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Originally Posted by cornish wrestler
thank you
the more i look at it the more i realise i know nothing about skodas or classic trials 
expect a regular barrage of questions
did you use 13 inch wheels or can you get away with 14 s as used on the earlier estelles
also looking at how much under body protection is needed did you use a full lenght under shield think i can see something from the front crossmenber i your photo 
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We used 13"'s however 14 inch steels would improve the ground clearance with a marginal change in overall gear ratio's.
At the front we had a thick (15mm est) guard with an angled lip at the front extending back beneath the front floor pan to protect the front subframe and suspension, then at the rear was a narrow strip to protect the engine (sump) and mounted to the rear crossmember. that was sufficient,
The front valance is vunerable as you can see in the photo, some people reduce the depth of the panel to minimize this. the rear fog lights (underneath the bumper can be vunerable also) we mounted the reverse light and the rear fogs on the back panel above the bumper to stop this happening.
some people also re route the exhaust to exit through the rear panel with a transverse silencer behind the rear panel to minimize exhaust damage and to aid clearance.