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stretchy:

hiya guys just wondering if anyone has made there own tank gaurd ?? im thinking of just welding a thick plate over the orignal tank gaurd like a second skin or poprivet a pice of cheq plate over it. any other ideas ?

stretchy

auf_wiedersehen_pet:
When money permits, I'll get one of these - saves a lot of aggro for not a lot of money.

http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/OFF_ROAD/Protection/Disco_1_Fuel_Tank_Guard_-_Galvanised_Steel.html

 :lol:

stretchy:


hmmm that seems a bit steep for what it is i bet its not much stronger than a standard plate.  I think im going to double skin it with some cheq plate or thick steel

lambert:
doubtless this will attract dissent but;

if you armour plate the underneath of your car you give it more mass, this gives rise to two problems in my mind. 1 it will sit lower on it's suspension, than a lighter un armoured car on the same springs, and is therefor  closer to the ground and will hit more things more often. 2 as it is has more mass it will have more kinetic energy to dissapate when it does hit something resulting in more damage.

or to put it another way a lighter car will sustain less damage and therefor needs less protection.

stretchy:

taking on board what you have said and makes sense but 2 square ft of cheq plate is not going to be very heavy

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