Any experiences with the Undercover Fabworks skid plate?

I also talked to the UCF guy before ordering and was told I would be fine without the lopro mount.

Ordered the engine skid with the transfer case skid. Kind of weird getting delivery with no box or anything. Just the 2 skids bolted together with a shipping sticker on the engine skid. At first I was concerned but then thought if it couldn't handle being shipped like that then I don't want it under my jeep. :LOL:
 
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rhanna said:
I also talked to the UCF guy before ordering and was told I would be fine without the lopro mount.

Ordered the engine skid with the transfer case skid. Kind of weird getting delivery with no box or anything. Just the 2 skids bolted together with a shipping sticker on the engine skid. At first I was concerned but then thought if it couldn't handle being shipped like that then I don't want it under my jeep. :LOL:
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I was a little shocked also when my skid arrived no box and just a label, did not think UPS would do that. Only downside is that I did not get to put the first scratches in it.
 
rhanna said:
I also talked to the UCF guy before ordering and was told I would be fine without the lopro mount.

Ordered the engine skid with the transfer case skid. Kind of weird getting delivery with no box or anything. Just the 2 skids bolted together with a shipping sticker on the engine skid. At first I was concerned but then thought if it couldn't handle being shipped like that then I don't want it under my jeep. :LOL:
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haha my GF thought someone just left a bunch of junk on our steps because the shipping label was face down. Then she asked if it was ok. In her defense, she didn't know it was coming. I prefer to ask for forgiveness on certain things 🤣
 
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Moglocker said:
I have the same setup on order,do you have any side shot,and how long did it take from start to finish,thanks again-jeff
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Side shots as in.. like "eye level" with the skid?
I already had a Rokmen high clearance skid so start to finish for me was about 30-ish minutes. Do you mean how long did my whole tuck process take originally?
 
Irun said:
Floor denting usually only comes into play when you have a 241 case. It is substantially larger than the 231.
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I had to do some not so gentle massaging to the tub to get the Atlas 4 speed up as high as I wanted it. Totally worth the effort though. And with carpet and seats installed you can’t see the area anyway.
 
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Moglocker said:
I have the same setup on order,do you have any side shot,and how long did it take from start to finish,thanks again-jeff
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It took me longer to drill the four holes in the tc skid for the engine skid than it did to install the entire tc skid. I was in dire need of a face shield to keep it from raining 6061 in my eyes.

It was about 30-60 minutes to install the tc skid. I do still need to adjust my pinion angles and tc shifter though.
 
Vasq said:
Side shots as in.. like "eye level" with the skid?
I already had a Rokmen high clearance skid so start to finish for me was about 30-ish minutes. Do you mean how long did my whole tuck process take originally?
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Side shot,of whole Jeep,I can’t wait to get the shovel off.planning on getting rid of the cat
 
nathanotis said:
Am I correct in thinking this set up does not have a transfer case support separate from the skid itself? IE: if I pull the skid, I'd need to support the T-case?
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That's correct.

EDIT: I wanted to add that this takes all of an extra 30 seconds to place a jack stand under the bellhousing of the transmission.
 
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Side shot,of whole Jeep,I can’t wait to get the shovel off.planning on getting rid of the cat
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Closest I have at the moment (I'm at work and can't send images). I can take a lower when I'm home, if I remember lol.

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jesseshoots said:
It took me longer to drill the four holes in the tc skid for the engine skid than it did to install the entire tc skid. I was in dire need of a face shield to keep it from raining 6061 in my eyes.

It was about 30-60 minutes to install the tc skid. I do still need to adjust my pinion angles and tc shifter though.
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I also had to drill holes. I think if you order both skids from them directly they will come with the holes but I went through hired guns offroad since they were cheaper (I don't see them listed now). Drilling sucked but it went faster when I started using a floor jack as a drill press. The engine skid took a lot longer than the transfer case skid, at least for me. Getting the brackets bolted onto the engine mounts on the frame sucks.
 
rhanna said:
I also had to drill holes. I think if you order both skids from them directly they will come with the holes but I went through hired guns offroad since they were cheaper (I don't see them listed now). Drilling sucked but it went faster when I started using a floor jack as a drill press. The engine skid took a lot longer than the transfer case skid, at least for me. Getting the brackets bolted onto the engine mounts on the frame sucks.
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I ordered the "deep cover" system and they did not come pre-drilled :(
 
jesseshoots said:
Same. It makes sense though cause you never know how it will line up. I used a 2x4 and floor jack to get the engine skid flush with the tc skid and then had to use a dead blow to get it into position so the drain plug was centered.
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That's good info. I haven't installed my engine skid quite yet because I wanted to paint all the steal parts, then had to do a little grinding on one of the arms, then re-paint, etc.
 
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