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greeno
06-13-2011, 09:59 PM
Living Down Under we don't have access to a great deal of after market covers and the ones down here are big $ ($180+ for a good one)
So I have made up a couple of homemade one's from stock dana heavy duty cover we have down here on some tj

drill out the filler hole (30mm )and then cut about 1/3 of the cover off

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/greenojeep/whiteheap276.jpg

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/greenojeep/whiteheap278.jpg

Then spaced out the flat part with some 6mm flat and welded them up together and re-drilled them out

This one is for my 44 and we made up two for 35 :)

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/greenojeep/whiteheap277.jpg

And some ARB red paint and ready to fit

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/greenojeep/whiteheap279.jpg

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/greenojeep/whiteheap280.jpg

jccatt
06-14-2011, 02:45 AM
These are a great idea Dave. Thanks for mine. Beers coming your way :thanx: :drinking:

4.3LXJ
06-14-2011, 09:43 AM
Not a bad idea

PolarXJ
06-14-2011, 11:25 AM
Nice!

xj4life2
06-14-2011, 12:27 PM
Thats a way cool Idea !!! now I know what to do with all the old diff covers I have ....Send them to you to have made into protection !!!! lol lol Thanks for a great idea

greeno
06-14-2011, 07:28 PM
Thanks guys :)
Payless 4X send them over mate and I'll send them back with a couple of tins of Vegemite with them !!! lol
couple of photo's with it on

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/greenojeep/arms012.jpg

http://i480.photobucket.com/albums/rr164/greenojeep/arms006.jpg

4.3LXJ
06-15-2011, 10:36 AM
Don't get us started with vegemite. Spanky won't be able to help himself

xj4life2
06-15-2011, 01:09 PM
Payless 4X send them over mate and I'll send them back with a couple of tins of Vegemite with them !!!

Man I love that stuff !! Ya Know I just might have to do that, I need some Aussie diff protection.If they can handle the outback , they can handle most everything here !!

modestmar00xj
06-15-2011, 05:47 PM
good work! that is a good idea! and it looks good too!

Marsbar
06-16-2011, 07:42 AM
Big thanks Greeno for the cover...I'll get it on when I get the truck back in the shed.

I'm going to Metal Land tomorrow to pick up the steel for the new Rock Sliders & Bash Plate

greeno
06-25-2011, 11:13 PM
No Prob's mate
Going to make some 30 front one's this week will post up when there done

saar
07-13-2011, 07:18 AM
Very nice idea.
thank you :-)

jccatt
07-13-2011, 04:28 PM
Got my two one. Had to space them out more with 8mm nuts. :-)

xj4life2
07-14-2011, 02:36 PM
Can't wait to see what they look like , I swear you should market these. I think they'd sell !!!!

Metlic53
07-23-2011, 02:28 PM
I think they would sell too! Good work at using your head!

dagr8tim
11-04-2011, 09:26 AM
I've seen that before and seriously thought about it.

How much space is between the cover and the armor?

bluedragon436
11-05-2011, 03:59 PM
Would love to look into building something like this for my diff covers.. Would love to pick up a nice set of aftermarkets.. but a bit out of my price range for now!!

dagr8tim
11-05-2011, 05:19 PM
Would love to look into building something like this for my diff covers.. Would love to pick up a nice set of aftermarkets.. but a bit out of my price range for now!!

I bet a set of covers could be had at the JY for less than $10.

Marsbar
11-05-2011, 07:45 PM
I've seen that before and seriously thought about it.

How much space is between the cover and the armor?

We gave them between 3 & 8mm(1/8"&5/16" depending what diffs you have) tho you need to have it close as possible on the front because of track bar......It's not rocket science. We cut the face plate off the discarded half & turned it over then mounted it back on to reinforce it(welded it in place)to double strength the mount where the bolts go thru....Just try some washers as packing to space it out & get it where you want it.
Remember to leave enough room to wash out any mud that gets between them.......:drinking:

Cheers,

AL

bluedragon436
11-05-2011, 08:48 PM
I bet a set of covers could be had at the JY for less than $10.

Oh, no doubt about that Tim.. That is why I said I'm going to have to look into doing that.. way cheaper and may not be as good as an aftermarket option.. but will be better than just the stock cover by itself..

dagr8tim
11-06-2011, 01:51 PM
Oh, no doubt about that Tim.. That is why I said I'm going to have to look into doing that.. way cheaper and may not be as good as an aftermarket option.. but will be better than just the stock cover by itself..

My spare d30 is jacked (passenger C is bent so the upper ball joint is barely touching), and I have 2 spare 8.25's. This will probably be a spring project.

I've been thinking about this for a long time. Just never got around to it.

MudRaider
11-06-2011, 08:11 PM
That's a great idea. Don't mind if I use that on my Raider.

bluedragon436
11-06-2011, 08:35 PM
I am thinking of hitting up the JY's here in SC while I'm here to see if I can't manage to find some spare covers to build some of these for my XJ..

And I don't think he minds you using this design on anything.. think that was the point of him sharing the idea..

olds-cool
12-12-2011, 12:50 PM
Well, looks like I'll be picking up a few spare covers next time I'm at the JY. Cool idea!

wolfsxj
09-30-2012, 03:26 AM
I made one for my d30 like this out of a stock cover too then had a friend powdercoat it for me.
http://i995.photobucket.com/albums/af77/sprocketseg6/IMAG0269.jpg

TUWdave
10-13-2012, 03:03 PM
Greeno,
That what I call recycling man. Saving money ain't a bad idea either. Thanks for the posting it. Have you thought about sealing the gap around the top with RTV to keep the mud and possibly unwanted critters out? :mel:
Wolf,
Nice one too. Thanks for sharing. Is there a gap around your diff and protector?
Later..............
Dave

TUWdave
10-13-2012, 03:39 PM
Dave,
Nice idea. Thanks for starting the string. It's, ingenuity, recycling, and cost effectiveness all rolled up in one out of necessity. Sweet! ARB red is a nice touch too. Have you thought about sealing the gap with RTV to keep the mud and possible creatures out? :mel:

Dennis,
Nice approach too. Did the cover warp when the band was welded to it? Hope not. Did you install it over the real cover? If so, is there a gap involved?
Later.................
Dave

wolfsxj
10-16-2012, 04:48 AM
No I didn't install it over an other cover so no gap. Also I. tac welded it to a welding table to keep it from warping then cut it lose and cleaned it up before powder coating it.

Bmikes93
12-18-2012, 07:06 PM
I'm gonna have to use this idea I believe! Thanks man!

Mayooo
11-29-2014, 11:12 PM
That's pretty sick looking.. Might just half to do this