Made a Snorkel for my Patrol

[Deano400]

Started with some of this 83mm stainless tube.



Removed the cyclone from the nearside innner wing and opened up the hole about 5mm with a dremel.



Cut the outer wing with the dremel. Etch primed and top coated the edge then siliconed some edging on both holes.



Rivnuts into the pillar for the mounting bracket I made from some hard grade aluminium plate.



While I had the wheel arch liner out I cleaned up the inside and waxed it all. It's amazing how rust free it is. Nothing more than the odd bit of very light surface rust in a few places. The inside faces of the outer wing are like new.



Tubing etch primed and 3 coats of satin black Plastikote aerosol paint. And all asssembled.



Just need to source a better fitting piece of silicone hose for the inside of the engine bay to join to the air filter intake pipe, the one I have is slightly too big and the hose clips are oversize.

Hopefully I'm not imagining the placebo effect but it seems to have a bit more pick up and will pull a higher gear on slightly lower revs. It might even help fuel consumption on the motorway.