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Design Plans for Roof Console and Snorkle

Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:56 pm
by croatian4x4
Gday again peoples,

Just wondering if anyone has drawn up precise plans for their roof console and or steel snorkle for their WT sierra??
Roof sonle i will be making myself outa wood and my mate will be bending me up a snorkle outa stainless but it would help greatly (and be faster:P) if we could "borrow" someone elses plans on them.
If so could u please either pm me with them or let me know somehow, im sorta stuck on ideas...

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:38 pm
by cjdeane10
Snorkels have come in many shapes and sizes - see other threads.
I am going quite simple (when i get around to making mine):
- 2 measured lengths of 3" Alluminium pipe with tabs welded on
- 1 ram flow head
- 1 45 degree bend (flexy hose)
- 1 90 degree bent (flexy hose)

May look hack, but i dont have a pipe bender!

Posted: Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:47 pm
by Gwagensteve
I don't recommend flexy hose for snorkel connections outside of the engine bay.

Flexy hose will suffer from UV attack, and depending on the type of driving you do, will cop a real hiding. The bottom corner of the snorkel on my G wagen is only 3" away from the body at it's widest point, and I have ground it against banks heaps. If I had flex hose I would have torn it numerous times.

Steve.