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revised aluminum undertray, pics pg 3


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Nice one! You might make a few £££ if you decide to sell these :thumbs:

 

thanks chaps for the feedback

 

 

 

 

If you decided to start making them id definatley be interested :thumbs:

 

 

 

I will be making these for the zed very soon if there is interest. also I need to have a closer look at a zed with the bigger oil sump to take that into consideration. there were a couple at the modified show but I couldnt take measurements without any tools and jacking a car up. so if any of you locals have the bigger sump and can spare me few minutes that would be great :thumbs:

 

 

 

I like the look of that but I am not a fan of small nuts & bolts holding things together in awkward to get at places. Perhaps further development with a few more bends or welds may be a way forward if a more 'commercial' product is considered.

 

 

 

arkwright, I templated at least 5 undertrays till I got to this. its still a ONE PIECE design if you take the sides off. its almost impossible to create these bends in 2 mm thick intermediate grade aluminum. It could be achievable with 1 mm or less thickness, but your sacrificing rigidity and protection with that sort of thickness. I will take into consideration any suggestions to improve it though.

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Nice one! You might make a few £££ if you decide to sell these :thumbs:

 

thanks chaps for the feedback

 

 

 

 

If you decided to start making them id definatley be interested :thumbs:

 

 

 

I will be making these for the zed very soon if there is interest. also I need to have a closer look at a zed with the bigger oil sump to take that into consideration. there were a couple at the modified show but I couldnt take measurements without any tools and jacking a car up. so if any of you locals have the bigger sump and can spare me few minutes that would be great :thumbs:

 

 

 

I like the look of that but I am not a fan of small nuts & bolts holding things together in awkward to get at places. Perhaps further development with a few more bends or welds may be a way forward if a more 'commercial' product is considered.

 

 

 

arkwright, I templated at least 5 undertrays till I got to this. its still a ONE PIECE design if you take the sides off. its almost impossible to create these bends in 2 mm thick intermediate grade aluminum. It could be achievable with 1 mm or less thickness, but your sacrificing rigidity and protection with that sort of thickness. I will take into consideration any suggestions to improve it though.

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very nice m8 :)

 

1 question tho, have you used locking nuts on the bolts or used 'thread lock' as the vibrations under the car might shake um loose which wouldn't be good :blush:

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very nice m8 :)

 

1 question tho, have you used locking nuts on the bolts or used 'thread lock' as the vibrations under the car might shake um loose which wouldn't be good :blush:

 

 

thread lock but this will change soon anyway as I managed to fine a single construct z-shaped bar. so half of the bolts will disappear. I am also looking into welding instead of bolts :thumbs:

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very nice m8 :)

 

1 question tho, have you used locking nuts on the bolts or used 'thread lock' as the vibrations under the car might shake um loose which wouldn't be good :blush:

 

 

thread lock but this will change soon anyway as I managed to fine a single construct z-shaped bar. so half of the bolts will disappear. I am also looking into welding instead of bolts :thumbs:

 

 

Looking forward to seeing more maz, and actually seeing it soon, does sound and look B)

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Looking forward to seeing more maz, and actually seeing it soon, does sound and look B)

 

 

 

your welcome to drop by and have a look mark. I am only down the road :thumbs:

Have to take ya up on that bud ;) , aslong as there ant no bumps :lol:

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following the various suggestions and conversation over the subject, here is the new version of the undertray.

few differences:

1.5 mm thickness intermediate grade aluminium used instead of 2 mm.

no nuts or bolts used, all TIG welded by a professional workshop.

vent in place, partially welded do prevent aluminium distortion.

opening to allow for change of oil and filter without the need to take off the undertray.

 

pics

 

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as always, feedback and suggestions are welcome.

 

if any one is interested, pm me. It takes few days to get them done.

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