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Old 01-09-2013, 06:06 PM   #14 (permalink)
chickmagnt311
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr View Post
Instead of coroplast I'd suggest you to use plywood for the underbelly pan, since it's more resistence to impacts and less prone to suffer some deformations due to the thermal radiation from the exhaust pipe. It's even often used to make custom underbody protection plates for off-road racing vehicles.
The coroplast is free for me. Though I do have to do something different around the exhaust pipes. I was starting to smell the burn, not too mention the floor starts to get quite warm too.
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