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Author:  tom240 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:32 pm ]
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EDIT: forgot to mention a had to by 20 meters of the stuff and now have heaps left, if someone want to come and pick some up to make one for themselves feel free, i live at Terrigal, NSW

Was looking at making PVC snorkel because it suited my low budget, however i had heard some bad things about them such as exploding when hitting trees etc. Instead.. i did something cheaper but potentially more dodgey and went and bought some agg pipe from Bunnings. this is the result..

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Just zip tied it to my light bar and added another 2 to put an angle on it to keep the rain out. put same mesh over the top to keep out anything else that might want to get in there


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Author:  shep [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:47 pm ]
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I wouldn't have snipped the tag off the cable ties cos then they would look proper dodgy.
Author:  tom240 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:53 pm ]
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shep wrote:
I wouldn't have snipped the tag off the cable ties cos then they would look proper dodgy.


haha, how bout i glue them back on?
Author:  Scrawny [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:56 pm ]
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As far as dodgey snorkels go it doesn't look too bad! How is it attached to the A pillar?
Author:  tom240 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:02 pm ]
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Scrawn wrote:
As far as dodgey snorkels go it doesn't look too bad! How is it attached to the A pillar?


haha thanks. It's just held on with a cable tie around my light bar :oops: but i suppose it also means it wont damage anything if it gets ripped off. Was thinking of putting a couple of dabs of sikaflex down the A pillar to stop it moving around
Author:  atari4x4 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:12 pm ]
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where it goes through the inner guard, get some vacuum hose & run a cut along the length of the hose & slip it over the over the hole you cut in the metal so it's not going to wear a hole in the tubing.
Author:  tom240 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:18 pm ]
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atari4x4 wrote:
where it goes through the inner guard, get some vacuum hose & run a cut along the length of the hose & slip it over the over the hole you cut in the metal so it's not going to wear a hole in the tubing.


good idea, i ran i good bead of sikaflex around it but vacuum hose would probably work better
Author:  shep [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:33 pm ]
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tom240 wrote:
shep wrote:
I wouldn't have snipped the tag off the cable ties cos then they would look proper dodgy.


haha, how bout i glue them back on?


Haha :goodjob:

Is the pic still around of the one with a dolphin torch snorkel hat ?
Author:  atari4x4 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:34 pm ]
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i'll get my grimbo on boss :wink:
Author:  atari4x4 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:36 pm ]
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viewtopic.php?f=14&t=6427&p=84637&hilit=dolphin+torch#p84637
Author:  tom240 [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 7:40 pm ]
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hahaha thats awesome
Author:  Critical Energy [ Wed Jul 24, 2013 9:41 pm ]
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Brilliant
Author:  jonno_racing [ Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:26 am ]
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Nice! I used vacuum cleaner hose (dyson kewality) on my 1ltr! As long as it works!
Author:  sjzook [ Thu Jul 25, 2013 7:51 am ]
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How's it attached to the pillar?
Author:  atari4x4 [ Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:22 pm ]
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sjzook wrote:
How's it attached to the pillar?


Quote:
Just zip tied it to my light bar and added another 2 to put an angle on it to keep the rain out. put same mesh over the top to keep out anything else that might want to get in there
Author:  tanshi [ Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:24 pm ]
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its not the Agg pipe with the slots all the way up it for drainage is it???
Author:  tom240 [ Thu Jul 25, 2013 12:50 pm ]
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tanshi wrote:
its not the Agg pipe with the slots all the way up it for drainage is it???


hahaha no, you can get it un-slotted too
Author:  Charlie Brown [ Sun Jul 28, 2013 8:11 pm ]
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Good job mate!
Author:  Bretski [ Mon Jul 29, 2013 9:28 am ]
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Have you disabled or plugged up the warm air inlet on your air cleaner. Defeats the whole purpose if it can still get a gut-full of water from there.
Author:  tom240 [ Mon Jul 29, 2013 2:43 pm ]
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Bretski wrote:
Have you disabled or plugged up the warm air inlet on your air cleaner. Defeats the whole purpose if it can still get a gut-full of water from there.


yep, siliconed that sucker shut
Author:  Critical Energy [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:01 pm ]
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What's the warm air intake for anyway, I always thought the colder the air in the better
Author:  Red89 [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:20 pm ]
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It helps the motor warm up in places that experience very cold temps.
Author:  pezz [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:47 pm ]
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Red89 wrote:
It helps the motor warm up in places that experience very cold temps.



works great too.. i manually switch mine onto the winter setting...................................................... in winter
Author:  tom240 [ Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:02 pm ]
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someone told me its only purpose was to stop the carburettor icing up when its very cold, pointless in Australia
Author:  alexxx [ Sat Aug 03, 2013 4:37 pm ]
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love this!!!! love the dolphin in atari's photo better!!!
Author:  Gwagensteve [ Sun Aug 04, 2013 2:39 pm ]
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tom240 wrote:
someone told me its only purpose was to stop the carburettor icing up when its very cold, pointless in Australia


Not really. It doesn't have to be below freezing to ice a carb - Ice will form below about 2-3˚C, all the more so with fuel acting as a cooler.

Steve.
Author:  suzukikid [ Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:52 am ]
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I have aggi pipe on mine! It's the best! Can lean over on it and it pops straight back out! I had used PVC it explodes and exhaust steel just crumbled under pressure.
Author:  tom240 [ Mon Aug 05, 2013 6:58 am ]
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suzukikid wrote:
I have aggi pipe on mine! It's the best! Can lean over on it and it pops straight back out! I had used PVC it explodes and exhaust steel just crumbled under pressure.


Haha yes! Go the agg pipe! :peaceout:
Author:  alloz [ Sun Jul 31, 2016 11:26 pm ]
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Here in Java Indonesia, the only pipe like that black one you guys use is Toilet Poop Pump Out Pipe & it very strong for bashing thru the jungles here& is very recognizable as poop pipe...it is Very Bright Light Blue. My mate has made & fitted it to His LJ80 & now he has a new nickname & so does his rig. Bahahahahaha !
Author:  tom240 [ Sun Aug 07, 2016 7:13 am ]
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Hahaha that's awesome!
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