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snorkel bracketry

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snorkel bracketry

Post by kemal »

anyone got any idea on affixing a custom snorkel need some suggestions or pics, got one made out of staino now gota mount it, its for a rocky
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Post by Troopy93 »

Heres a couple of pics of how I secured this one on an 80.

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Post by PGS 4WD »

We use riv-nuts in the panels as self tapers can pull out.


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Post by want33s »

X 2...... rivnuts are the go.
Cheap on Ebay too.
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Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

want33s wrote:X 2...... rivnuts are the go.
Cheap on Ebay too.
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Post by Hatsu »

Or just go to your local bolt shop, they'll either have them in stock or get them in for you.
You won't need many so cost won't be too much of an issue, just ask for how ever many M6 or M8 or whatever rivnuts for sheetmetal.
Don't worry about the gun just use the bolt trick to do them up, and when you drill your holes for them, if you file or drill the hole just slightly out of round it will stop the nut from spinning when you try and undo it in 5 years time.
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Post by want33s »

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:
want33s wrote:X 2...... rivnuts are the go.
Cheap on Ebay too.
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Gun...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RIVET-RIVNUT-Thre ... .m14.l1318
Inserts...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/M6-Rivet-Nut-Rivn ... .m14.l1318

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Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

cheers.


there has to be easier still ways to mount a staino snorkel.....
someone......
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Post by Toy80Diesel »

Umm... just a suggestion, but what about using a normal hose clamp. If you make two cuts into the gaurd, can you still reach in to screw it up?
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Post by cooki_monsta »

haha i love it, its kinda what i did toy80, i got L shaped hose clamp holders, bolted them to the car where the silicon joins were and clamped the snorkle and join together :D works like a treat, perfect bush mechanics job
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Post by HotFourOk »

Mate... I told you to come and have a look at mine. Not like you have to adapt it to fit a rocky or anything :rofl:

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Post by kemal »

yer i gota . i just wanna try and avoid welding any thing to the snorkel but if i have to i have to, you snorkel looks easy as man, is your snorkel heavy ? just want to know if that bracket will put up with the weight
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Post by HotFourOk »

kemal wrote:yer i gota . i just wanna try and avoid welding any thing to the snorkel but if i have to i have to, you snorkel looks easy as man, is your snorkel heavy ? just want to know if that bracket will put up with the weight
It's as heavy as rubber truck intake bends and 2 sections of 3" 316 stainless :D

I can rock my whole car without the brackets or the snorkel moving and it has been that way for a couple of years now. ;)
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Post by kemal »

sweet wered you pick them brackets up from?
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Post by HotFourOk »

kemal wrote:sweet wered you pick them brackets up from?
Bunnings... haha.
Was just labeled as a marine, stainless mount/hook or similar, can't remember specifically.
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Post by DIRTY ROCK STAR »

HotFourOk wrote:Mate... I told you to come and have a look at mine. Not like you have to adapt it to fit a rocky or anything :rofl:

http://www.putfile.com/pic/8435342
but the style of mount you have shown with basically a large hose clamp, whats the stop it vibrating, moving etc and coming loose or damaging the snorkel etc?
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Post by lay80n »

DIRTY ROCK STAR wrote:
HotFourOk wrote:Mate... I told you to come and have a look at mine. Not like you have to adapt it to fit a rocky or anything :rofl:

http://www.putfile.com/pic/8435342
but the style of mount you have shown with basically a large hose clamp, whats the stop it vibrating, moving etc and coming loose or damaging the snorkel etc?
Umm....Doing it up tight :finger: You might have to let someone else do that for you Twon. :rofl:

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