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    Posted: 25 Apr. 2018 at 3:09pm
I made these with the original u-bolt plates for my dad's 3A. Has a shock guard too. Horrible pics I know.
 
 
 
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Here's the way I have been making mine since the 1980's.
It does not collect mud like the confer design. 
It does not effect position of lower shock mount.

Side rails are 3/16" thickness x 1" high.
Fully welded yet skipping the area next to bolt holes.
A normal or deep well socket is used to access the spring clip nuts.
Excess spring clip treads are ground off and flush to bottom of nuts.



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Stan,

With your double thick skid plate you can bolt a plate on the bottom that will clear the parking brake drum.  There are 4 holes in the skid plate just forward of the parking brake where a brush guard mounts that can be used to secure a section for 1/4 plate to protect the bottom of the parking brake drum.  Assuming you are just going to use it  as a skid plate to protect the parking brake not a strike surface for obstetrical jumping.

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I don't have to worry about my e-brake getting "rocked"any more. I took the whole assembly off after I broke it. I just use the engine for my park brake now. Still have the park brake handle for decorative purposes only. 
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yeah I'm in the same boat, gonna measure how much more plate I need to cover it up and remove the orig and get another cut out of 1/4" plate to the larger dimension. Maybe just weld more steel on it.
 
 


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Waiting to get my Willys back so I can look for any frame mounting site. What I was  (am?) looking for is something to protect a hit on my e-brake. Always seemed odd to have a skid plate that stopped just short of protecting the brake.
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Looks more like a homemade hose guard above the front axle knuckles, brakeline hole and kingpin bearing bolt layout.
 
yep that's what it is;
 
 
 


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Originally posted by 3A Steve 3A Steve wrote:

Thanks. My 3A is sitting in a frozen lot next to 4 or 5 911 Porches  (my mechanic only works on my Willys out of interest in the odd ride) waiting to have some trans work done. Can't wait to get it back (and in my warm garage)  to look at things. Your pic looks clear. Next question is, I bought an e-brake shield. Also can't wait to get my 3A back to try to figure out how it connects to anything. Figure at $14 I can afford to throw it away if I can't figure out how to attach it.
 
Post a pic of that ebrake shield for us would ya!
 


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Thanks. My 3A is sitting in a frozen lot next to 4 or 5 911 Porches  (my mechanic only works on my Willys out of interest in the odd ride) waiting to have some trans work done. Can't wait to get it back (and in my warm garage)  to look at things. Your pic looks clear. Next question is, I bought an e-brake shield. Also can't wait to get my 3A back to try to figure out how it connects to anything. Figure at $14 I can afford to throw it away if I can't figure out how to attach it.
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This pic shows the difference



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Look closely at the front axle set, you will notice the bolt hole spread is larger for the inside holes. that ubolt has a larger diameter to fit over the casting of the differential. ONLY ON THE R/H Side and only on the front axle. 

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Did you get the rear and front set? I got mine and have looked at both the double shock "front" and the single shock "rear". They look the same to me ... of course other than the fact that the "front" set has shaft for two shocks. Thinking I could have ordered two rear sets. Also been wondering if I could use the spare shaft to hook my tie down to instead of wrapping  it around the spring and axle.
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Just opened up the set I bought. They look like they will do the trick!!
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Or just leave it on there......its outta harm's way. Maybe make a tie down point out of it for trailering.


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Originally posted by smfulle smfulle wrote:

I guess we don’t care that these are set up for “double shocks?”
I suppose you can just cut off the one you don’t need.
 
Yes, cut one of them off. just make sure it's on the opposite side as the orig shock mount. LOL

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I guess we don’t care that these are set up for “double shocks?”
I suppose you can just cut off the one you don’t need.
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