OK Fab style gas tank skid

I wouldnt consider this AdFab as its simple to make really, so its going in here. So Friday was kinda slow at work so I built a gas tank skid after lunch for my 98XJ. Took about 2.5 hours. Here are some pics, they are worse than the Doc's. John took maybe 2 with his digital camera.

Started off by squaring a sheet of 1/8".



Sanded down the hitch to weld to.



Notched the end of the sheet so it would fit around the hitch.





Took it over to the 4 post and bent it so it would conture the gas tank. Jason tacked it while I held it in place.



I cut out and bent up some side peices, bent them on the 4 post rack, tacked them in, and dropped the skid back down.







Where ever you see the stitch welds, it is fully welded on the opposite side.





Added some probably un-necessary braces.



I dont have any pics of it on the rig yet. I may plate the bottom with another sheet of 1/8"just cause I can? May add some more strenght and make it live a little longer. Might also brace the side supports better as well, they are only 1/8" too.

More pics when its completly done and on the rig.

Full credit of this design goes to Okie Terry.

personally, i think it looks gay, and you would be better off with a stock OEM skid...




witch reminds me.. i have a stock OEM skid i'll trade ya?...

Na, stock skid is weak. They are different from 96 down and 97 up too.

Looks like a beefy skid. Good work dude!

Will you need to re enforce the sides at all? Looks like that may be a weak point but what do I know?

redneck said:

Will you need to re enforce the sides at all? Looks like that may be a weak point but what do I know?

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They'll get another layer of 1/8". Have a bunch of it laying around so its free.

Nice. I forgot all about Okie Terry's skid like that. Looks like I'm going to have to do some copycatting here soon.

CanMan said:

They'll get another layer of 1/8". Have a bunch of it laying around so its free.

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Sweet... I wish I had a bunch of free 1/8" layin around... :laugh3:

Finished it up finally and got it on the rig.

Bent out a peice of angle iron and added a lip to the front of it to go past the tank. Its fully welded on the back side.



Then added another sheet of bent 1/8" for the sides.



Beautiful.

so when is someone going to start selling these? One of my favorite xj products ever! nice work

So yeah, I want one. Bad. Now.

With all the pictures of the okfab skid that you have access to, that's the closest you could come?

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Timber said:

Nice. I forgot all about Okie Terry's skid like that. Looks like I'm going to have to do some copycatting here soon.

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Yup, Terry builds them very much the same!! I would say there is a little copy catting goin on Nice job!!

hintonsooner said:

With all the pictures of the okfab skid that you have access to, that's the closest you could come?

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:laugh: :gee:

hintonsooner said:

With all the pictures of the okfab skid that you have access to, that's the closest you could come?

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Perty weak huh.

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