My PVC snorkel worked a treat!
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| Author: | wanderinstar [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 12:58 am ] |
| Post subject: | Home made Snorkel |
Just wondered if any of you guys down under have made your own snorkel. If so pictures and description would be very much appreciated. Ian |
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| Author: | GRPABT1 [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
I've made one from 3" industrial vacuum truck suction hose. It's bloody strong and takes hundreds of kg's to fully collapse, I can hardly budge it by jumping on it. Beauty of it is that being not completely rigid it doesn't damage panels badly when you lean it against a tree and springs right back afterwards without any damage. It's not the prettiest snorkel but I rate form over function and it cost me nothing. Search my build thread under "the scrub tick" if you want pics. |
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| Author: | reeceh [ Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
My PVC snorkel worked a treat! |
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| Author: | wanderinstar [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 4:34 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
reeceh wrote: My PVC snorkel worked a treat! What diameter pipe did you use. What did you fit on top? Ian. |
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| Author: | reeceh [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
I think it was either 65 or 50mn. I just used a 45" bend on top facing backwards |
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| Author: | GRPABT1 [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 8:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
And first tree you come close to it goes BANG! and explodes |
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| Author: | reeceh [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:40 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
I've never been in such a ridiculous spot that will cause harm to me or my vehicle. Mind you the snorkel never caught a tree/bank anyway. And if it did you would be more worried about the front guard/panelwork! Also If it did happen I'd much rather a $20 snorkel go pop then a overpriced plastic one! |
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| Author: | rpmwrx [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
I had a local exhaust shop fabricate this 2 1/2 inch stainless steel snorkle. I then had it polished. It's fixed to the "A" pillar with the use of nutserts. This is the snorkel un-polished  The 2 nutserts in the "A" Pillar  The snorkle after being polished     
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| Author: | bohuler [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
I'm a PVC man also. I had a snorkel made up outta exhust pipe and the first trip out with it, reversing against a tree and ripped the snorkel out thru the windscreen fucking the frame and glass and the snorkel.  This is after it has been straightened. I then went pvc. 65mm from plumbing shop. 1 90 degree bend out of the guard and 2 45 degree bends. Total cost about $50. I have it screwed to the windscreen thru a cable tie so if it desides to go bang again, no windscreen damage.    I also didn't glue the fittings together, instead used a bit of silly coon to seal the outside of the joins up so if I do bust the pipe, ya only need to get new pipe, not joins aswell. |
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| Author: | Shansh [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
rpmwrx wrote: mate that looks fucking horn, very cool 
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
Here are some that I have made.     
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| Author: | wanderinstar [ Mon Feb 06, 2012 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
Must say, I love the polished S/S one and "fatzooks one. What did they cost to get madein S/Stee. Ian. |
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| Author: | suzukikid [ Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
i had a pvc one....and had 2 spare ones in the back...never again....they dont just break they explode and end up everywhere! the one i have now is like a bigger vacume cleaner hose....was been lent on crushed on and loves it! |
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| Author: | Jake terry [ Sat Jan 05, 2013 11:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
Fatzook wrote: Here are some that I have made. How much did it cost u to get made |
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| Author: | Scrawny [ Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:04 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
This is what mine turned out like viewtopic.php?f=14&t=2332 Scrawn wrote: Well, finally got a chance to finish off my snorkel today. The paint left a little to be desired but the rest looked ok for a throw together job.
 This is the mounting bracket on the 'A' pillar   |
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| Author: | QLD-VIT [ Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Home made Snorkel |
rpmworx> HOw much did that snorkel cost ya? |
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