Cherokee.Dreamer

Is there anyway to modify the stock gas tank skid plate somewhat easy enough. I have access to tools and can modify it however. I just dont know what direction to go towards? Any ideas

Heres what it looks like.

xjmarc

What are you wanting to do?

Cherokee.Dreamer

I just want it to fit and still do its job and protext my gas tank. BUt i just want to be cheap and not buy another

T-VIS

whats wrong with the one you have in the pics?

mr white

Why do you need to modify it?

9greenmachine8

get some 3/16 sheet and use that as some sort of a template and make a new one

UsmclovesXJ

Isn't the zj skid more beaffy and transplantable to the xj?

no rdplz

That's a 16 gallon tank skid. I have the same one on mine. In order to make it fit the 20 gallon tank just cut away the "up curve" on the rear part of it. If you have a hitch you won't lose any protection at all.

Cherokee.Dreamer

Started on the tank today in welding. i will get progress pictures next week when i have class

Cherokee.Dreamer

It looks ugly but its a start

Outlaw Star

Not bad! Welds ain't gotta be pretty, they just gotta work.

Cherokee.Dreamer

Well i used 7018 stick welding on it and it was relatively my first time but not bad i can take a close up of the welds if you want

crbnfibr

whatever... paint it black and call it a day!

Cherokee.Dreamer

still have to do a couple things to it like grind then sand then paint then bolt it on and hopefully never mess with it again