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Fuel tank skid plate

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#1 ·
I've noticed the fuel tank protection plate is not long enough to protect the entire fuel tank leaving the sides unprotected. I also saw a picture of an old protection plate from a 460 that seemed to be longer. I dont want to go offroad without proper protection for the fuel tank. I like the ORC one but cannot find any pictures of it installed. Can someone please show me a picture so I can make a decision? This is my fuel tank plate.
 

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#3 ·
I have some sort of aluminum plate installed (and probably crafted) by a previous owner. That being said, the plastic tank is really very tough just by itself. Breaking it would require some heroic effort. The main benefit of the plate is to keep from pushing the bottom of the tank up far enough to break the tank sender.