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Ronald:
It looks good! Too bad you're so far
away; I'd contract you to make me one.
But, I would not want to be in water
deep enough to require the full height of your snorkel. <grin>
Do you have some kind of 'steady strut'
or bracket half way up the snorkel, to reduce the
tendency for it to wobble or torsionally twist?

Cheers,
Brian
'63 Swiss 404
Gibsons, BC

At 08:41 PM 10/21/2006 Saturday +0200, you wrote:

>I constructed a high intake for my 404.
>
>pre cleaner at top (new donaldson unit. cost 46 euro or so)
>
>one 90 degree 64mm exhaust pipe (standard bosal pipe. cost 20 euro or so)
>
>part straight (own stock) 64mm exhaust pipe. (no cost ;~)
>
>3mm steel plate (rest part from dustbin, also no cost :~)
>
>It took me about 2½ hour to make it and spraying it before fitting it. I cut
>
>Ronald




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I constructed a high intake for my 404. pre cleaner at top (new donaldson unit. cost 46 euro or so) one 90 degree 64mm exhaust pipe (standard bosal pipe. cost...
rschra
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Oct 21, 2006
6:40 pm

Ronald: It looks good! Too bad you're so far away; I'd contract you to make me one. But, I would not want to be in water deep enough to require the full...
Brian K. Sadler
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Oct 22, 2006
2:37 am

Hi Brian, It maybe look high but is still under roof height of the radiobox. I made it a little higher is i maybe construct a hardtop, i can always cut down...
rschra
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Oct 22, 2006
6:14 am

H:i, Ronald: No problems. My comments were not criticism; just a [weak] joke. It looks good and your new bracket will provide torsional support. Again, it's...
Brian K. Sadler
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Oct 22, 2006
3:56 pm

And don't forget that a snorkel is not just good to prevent water from getting into the air intake! It also helps to get less dust into the engine as the air...
Thomas Ezendam
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Oct 22, 2006
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