In my younger days (teenager) my father built a dune Buggy, 64 VW frame 14" cut out of the center and droped on a Sears Fiberglass body kit that they sold in the early '70s. Any way withthe VW engine it's sticking straight out their and without a Skid plate come you first dune jump when you land look out your rear view mirror and that thing way back there in yiur mirror is your engine. Hence a skid plate was required. But, back to the point something they did with the skid they put a huge hinge on the plate. The VW had no oil filter you just pulled a plug out of a circular plate drained the oil then unbolt the circular plate pull it out and clean out the fine screen that did all the filteration. Then reinstall , add new oil and drive. The hinged skid plate made getting to the bottom of the engine simple and easily serviced. Would this idea be advantagiuos for transmission serviceing or transfer case or even the engine? Having not done any of the work on my KJ, I haven't any wrenching experience. But I have held a wrench in my hands once or twice. But seeing the quality of your work I feel you do a lot of "How can I do it better and be more appealing for sales?) going through your mind a lot. Considering I haven't seen any hinged pans anywhere, it's either nobody thought of it, or it creates more problem then it solves. Just a thought, please don't let it die of loneliness
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