101 bash plate

[Aussie101fc]

Has anyone built a bash plate for there 101? If so pros and cons. Any troubles and photos would be good. If not I might have to go old school and do some CAD (cardboard aided design) and mock something up.

[101RRS]

The simple answer is no I havent and I do not know of any 101 owners who have done it. In my experience not really needed for normal offroad use but in large rock areas I could see one being of benefit.

In my 14 years of 101 ownership, the areas I have hit are the bottom of the tanks which is basically a skid plate in itself, the Nokken winch drum which hangs down a bit and the front diff - I have scrapped the fins on the tfr case. I have never hit the engine sump, the gearbox and only touched the tfr case.

What areas underneath would you like to protect?

[Aussie101fc]

realy for looks and to offer protecting to the steering. was something i was thing about when laying underneath it the other day :-)

[101 Ron]

realy for looks and to offer protecting to the steering. was something i was thing about when laying underneath it the other day :-)

In practice the steering gear never gets thumped.
The weak point is the front diff cover.
It's sheet metal and pointing forward.
ARB make a excellent cast steel replacement..............designed to take hard hits.
The same cover helps oil sealing and diff strength if doing a diff shave.
I have ARB covers front an rear on my 101 for many years and were fitted after denting badly the front cover a few times.
When doing extreme off road work a jerrycan holder( beside winch ) and bottom of petrol tank can some times be in danger or scrap.
It I s rare and not a problem if you are a where of it...........and only extreme stuff.
Never had a problem with tailshafts as the steep tail shaft angles save them when climbing rock steps..