Bashplates

[Don Logan]

Put your indicators in with your sidelights, or leave them where they are and fit the bashplate as is.

I'll warn you though, even though its the dogs danglies, a big piece of 3mm stainless aint cheap!

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£70 written there, which is obviously ally, you reckon it'll be strong enough?

[KERRSURF]

Careful with that one, Alan. I had a mate knock one of those up for me and found it wouldnt fit a 3.0 auto because the bottom of the rad sits lower. That design may only fit either manuals, or 2.4 auto / manual. Check first. Im waiting for him to make a piece to modify it....Cheers....Mick.

I have a 3.0 auto and it bolted straight on, not that it matters in this thread, my efforts skillfully ignored.

[yoshie]

I have a 3.0 auto and it bolted straight on, not that it matters in this thread, my efforts skillfully ignored.

Why I seldom bother these days bro.

[Nick V]

I have a 3.0 auto and it bolted straight on, not that it matters in this thread, my efforts skillfully ignored.

I thought it looked good and was gonna ask is this the one made from 5mm ali plate? If so, what is the best way to bend this stuff? Can you do it by gently heating it to aneal (spelling?) or just brute force ?

Cheers, Nick

[MWS]

I have a 3.0 auto and it bolted straight on, not that it matters in this thread, my efforts skillfully ignored.

Hi Alan. Dont worry mate, I appreciate your input! Mine deffinitely wouldnt fit (see pic.). Is it because youre running a 2" body lift, that your rad went up 2" along with the body? Can you post any pics, please.....Cheers....Mick.

[Apache]

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£70 written there, which is obviously ally, you reckon it'll be strong enough?

Yes. It just needs to be a bit thicker.

Alan, yes, thats the one.

[KERRSURF]

I thought it looked good and was gonna ask is this the one made from 5mm ali plate? If so, what is the best way to bend this stuff? Can you do it by gently heating it to aneal (spelling?) or just brute force ?

Cheers, Nick

I got mine bent up at work in a folder, the angles might not seem much but it still cracked a little, I got it alloy welded to sort it out.

[KERRSURF]

Hi Alan. Dont worry mate, I appreciate your input! Mine deffinitely wouldnt fit (see pic.). Is it because youre running a 2" body lift, that your rad went up 2" along with the body? Can you post any pics, please.....Cheers....Mick.

Thats probably why it bolted on then, I fitted it after lift was done but the sizes could be adjusted to suit or use longer bolts and sturdy spacers.

[MWS]

Thats probably why it bolted on then, I fitted it after lift was done but the sizes could be adjusted to suit or use longer bolts and sturdy spacers.

Spacer being made up by my mate, then away to be galvanised. ( To match bashplate, in 6 mm mild steel...weighs a bl00dy ton! ). Ill post some pics when its done, if anyones interested. Ill have to sort the snapped bashplate bolt, (Drilled through, but with broken stud extractor stuck in it! ) first, though.lol!....Cheers....Mick.