So today I was out at the Junkyard. I was looking for transmission cooler lines. Mine are in terrible shape. I finally found one that was perfect. Quick disconnects on the transmission side made it extremely easy to remove.
I saw one other Dakota. I was just going to go since I got what I needed. But I check it out anyways. I found it had factory skid plates. I have never seen them. Out of probably hundreds that I have seen on the streets, parking lots, junkyards. I have never seen them. The service manual mentions them but no pics. So I started removing them. I was going to build some too before it got to cold.
So there is one to protect the front differential. One to protect the transmission pan. One to protect the fuel tank. They are 1/8 in thick. You can tell they have taken a beating with out denting. I will install tomorrow and take some pics. Now I will be fully protected all the way around.
If anyone has some Factory skid plates Post up some pics!
Here are some pics.
This is the one I made my self, for the front.
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I figured they all had them Mine has the gas tank and t-case skid plate, I left the t-case skid plate off when I swapped the tranny since I don't really need it..
Id like to have skid plates for my truck even though i dont do anything off road that requires it, what id like it for is to keep salt and othere crap from getting all over the underbody and components
Id like to have skid plates for my truck even though i dont do anything off road that requires it, what id like it for is to keep salt and othere crap from getting all over the underbody and components
Well skid plates won't do that! As you can see in the pictures, there are holes in the plates. Also, having the skid plates on will keep the salt that gets past it there and make it harder to wash out. The purpose of a skid plate is keep the mechanical parts safe from boucing off rocks.
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Ya the skid plates can keep water/mud and cause rust. The Gas tank plate was rusted in some spots. But not to bad. I just took a wire brush to it. And painted it up.
I forgot to mention that it only costed me $11.00 for all the skid plates.
I do some rock crawling too. It will protect it against the ground when going up hills/ ditches and can't forget the bushes.
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$11? That is a rediculously good deal! I wish I had junkyards like that near me. The only pull-it-yourself near me is an hour away and they have no dakotas on the lot.
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Ya that one usually has at least 2-3 Dakotas. Right now 7-8 due to C4C. Most are 91- down.
They considered them brackets. 1 large $5.99 1 small $4.99. They forgot to charge for the third one.
Also what kind of vechicle has a loud deep horn? I wanted to get one off a truck but forgot to check when I was there. I figured the larger the horn the deeper/ louder sound.
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I think a prius horn would do just fine... scary sounding things :P
I'm not sure what vehicles came factory with something really loud and deep from the factory. I can tell you (which I'm sure you already know this) that the horn sound is made from 2 or more different tones coming from different individual horns. I've always wondered what it would sound like if you added a few more notes. But I would say if you wanted something really deep and loud, get it off a semi, or even better, a train!
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No matter how much you think you can seal off the bottom of a truck things will still get in there and sit. There is NO way to block that stuff off. Your better leaving it open and washing it frequently than even attempting that.
Sweet crazy. I plan to make my own once I get all my gear stuffed in there.
Skid Plates!
Mine has the gas tank and t-case skid plate, I left the t-case skid plate off when I swapped the tranny since I don't really need it..
