My skidplate went on fine, except I had to groom the threads on the unused holes a bit, they had rust and dirt in there, but nothing that a few strokes with WD40 and a tap couldn't fix. I even kept the transfer case and the little plate under my custom skidplate...worked out fine.
All that rust in the pic, is now gone....so please, no comments about how abused my VX is, Isuzu social services has already been out about it...