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Post by pearson »

i am wanting to put a 4" stainless steel snorkle on my gq i was just wondering if a 4" is the way to go or a 3" etc and where do you get the rubber bends from in vic cheers
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Post by Tayls »

hey,
i done mine in 4", mainly for looks wise.

i done a bit of running around to find best places for the gear,

Tube - i got 4" s/s for tube sales in thomastown, cost around 55 bucks for 2meters
Bends - i got from a place called total rubber in laverton, i think they cost just under 30bucks each, plus some ties about 4 bucks each. Plus some rubber U channel for the hole in the guard, about 5bucks
Hole - brought a 127mm hole saw from thomash warbutons in laverton for about 35 bucks, got some 4mm s/s torc head (security) screws from there for about 50cents each (to hold the snorkle in place)
Brackets - Got some 3mm s/s flat bar (about 50mm or so wide), bent that in to place drilled and taped it into my guards, made up two in the guard and one a the a pillar.

All done for under 200... job took about 3 or so hours.
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Post by pearson »

cheers mate sounds good so did the 4" snorkle give you to much air into your engine
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Post by GQ Bear »

Hey, sorry to hijack this thread

can anyone tell me how i might drill out a 127mm hole in my guard where i already have a 76mm hole drilled? Do i need to tack weld a plate on and remark and drill it?
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Post by cooki_monsta »

use an angle grinder :D, also ne se blokes kno where they can get cheap ss bends and pipe, would also like 2 kno if 4" will make a carby engine run lean. cheers
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Post by nzdarin »

Just a word of warning. When you fit a 4" snorkel, the hole through the guard won't be round. Due to the diameter of the bend ect you will end up with a tear drop shaped hole that will be further back than you planned, to get the pipe in the correct place inside the engine bay. 4" bends are big compared to anything else so take your time and really plan things. The good thing is a 45 degree bend is bascially perfect for the windscreen and roof bends, assume the top will face backwards.
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Post by GUJohnno »

GQ Bear wrote:Hey, sorry to hijack this thread

can anyone tell me how i might drill out a 127mm hole in my guard where i already have a 76mm hole drilled? Do i need to tack weld a plate on and remark and drill it?
You will need to some ho clamp a peice to the guard with a 127mm hole predrilled in it to guide the hole saw.

Probably better off using a grinder or tin snips etc.
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Post by bru21 »

use aviation snips they work well
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Post by Tayls »

well i dont know if it gave too much air, the car didnt get anymore performance. It sucks pretty good.

In regards to cutting the hole bigger, you could either tack weld some plate behind the hole, or even just screw some wood in, it only needs hold the arba (think thats how its spelt) in place. But whatever you do, just drill real slow and take your time cos the whole saw is going to wanna bite.

With the bends, i got a 90 and 45 and its come up a treat.
Ill see if i can get some pics....
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Post by Tayls »

i got some pics

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Post by GQ Bear »

Looks good Tayls, thanks for the breif on cutting. I knew thats how i'd have to do it was just hoping there'd be an easier way, but alas life wasn't meant to be easy.

Where'd you source your bends and ss tube from? Anywhere in Bayside/SE suburbs i can get 'em from?

Was your hole circular or teardrop like some others were sugesting?

Also, is there something i can replace the std TB42e airbox with as it is a very bulky unit and it seems futile to send 4" tube into such a restrictive airbox with only a 2.5-3" inlet and outlet????????
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Post by gut42 »

alloy pipe is also an option, so is painted exhaust pipe, if your buget does permit ss pipe. exhaust pipe can easily be welded anywhere and can be chromed later if you want the shinny look. The rubber bends can be bought from most truck accesories shops.
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Post by GUJohnno »

GQ Bear wrote: Where'd you source your bends and ss tube from? Anywhere in Bayside/SE suburbs i can get 'em from?
Truck Bits on South Gippy Hwy has the bends.
Not sure about the pipe tho

Might have to buy a longer length of pipe than you need....
Maybe a few could get togther and do them @ the same time?
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Post by GUJohnno »

Would be good to o it @ the same time as something like this...
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Post by big bundy »

tube sales in thomastown has the pipe, uy it by the meter, from memory about 20-30 bucks per metre :D
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Post by Tayls »

GUJohnno - what engine did you put your airbox setup in? If it was in a TD42 did you get any power increase from it all?

The ss tube i got from tube sales, cheapest place i found... and i think i wrote it before, but i got the bends from total rubber in laverton, they were a bit cheaper than the truck shops. If its too far to travel, just ring around....

i wouldnt go alloy pipe, that would be a bit weak i would have thought.

GQ Bear - just ring around for the bends and tube if its too far to travel, would only take 40 mins or so from the SE. The hole was like its in the photos, an odd shaped circle that follows the guard. In regards to the airbox, i wouldnt know because mine is a diesel.
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Post by Tayls »

if you's are after ss, theres a guy selling it in the trader section of this site. $20per meter
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Post by GQ Bear »

Tayls wrote:GUJohnno - what engine did you put your airbox setup in? If it was in a TD42 did you get any power increase from it all?
Looks like a deisel going by the radiator, filler on opposite side on petrols.
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Post by GUJohnno »

Tayls wrote:GUJohnno - what engine did you put your airbox setup in? If it was in a TD42 did you get any power increase from it all?
It's not mine... :cry:

I saved this picture from some one elses that had a thread up, but is something Im looking at doing in the future.
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