off another member's thread (i believe it's a silver 98-up with 18" Works and a single exit exhaust from AZ). i don't actually have a plate like that in my possession. after reading my post, it does sound like i own one. apologies, and credit to the real owner!

sam12345

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That's what alum alitte is the same thing they make signs out of

bobafreak

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Except my idea was for the price of free 99. But i am not responsible for local authority's fining you for it. Jusss sayiingggg.