Toyota Land Cruiser cheap snorkle $50 / EUR35, home made

[lukeman108]

r u fukin serious i wouldnt put that shit on my car if u paid me that wont take much damage to break it into tiny little plastic pieces u should have just saved ur cash and made a steel one because u look like u no wot ur doin but ur just not doin it with the right materials

[DoubleUThings]

@lukeman108 That's the thing. It almost costs nothing! And by the way, we did a 8000 km trip with it through the jungle and savanna of Guyana and Brazil, and the savanna, mountains and beaches of Venezuela, and afterwards also in the jungle and the savanna of Suriname. Not even a scratch! And it caught a lot of branches. I even dare to say it is stronger than a Safari snorkel. So please stop yammering about this snorkel and let me enjoy what I can afford.

[supdog2112]

very nice design! im planning on building one for my truck but i have a few questions first. 1: does it take on water if its raining or does it have a system to let it out? and 2: if im taking off my factory air box, should there be a filter inside of this...? or how does the filtration work?

[DoubleUThings]

@supdog2112 Thanx, man. 1) No. After the air goes through the slits, it has to go up to enter the 3 inch inner pipe. The rain that comes through the slits, just streams down AROUND the inner pipe and goes out again through a hole that I drilled in the bottom of the "head". And the few raindrops that go into the inner pipe through the extra air holes, can't do any harm.

2) But why would you take out your factory airbox? Just leave it intact. No extra filtration needed.

[supdog2112]

@DoubleUThings ok thank you so much, i just wasnt exactly sure on it. Also thanks for the design and quick reply!

[DoubleUThings]

@supdog2112 You're welcome. Oh, by the way, you can't see it on the video, but in between the lower bracket and the pipe, where the hose clamps are, I put some soft, rubber like stuff, with two holes in it for the bolt heads. Otherwise the pipe would crack on the bolt heads. And don't forget fluid sealant or something like that where you connect the flexible hose, to prevent water leakage. Success! :-)

[BLOTTUK]

What a great video, and what a great snorkle. It looks very pro. Well done

I think a trip down the hardwear store and get some black plastic water pipe and fittings at the weekend.

[DoubleUThings]

@BLOTTUK  Yeah, why would you spend 500 pounds for a Safari snorkel, right? :-) Good luck with the build. Don't forget to put fluid gasket or something like that in between the pipes and the flexible hose.

[ThomasXp]

Well done! ^^

[psynthpriest]

Good point. I guess to me it just seems like the intake is more exposed so it would get filthy quicker, but I am probably just being overly cautious.

[DoubleUThings]

@psynthpriest No, maybe you're right. But a lot of official snorkles, like Safari's and all, don't have a pre-filter either, so...

[psynthpriest]

Not too shabby man. I do feel like there should be a pre-filter, but I am certainly not an expert.

[DoubleUThings]

@psynthpriest I'm not an expert either, but I was thinking, if there was no pre-filter before, why should I install a pre-filter now? Normally when my standard filter is filthy, I clean it with water and dishwashing soap, just under the faucet, and that works perfect. And now and then I renew the filter.