Under Cover Fabworks, LLC » engine http://blog.undercoverfab.com Keep up with undercoverfab.com Fri, 11 Nov 2011 01:11:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 ’03-’06 TJ/LJ Aluminum Engine Skid Plate http://blog.undercoverfab.com/2010/02/03-06-tjlj-aluminum-engine-skid-plate/ http://blog.undercoverfab.com/2010/02/03-06-tjlj-aluminum-engine-skid-plate/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 03:09:36 +0000 Matthew Walton http://blog.undercoverfab.com/?p=329 This UCF Engine Skid Plate was designed to fit the ’03-’06 Jeep Wrangler TJ and Wrangler Unlimited LJ.  The skid plate itself is laser cut from 1/4″ thick 6061-T6 aluminum plate.  It is then formed on a press brake with radius tooling to retain the strength of the material in the bend region.  This shape produces an incredibly strong part that is capable of supporting the entire weight of the front half of the Jeep if necessary.  The skid plate itself is only 11lbs.  The complete kit weighs in at 16lbs.

There are 2 sets of mounting holes on the front side of the engine skid to provide different mounting locations so that you can take advantage of the clearance afforded by a motor mount lift.

The skid plate will be shipped with all needed mounting hardware and steel brackets and struts to attach the front of the skid to the frame.  All parts will ship bare of coatings.

Note:

A)  You may be responsible for drilling your transfer case skid plate for the rear mounting hardware.  All new UCF transfer case skid plates will include mounting holes for this part.

B) This product may fit other manufacturers transfer case skid plates.  No guarantee is made that it will be compatible with stock or other aftermarket transfer case skids.

]]> http://blog.undercoverfab.com/2010/02/03-06-tjlj-aluminum-engine-skid-plate/feed/ 0 UCF TJ Engine Skid http://blog.undercoverfab.com/2010/02/ucf-tj-engine-skid/ http://blog.undercoverfab.com/2010/02/ucf-tj-engine-skid/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:09:25 +0000 Matthew Walton http://blog.undercoverfab.com/?p=304 We made some progress on the new LATE model TJ engine skid. I will be installing this system on my LJ to work out the kinks that sometimes appear in prototypes. The main body of the engine skid is 1/4″ 6061-T6 aluminum. The struts and motor mount brackets are carbon steel. The skid plate itself weighs in at 11lbs. It’s 16lbs with the steel struts, brackets and hardware. Combined with the UCF transfer case skid the whole system weighs in at 42lbs. That’s not much weight for so much protection. I will try to have the prototype installed by this weekend and post pictures of the completed install.

Here are some pictures for your viewing pleasure.

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