I had little time off and decided to add a little armor for the aluminum D35 housing and the yoke. The only thing I am not sure about is the color.lol

Its all 1/4" plate and protects the entire diff and yoke.

I used cardboard to for a pattern. It took a while to turn the cardboard into 1/4" steel, but it turned out pretty good.










It uses a 3/8" 3.5" muffler clamp around the pinion bearing and I boxed in the clamp's saddle, and then it uses the 5 lower bolts from the diff.




-plumcrazy

 

nice!! totally function with a pinion guard and everything!!! i really like it alot! NICE WORK! how much time would you guess you put into that??

 

sweet and sexy. have you thought about maybe putting something on the section that goes on the diff to protect the bolts? maybe a frame of sorts?

either way, looks really good. i like!!

 

post up some more pics of your truck cause i dont remember it nor have i seen it really!

 

3 hrs. Most of that went into getting the front peice cut and shaped. After I bolted it on the res was easy, just cut some cardboard and then transfer it to metal and tack together. I saved all the stencils, so if I ever build another one, I can cut all the pieces ahead of time and then just tack it all together and weld it up.

 

here is a link to my whole build.
Finally got a 2nd Ranger - The Ranger Station Forums

 

NIce I like that. good work!

 

Looks badass man

 

Thanks

 

Seth, great work man! Nothing I love more than homemade parts!

How about some of these bolt protectors:

They are a bit pricey though.
Bolt Protector Spacer 3/8" (16 pack)

 

I really dont think they will be an issue. They will hit straight on and it will take a pretty good whack to damage a 10.8 bolt.

 

Its been a while since I have been on so i figured I would post an update.
I had to take my skid off so I could tack another one together. I decided to go ahead and add the gussets to mine and the new one I was making.

I dont have any pictures of it on the truck since the paint was still drying when I left for school.

 

need my address to send me one so i can test it for your?

 

That's some nice work.

 

looks great, like the idea of the muffler clamp

got any measurements of the plates, or the new bolts?

I coulda used that when i smashed my explorer into a rock

 

I'm guessing that'd be real beneficial for a rock climber and useless for everyday driving?

Looks like you do AWESOME work. Good job! :)

 

Looks great!

 

Damn Nice! Great work!