well, ive always been meaning to build some sort of transfer case protection on my jeep. and my original plan was to wait till i built my front 3 link crossmember and just run a flat belly pan that was flush with the frame rails. but that job is still a little while away. so i need to build a temporary skid that would atleast protect it from getting destroyed while im wheeling.
sorry for the cell phone pictures
i started with a mixture of 3/16 and 1/4 steel plate, and also some 1/8" 1x1 box tube
i came up with a quick shape idea and started welding.





then i drilled a few holes in the stock crossmember for mounting, and also welded a 3/16 bracket on my rear crossmember for mounting.
here it is all mounted up, i think it should do the trick for now.

kinda sucks though that when i build the 3 link, that this skid will be useless...and tossed into the scrap pile

 

Nice work, good insurance.