Home made snorkel
Jul 6, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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fiberglass would definitely be the way to go for your custom job and get everything the way you need it to be w/o messing with thin sheet metal. you could even get clever with it and imprint some script or symbols into the surface if you wanted to. you sure you want to make the section across the fender so long though? i've never been a fan of the long fender tube, i'd rather have the hole closest to the firewall as possible if i were to put a snorkel on. i think you could clear the antenna motor and still have enough room at half the length. might even have enough room to install your pass-through connector tube at perhaps a 45* angle instead of 90*, since tight bends severely reduce airflow in ducting.
Jul 6, 2010 | 10:31 PM
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wow i go work on my friends swap for a bit .. Then come back to all this talk about pringles ,toilets and toilet paper ..Hahah.
and man what ever works for you is all good with me .. im just gonna try to do it this way.
ill ask my wife to save me the toilet paper rolls just in case..
and man what ever works for you is all good with me .. im just gonna try to do it this way.
ill ask my wife to save me the toilet paper rolls just in case..
fab
Jul 7, 2010 | 07:04 AM
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wow i go work on my friends swap for a bit .. Then come back to all this talk about pringles ,toilets and toilet paper ..Hahah.
and man what ever works for you is all good with me .. im just gonna try to do it this way.
ill ask my wife to save me the toilet paper rolls just in case..
and man what ever works for you is all good with me .. im just gonna try to do it this way.
ill ask my wife to save me the toilet paper rolls just in case..
Jul 7, 2010 | 08:41 AM
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highonpottery; if it were up to me, I'd use one of those plastic candy cane lawn ornaments, the ones that are like 3" diameter. use the bend in it to return into the fender and definitely leave the stripes
hey i seen one today while i was out then i thought of this thread might just try it for making my snorkel
snorkel+flatbed+2" toy-tech lift+2" BL+36" tsl = one and only Toyota for miles
hell im the only one who has a Toyota that isn't rusted all to hell around here i still get stares everyday. build me a snorkel while your at it and then ship it to me buy some good ass paper and put it in the package for protection
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Jul 7, 2010 | 09:26 AM
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haha this is awesome, cant wait to see the end result....and yeah we used a pringles can to form the the oval air inlet then a beer can..wich oddly fit perfect, with a hole cut in it for the other beer can and went backwards...wasnt a true snorkle just an air intake diverter 
Jul 9, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Thanks alot Duuuudes..
well heres what i have so far ..
anybody see any reason why i cant put a filter in the snorkel head ..
i thinking of making a round one something like this one .
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634
and puting a k&n in there.
well heres what i have so far ..
anybody see any reason why i cant put a filter in the snorkel head ..
i thinking of making a round one something like this one .
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634
and puting a k&n in there.
Jul 10, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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NICE man!! Make you guys wear gloves with fiberglass and eye protection. I used to do fiberglass on a daily basis. 
MAN, nice snorkel head why couldn't you find that when I was doing mine???
I think I might have to get one too. I'm paranoid that I'm going to suck rain water in with mine.
MAN, nice snorkel head why couldn't you find that when I was doing mine???
I think I might have to get one too. I'm paranoid that I'm going to suck rain water in with mine.
