Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Hello Chris

This is a 4.8 bash plate: And this is a transfer case skidplate: My apologies for the picture quality, I had to fiddle in photoshop to make the plates more visible.

piet
is daai my kar wat so vuil is by barraka ????

What will the front bash plate protect ?

Shalom

Tinus lotz wrote:piet
is daai my kar wat so vuil is by barraka ????

Ja boet. Ons weet mos daar is modder daar.

Jules wrote:What will the front bash plate protect ?

Jules the front bash plate protects mostly the front steering arm, the panhard rod and the steering damper. It may also provide some protection for the diff casing in certain circumstances and on the 4.8 it could also protect the sump which hangs lower on those cars than on the others, but only under exceptional circumstances.

mooi man !!!!niks wat n bietjie water nie kon uitsort nie

Thanks Peter
Both plates fitted in a matter of minutes - very easy and rewarding DIY exercise - they look great.
Cheers\

Pictures of the bash plate fitted - looks great!

Thanks Chris

Your car is really starting to look like the bee's knees. However I would strongly recommend putting on some protection for the lower part of your radiator. Give me a shout if you want some assistance with that?

I have now added some protection for the radiator - some heavy duty expanded metal.
I have also made some slight mods to the Bash Plate as my thinking was that it came down a bit too low at the rear end. So I made a few cuts and bends, a couple of welds - and voila!
It looks far more suble now, although I will still neaten it up the welds with the grinder next weekend.
I should have been a plastic sturgeon.
Now the car is really starting to pick up some character!