[MacDaddy]

hooki wrote:

I had a pvc snorkel on my first zook with a safari snorkel head, it worked great and was cheap to make. Just be aware that they are very fragile so keep them away from tree's on tight tracks ect. Mine broke pretty fast.

For my second sierra i ended up using straight 3inch exaust tube and then bought 3 inch mandrel bends. Only cost about $100 to make and 1 day....something to consider if you end up wanting to change it in the future.

Do you have any pics or info, on how you did that steel one, and where you got the parts from ?

[bazook]

baaaaahooooooooogaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
love the horn
nice job

[Hawky4X4]

bazook wrote:

baaaaahooooooooogaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh
love the horn
nice job

Cheers mate it's bloody loud ay

[hooki]

MacBear wrote:

hooki wrote:

I had a pvc snorkel on my first zook with a safari snorkel head, it worked great and was cheap to make. Just be aware that they are very fragile so keep them away from tree's on tight tracks ect. Mine broke pretty fast.

For my second sierra i ended up using straight 3inch exaust tube and then bought 3 inch mandrel bends. Only cost about $100 to make and 1 day....something to consider if you end up wanting to change it in the future.

Do you have any pics or info, on how you did that steel one, and where you got the parts from ?

I don't have any pics of me making it, but it is a pretty easy process if you have access to welder. I used a nut sert gun to secure it to the windscreen frame. I got the exhaust pipe from a 'car line muffler' store. Here's a pic of how it sat on the sierra. LOL at the falcon hub cap that i put on for that 4wd trip

[zukenutter]

PVC plumbing supplies... great fun

[TasRat]

I added a 45 degree bend to the top of mine, (pionts down slightly) to stop rain and have it facing backwards to prevent catching on the bush.

Anyone noticed any benifits with air forced in from facing forwards.

[Kennel]

I did a quick google on the performance gains and the results sucked, 50/50 all hearsay, no dyno - not surprised.

But I found this page TJM Airtek Snorkel what caught my eye was this line:

Your Jimny deserves more than a piece of B+Q drainpipe - leave that for the SJ owners!

Ha! enuf said

[jason_sgt]

Nice 1.6... round intake though? Its a vit engine right?

[GRPABT1]

Do you people realize some industrial hardcore suction hose would be even cheaper and virtually unbreakable?

[jdk81]

Kennel wrote:

I did a quick google on the performance gains and the results sucked, 50/50 all hearsay, no dyno - not surprised.

Of course the results all sucked..... if the results blew, your engine is running backwards.

Well clearly no dyno... unless someone feels like setting up a dyno in a wind tunnel
It would be the only way we would ever get definitive proof. And even then, results would change between models of vehicles.
Some "testing" was done on a landruiser. Using same snorkel head on a sierra would be completely different result.

[Hawky4X4]

i broke the top off it a couple of months ago, so now its shorter
it works though as i found out yesterday, not on purpose either. . . .





ill be checking the depth before i eva touch water again

[MacDaddy]

Hawky4X4 wrote:

i broke the top off it a couple of months ago, so now its shorter
it works though as i found out yesterday, not on purpose either. . . .





ill be checking the depth before i eva touch water again

Haha, your supposed to check the water depth, before you drive any water crossing, oh well, you have learnt your lesson now, hehe...

[JrZook]

^^ did the fan make love to the radiator?

[jason_sgt]

The floaties didn't deploy like on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

[Hawky4X4]

JrZook wrote:

^^ did the fan make love to the radiator?

naaa all good, i wasnt going fast

[Hawky4X4]

jason_sgt wrote:

The floaties didn't deploy like on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!

[neofitou]

Thought I would add my snorkel to this too.
This is a copy from my old build on the club site.

Made a Snorkel today. I had almost everything already to do it in PVC, I just had to get one elbow.
I will make a nice stainless one eventually (probably when I break this one)

Hole


Custom 5mm offset bend


Test Fit


Painting


Rust converted and painted the battery tray


Fitted!


And from the rear


Under the bonnet


Also adjusted some seams on the Drivers side and painted them.

[MacDaddy]

Looks good !

Just one little concern, how does the tip go in the rain, for water ingress ?

[neofitou]

i did have a look in the filter pod once after driving in a heavy rain to check, and there was nothing in there. I would say that any that did get in wet the inside of the tube and evaporated into the engine pretty quickly, it was only supposed to be temorary until I broke it and made a better one. but I sold the car coming over here too soon.

[MudRunnerTD]

Hawky4X4 wrote:

jmd-247 wrote:

loving the checker plate hard top roof!!!

something im petty proud of

And you should be that looks awesome! Have you got any more pics of that mate? or is it in a build thread somewhere? Looks great! How thick is the checker plate?

[Hawky4X4]

MudRunnerTD wrote:

Hawky4X4 wrote:

jmd-247 wrote:

loving the checker plate hard top roof!!!

something im petty proud of

And you should be that looks awesome! Have you got any more pics of that mate? or is it in a build thread somewhere? Looks great! How thick is the checker plate?

Sorry for late reply, i got a bit more on the roof here: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=20778&p=412933#p412933

I think im not sure if did it right

[Hawky4X4]

Snorkel looks good neofitou, lovin the rims to

[KEENSY85]

Have u taken it for drove yet ,it looks cool in Matt black ,the opening is a bit scary were is the water gona go ,

Looks mad for something out pvc pipe and elec wire , well done

[NomadGV03]

Not a bad budget job!

[KEENSY85]

Hey guys if u go to fielders (they do roofing and what not) u can get a round bit to fill the hole and glue it in I welded mine ill take a pic tomorrow's.