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My snorkel build

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My snorkel build

Post by Turoa »

I decided id better get round to putting in a snorkel in the rangerover (stock intake location is stupid), so I looked around the garage.

I found;
A box of pvc fittings
Some pvc pipe
some commodore intake bits
a $100 blue flexi intake hose (from supercheap 6 months ago)
and an old patrol carb air intake.

To start with, I started thinking about how I was going to do the underbonnet bit. I already knew where the snorkel would be feeding out. The original plan was to go and get another intake hose (black one), but supercheap didnt have any. THere were also not enough pvc bends or right size pipe, so I started lining up the commodore bits.

I used a 45 degree bend to come out from between the carbs, then onto a couple of commodore intake bits, then onto a bit of pvc pipe, which connected to the blue flexi. The flexi was then fed through teh panel under the windscreen and a hole was cut in the panel. It was then fedout, and then the bit of patrol intake pipe with the bend was added onto the end.

It is airtight, and I still need to paint the top bit to make it look a bit better.

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Post by rusty_042 »

haha nice work with the vk intake i would proberbly use some more pvc pip instead of the blue supercheap tube but if it does the job who cares
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Post by KiwiBacon »

Looks good, shame about the blue though.
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Post by D110V8D »

You cant be serious.
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Post by Loanrangie »

OMG ! , a rangie has swallowed my hoover ! :D
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Post by Turoa »

haha nice work with the vk intake i would proberbly use some more pvc pip instead of the blue supercheap tube but if it does the job who cares
Thanks, I do like the bit under the bonnet, but im not so keen on teh top part. I used the blue, because I had it sitting on the shelf (bought it 6 months ago) and I didnt have enough PVC the right size for running up the windscreen. I tried to buy another bit from supercheap (black), but it seems that they decided not to stock them anymore.

And yes, it does the job, I had it sitting in a river with water running through the inside and water over the bonnet, and it kept running fine (The waterproofing I did on the dizzy really worked :armsup: )
Looks good, shame about the blue though.
Yea, I would have liked it a better colour. But hey, beggars cant be choosers.
You cant be serious.
Why? some of us dont have the money to buy brand plastic snorkels. Besides, its fine on a $750 range rover :finger:
OMG ! , a rangie has swallowed my hoover !
And? am I not allowed to feed my rangerover?


Oh, and to anyone interested, the rangerover has blown its transfercase (was dodgy when I bought it, now its completly buggeres), so it is going to sit in the naughty corner until I have the time and money to repair it(or I might just wreck it for parts. But I still like it :cry: )
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Post by KiwiBacon »

Turoa wrote: Oh, and to anyone interested, the rangerover has blown its transfercase (was dodgy when I bought it, now its completly buggeres), so it is going to sit in the naughty corner until I have the time and money to repair it(or I might just wreck it for parts. But I still like it :cry: )
I'm guessing you've got an old 4sp with integral tcase?

Wherabouts in NZ are you? I know some people who have bits and pieces lying around.
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Post by Turoa »

KiwiBacon wrote:
Turoa wrote: Oh, and to anyone interested, the rangerover has blown its transfercase (was dodgy when I bought it, now its completly buggeres), so it is going to sit in the naughty corner until I have the time and money to repair it(or I might just wreck it for parts. But I still like it :cry: )
I'm guessing you've got an old 4sp with integral tcase?

Wherabouts in NZ are you? I know some people who have bits and pieces lying around.
Yea, its the old 4spd. Iw ould be good if you could find some bits. I might be able to get some bits off a guy I know though
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Post by rusty_042 »

bugger i really dont like theses 4 speeds mine broke the day i got it while driving it in the garage lol im just gona put a celica box on mine as its a=got a commo 5ltr in it
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Post by cloughy »

rusty_042 wrote:bugger i really dont like theses 4 speeds mine broke the day i got it while driving it in the garage lol im just gona put a celica box on mine as its a=got a commo 5ltr in it
You won't get an adaptor to rangie transfer ;)

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Post by rusty_042 »

clutch is comply gone some how snaped teh fly wheel as well an trans fer case only engages in low rang an only rear wheels dont think center diff lock works either
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