Valhalla’s Shield theft deterrent/skid plates info and ordering post

I have this exact problem with my RCI engine skid and Desert Eagle cat plate. It is such a huge pain to get those long bolts tightened down through the cross member. If I just install everything else really loose first (meaning the rear bolts of the cat plate and the front & mid bolts of the RCI engine skid), then I have *just* enough room to get an arm up through the hole on the passenger side in between that crossmember and the oil pan. I can barely reach both bolt heads with a ratcheting box end wrench. The thing is, it totally shreds my arm, so I will do as much as I can tolerate with one arm, and then flip around so I can get my other arm in through that same hole to finish the job. I always come out looking like this:

I ordered Valhalla engine and front cat plates in aluminum. Hoping it’s a little easier to install! Even if it isn’t any easier, it’s worth it to protect my truck.

 

you gotta remove that transfer case. The instruction didn't say to remove it. mine was causing the car to vibrate when at a dead stop.

 

Here is what I did to install RCI front skid plate, Eagle Desert Cat Plate, and Valhalla Back Cat Plate, see pics.

 

Did you use the carriage bolts that came with the rci engine skid or the bolts that came with the vahalla skids?

 

Definitely don’t remove the transfer case! Just the TC cover. If Tyler’s instructions don’t say that, they should.

 

It's easier to install with a nut plate like the one Valhalla offers. I made the mistake of listening to someone that told me that it was possible to install it without a nut plate. It is possible to install with little arms but I am afraid that my arms weren't small enough. I had the plate almost installed but my arms were too big to get to the nuts. I made a nut plate with some flat 1" steel stock, two 3/8" nuts and my welder. After that it was much easier.

 

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads and men falling into the role

 

Is it ok to drive it like that until I can get back to my buddies lift? I noticed the vibration right away. It'll be a couple weeks until I can get back on the lift. I'm just going to notch the rci plate holes as it needed enlarged about a sixteenth anyway because it didn't line up with the nut plate.

 

You might need another nut plate.
Some of them were made wrong, I think he outsourced having some made..
Tyler is sending me another as I type.

 

Already received the new nut plate... just about 1/16 th off compared to the rci

 

Should be fine to drive it like that if you can stand the vibration.

 

No issue with installing it though correct?

 

1/16?
A good shove ought to fix that...

You know I'm just kidding...

 

Correct.

 

Installed mine last week with RCI skid plate. Install the RCI loosely with the nut plate, then tuck in the front cat plate. Tighten bolts. I tried to install with the RCI bolts at first... now that got difficult, but with the nut plate, super easy.

 

Just placed my order for front and rear plates!

 

Good deal.
Grab a bag and hang out.

 

Sooooo, we through April orders, yet?

 

We aren't going on a trip this year, but my nut plate did.
It is 250 miles from my place to Tyler's place.
That is basically next-day delivery.

But FedEx took my nut plate on a 3452 mile journey the last 2 weeks.
No fault of Tyler, he shipped it the day he said he would.
It should arrive tomorrow unless they ship it off again.

 

Waiting on movement on mine still for bare steel made on the 8th of April so still in late March probably.

 

That is just unbelievable.

 

Dangit. I placed mine on the 12th of April, and ordered powder coated. Was hoping April bare was done and was waiting on powder coat.

 

This is just simply nuts. On a plate.

I'll let myself out now.

 

Tyler got my order from 3/25 shipped. Both plates left TX on 6/22, and FedEx says delivery in CT on 6/25. Of course I will be away most of the day Saturday doing a color match chrome delete, so I hope they can just drop them in the driveway.

 

I just hope they get delivered before the engineered diesel oil shortage shuts down all the shipping companies in 3-4 months

 

I was looking at the GM 3L Diesel offerings when shopping for a new truck. I don't drive enough to justify the cost.

 

That nut plate traveling like that.. I have seen it before, it is just mind boggling it can do all that

I am into almost mid April. I have kicked up my shipping.

 

I have order something before (not Tyler's stuff) eBay said it was like somewhere in MN, which later turns out to be shipped out of Houston location, went up to NJ, to MA, down to FL, went over to CA, then WA then OK(?) then up to MN then ID and then back down to Houston, TX.....
It took 2 months...... I didn't cancel it just because I wanna see where it went..... Should have keep the screenshot of it.....Damn it, it went further than I ever did.....

 

Not just Fedex, wife was complaining today about an Esty purchase shipped UPS.
It went from Pennsylvania to California and is now on its way to Texas..

 

Don't get me started on USPS, they are even worse.....