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404 Snorkel?

 
 
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shaggy
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1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka

PostPosted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 9:19 pm    Post subject: 404 Snorkel? Reply with quote

Howdy all,

Any ideas for getting/making a 404 snorkel? Some chap in the states was going to make a stainless one, but oddly enough it never happened.

Much as I love my angle grinder and welder (in that order!), it's a bit too cosmetic and rounded for my agricultural nature.

Can anyone think of an easy way of making one, or a different kind that can be munged?

ta,

jim
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

PVC rainwater downpipe and gaffer tape mate! Seen a few home made jobs on landies and they have the agricultural look allright... Laughing

http://www.jeepaholics.com/support/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=45640

http://www.d-90.com/mod/snorkel.html
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 3:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

im not into the blue peter way of thinking the idea of sticky back plastic between the pipe the water and an exspensive repair bill and a ride home on the back of a recovery wagon
you can get slvent weld pipe up to 2" (50mm)that is glued and water proof
but if i was you just find a local exhaust place see if the have a piece of exhaust pipe idealy 2.5 " with a 90degree bend on they might have a piece in stainless
if not try this place just got a stainless cat and box off them
www.dynoflow.co.uk

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The Original Donk
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1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka

PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

well, how I've made mine is:-

Get a spare 404 airbox, and cut the pipe that bolts into the passenger wing

Get a spare metal L piece of pipe from the airbox to carb

weld together

get length of pipe which matches L piece diameter and weld together

Add Land rover-esque snorkel top mushroom filter thingy (an MOD wolf snorkel top looks the biz

Bolt to outer wing where Airbox is mounted

A voila, a genuine Laughing Mercedes Snorkel
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shaggy
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1961 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka

PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Donks,

That's a good tip, and I have considered it - as we have a spare airbox. I think I had a good reason for not doing it, but I can't remember why!

Using the tube from the airbox to the carb is genius.

Ta,

jim
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The Original Donk
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1963 Mercedes-Benz Unimog 404 Doka

PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

heres a pic of my base of the snorkel (as yet not sourced the rest of pipe or mushroom top)
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moggs
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

oh donk !!!!!!!!!!!
pinching my ideas, hey jim av yu forgot i made a snorkel ages ago and showed donk, mmmmmmmmmmmmmm ideas are simple but building is harder
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 25, 2007 8:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

forgot to mention that dave provided bits and told me how to make it

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