lousypirate Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 does anyone have a template, or would be willing to make a template for the front skidplate of a 2005 subaru legacy? family owns a welding shop, waaaaay cheaper for me to make my own just wanted to see if there was a diagram or template floating around so i don't have to measure it all up myself. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjoe Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Where's the fun in not doing all the work yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 http://www.legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=111192 buy one, measure it, make one, sell one. Sell many if you want. Just water jet some 1/8" aluminum and bend the sides up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousypirate Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 because everybody owns and has the money to afford a waterjet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasopoliS Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 because everybody owns and has the money to afford a waterjet skid plates would be easy to make in quantity (for a shop). They just keep putting sheets of aluminum into the machine, and out comes a skid plate. Obviously you would have to work with a shop that has a water-jet or something similar. You don't really need to water jet them, as you probably know. hmmmm maybe I should make some skid plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 I think I want one in stainless steel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoozeRS05 Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 hmmmm maybe I should make some skid plates. I want one. EB's Subaru journal - 2005 LegacyGT Wagon & 2014 Forester FB25 (2008 specB - RIP) IG@legacygtliving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lousypirate Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 my thought was stainless steel as well, but i'm not paying 250 bucks or 200 bucks for a skid plate. i know it doesn't cost that much because i work alot with metals between weekends tinkering at the shop and weekdays at my engineering position. I am sure i can make up a template myself but know it would be a most of a saturday excursion in my friends pit in his pullbarn. haha if i ever do get around to this, i'll probably draw it up in CAD or some 3d modeling and send it out to a contact that owns a laser cutting place to see how much they'd cost. depending on price, i might start having some made and selling some off to counter the price and labor it took me, it would probably be one flat piece for shipping if i did and you'd have to bend the flaps yourself (which would make it cheaper for everyone) lol, but i'm getting ahead of myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTDriver Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 so.... where's that template.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I want one too...I smell a new vendor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 my thought was stainless steel as well, but i'm not paying 250 bucks or 200 bucks for a skid plate. i know it doesn't cost that much because i work alot with metals between weekends tinkering at the shop and weekdays at my engineering position. Let see, the company I work for charges $125/hr for engineering time and about $100/hr for shop time. $200 for a skid plate is cheap considering the amount of time someone has to put in to figure out and design one, program the water jet, program the brake, and running a couple of test pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTDriver Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I just want a template... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendozer Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 make that two of us! A dxf version of it would be even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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