Home made snorkel 4 Isuzu Bighorn

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Tue Sep 26, 2006 10:42 pm

Started the snorkel project on the Isuzu tonight, started with the planning but couldnt help taking things out. :lol:

These are the before photos of the inside and outside.

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And of course I ended up with the bits left over after putting the grille back on (more leftovers than normal though I think) :shock:

Next step is to find time over the next couple of weekends to move the power steer reservoir and block off the old air intake on the filter housing and replace it with an inlet at the back.

It's my weekly driver when I'm not on the bike so cant have it in bits for too long.

More to follow.

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:15 am

Steve (supralux) has one for a bighorn all ready to go, airbox and all

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:06 am

I knew there was one on the one he had, did not know if he had it still or not but what could be more fun than building it yourself

I enjoy the build as well as the result. :roll:

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:42 pm

Update,
On Thursday evening removed the air filter assembly and took out some more surplus pipe work, got the hose to move the power steer reservoir from the good buggers at BNT (another unadulterated plug as I shoot with one of the guys who works there) and will hopefully hook into repositioning the reservoir tonight, the next hold up is I went and priced a hole saw to cut 2 1/2 inch hole in the inner guard, seems a bit much to drill two holes!!!! Anyone got one they might like to lend for a weekend afternoon? I would be very careful with it.

Here is where I am up to.

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More to follow.

Mattman · Post by **Mattman** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:15 pm

Rather than block off the inlet on the air filter housing can you rotate it so that it's in the correct position to go out through the inner guard?

You might be able to get away with a jigsaw to cut the holes.

Matt.

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:21 pm

Thanks for the Idea of rotating the filter housing, but Mr Isuzu made a good job of welding all the pretty rubber mounted brackets to the filter housing assembly.
It's not a problem to blank and reposition the inlet, besides I need the welding practice with the mig on thin metal.
As for jigsaw I might resort to that as I have one here, but it will only be if I canâ€™t find a hole saw to do the job.

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:46 pm

Update.

As per this weekends achievements 7/8th October string.

Power steer reservoir moved and air filter housing cut at both ends for blanking of old and welding in new inlet tube.

Used a jigsaw for the hole in the filter housing, but after doing that worked out it will not work on the outer or inner guard due to lack of room.

Here are the pics.

4wdnuts · Post by **4wdnuts** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:57 pm

i brought a set of holesaws from bunnings and they were bloody usless. in the end i just marked the circle and got a drill bit and drilled holes in a circle and got one of them bits that cuts sideways to clean it all up with. takes abit longer but you get there in the end and looks just as tidy.

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:21 pm

I did at one stage have a set of those multiple band hole saws, if these are the ones you were talking about, metal carrier with slots round it for different size hole saw bands, and centre drill.
If this sounds like the one you are talking about I agree, OK for wood but even then at a stretch.
On metal hopeless, the one I was checking out at Bunningâ€™s was single 2 1/2 inch size and then you had to buy centre carrier separate as well, about $70.00 for the one set up to cut two holes.
I will keep looking I think. :roll:

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:55 am

Also forgot to mention this is a shot of all the extra pieces I no longer need, a few more than usual!! :shock:

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:13 pm

Snorkel update.

Spent some time in Mayfield on Saturday, now have an airfilter housing that looks like this.

And in place awaiting the snorkel tube.

All bolted back in.

Still more to follow...........

4wdnuts · Post by **4wdnuts** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:07 pm

looking good! found a hole saw yet? your more than welcome to try mine but as i said more suitable for wood. they are actual solid holesaws. maybe if i used a bit of lubricant it mite have cut better :roll:

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 5:35 pm

Update time.

Not much progress lately due to all that nasty work stuff!!

Got game this weekend though and cut some holes in the panel work.

I'm doing mine the wrong way round and cutting the holes and making a wire template for the benders to scan.

This is due to my snorkel being longer than the one they had on file.

Here are the latest photos.

Maddog · Post by **Maddog** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 7:28 pm

hi billy

Looks like you are doing a nice job, it looks very similar to the work that has been done to mine, heres some pics of mine to compare .

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 2:17 pm

Time for a very long overdue update.

I spent some time at the workshop over the weekend and turned these

3 inch stainless :shock:

into this

So just a bit of cleaning of the welds to sort, and the mounting brackets and connecting hose for the air cleaner

.

And after looking at this post again for the first time in ages, I realised its coming up on a YEAR since I started this :shock:

I really need to pull finger and get it finished before the 26th

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:29 pm

billyvanboheman wrote: I realised its coming up on a YEAR since I started this

Makes me think I am not so bad with my rears up front but I am still collecting bits :oops:

dazza85 · Post by **dazza85** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:28 pm

Billy, what is the angles on the second and third bends ??

I am thinking seriously about making one and am thinking that if you have already worked out the angles it is looking easier and easier

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 7:35 pm

dazza85 wrote:Billy, what is the angles on the second and third bends ??

Whats an angle :?:

Seriously I couldn't tell you, it was made from 1x 90 deg bend, cut in half and cut to fit by eye :!:

Sorry I can't be more help.

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:08 pm

billyvanboheman wrote:Time for a very long overdue update.

I spent some time at the workshop over the weekend and turned these

3 inch stainless

into this

So just a bit of cleaning of the welds to sort, and the mounting brackets and connecting hose for the air cleaner .

And after looking at this post again for the first time in ages, I realised its coming up on a YEAR since I started this
I really need to pull finger and get it finished before the 26th

nice work :thumleft:
looks alot like mine did!!

MAHINDRACJ4A · Post by **MAHINDRACJ4A** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:46 pm

thats pretty cool, i may have off missed it but how much money did you save compared to an off the self product ?

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:53 pm

Also forgot to mention that the hole in the guard may have got a very small bit larger :shock:

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:13 pm

Well finally some progress has been made :roll:

Here's a shot from the weekend, which shows the addition of a large piece of pipe that's now 1/2 mounted to the vehicle :wink:

Just gota sort the bracket to mount it to the pillar, hopefully this will be done by the end of the week, then some cosmetic cleaning to make it pretty, and a hose to join to the air filter housing, and it's done, FINALLY :oops:

MATT4U · Post by **MATT4U** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:19 pm

Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:42 pm

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 12:28 pm

MATT4U wrote:
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 11:42 pm

Yeah Yeah, I know :lol:

my next aim is to finish a mod in under a year :roll:

I was thinking about this one :!:

Electric Fan Mod

Start date Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:32 pm :!:

coxsy · Post by **coxsy** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:49 pm

angles for snork's mine on the saf were 45 dec is that any help, think most trucks have the same screen angle

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:56 pm

You tested the snorkle out up worsley's? :lol:

I think you have the wrong idea about snorkles :oops:

Kidding Billy it looks good are you going to paint it the same colour as the car?

billyvanboheman · Post by **billyvanboheman** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 3:59 pm

Steve_t647 wrote: are you going to paint it the same colour as the car?

Um, I hope not, it's stainless, so if I can make the stainless welds look pretty, I will leave it shiney

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Mon Nov 05, 2007 4:14 pm

The hole got bigger to allow for the bend in the pipe right? My hole got bigger too and then there was a little gap at the front :oops:

tricky little bugger those.

But nothing the black door edge material couldn't close up

Good luck with the polished Stainless look and for the wedding next year.

squeak · Post by **squeak** » Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:39 pm

my snorkel.

i moved my air box to the back corner, figured it was easyer for me as i was too lazy to cut and weld my airbox.