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john vanlandingham
Oh dear, is one allowed to reference what serious high buck teams beginning with F did without a pile of trolls getting snippy?

See the blue crossmember-y looking thing just in front of the aluminum crossmember? Thats the sumpguard center support. Sump guard mounts to the red bar at the front and then to just aft of where the compression struts mount.


It is not bolted to the center support. there mouse pad glued to the bottom for rattle..


Its a brilliant design because it works on the priciple hat its hard to bend metal on edge, but easy when its flat..(Likewise tube can be strong but WAY strong in compression and tension)

Here a better view of the thing:
Genuine Ford part in the back, locally made part in front


Thet were available in "tarmac" normal and 'Acropolis spec" the difference being the part leaning on the vertical part: normal had a plate on the front, and "Acropolis" had it on both sides, tarmac had neither.



Bending on edge is a function of height so this thing is strong--and light.

Seems the principle about difficulty of bending something on edge escapes most people..

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alkun
Skid plates take a huge beating. Most of the hits they recieve are from going over things (big rocks), rather than the car falling out of the sky onto them, so its important to have a good "ramp" angle at the front of the plate.

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john vanlandingham

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alkun
Skid plates take a huge beating. Most of the hits they recieve are from going over things (big rocks), rather than the car falling out of the sky onto them, so its important to have a good "ramp" angle at the front of the plate.

Remember the rock on Gilhouly? Fawk it was like the car was doing a wheelie BAM!!!!

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Greg Donovan
I'm gonna have to loom under my impreza and see if that type could be adapted.