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.

 

What are you wanting to do?

 

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

 

whats wrong with the one you have in the pics?

 

Why do you need to modify it?

 

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

 

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

 

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.

 

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

 

It looks ugly but its a start

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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