Re: Snorkel adding to L400
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 8:59 pm
Seems I can only add 7 photos at one time so...
Here you can see the gap when fitting. Tightening the bolts eliminated some of this, but then part of the body pulled away from the hood! Not the best solution.
Here is the partially finished product - at least it works for now!
I painted all the bare metal with tremclad. But as I said, I will be revisiting this to adjust the rotation of the snorkel closer to the proper place. I will need to use a stepped drill bit to widen my holes, and find some bigger washers to make certain it lines up better. I think that is the best solution before I drill it into place by the drivers door.
On a cool note, it works, as you might expect, like a giant vacuum. It stuck my hand to the mesh when I gunned the engine with my hand near it. Pretty impressive overall.
Took me far far longer than it should have because of the design flaws and useless template. When I screwed in the posts that hold the snorkel on? They went THROUGH the snorkel because the fiberglass was so thin.
Here you can see the gap when fitting. Tightening the bolts eliminated some of this, but then part of the body pulled away from the hood! Not the best solution.
Here is the partially finished product - at least it works for now!
I painted all the bare metal with tremclad. But as I said, I will be revisiting this to adjust the rotation of the snorkel closer to the proper place. I will need to use a stepped drill bit to widen my holes, and find some bigger washers to make certain it lines up better. I think that is the best solution before I drill it into place by the drivers door.
On a cool note, it works, as you might expect, like a giant vacuum. It stuck my hand to the mesh when I gunned the engine with my hand near it. Pretty impressive overall.
Took me far far longer than it should have because of the design flaws and useless template. When I screwed in the posts that hold the snorkel on? They went THROUGH the snorkel because the fiberglass was so thin.