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Wedding Anniversary, Christmas and Birthday all at once ...... or it feels like it ..... finally got my snorkel and spent a bit of time this morning cutting holes in the car and bolting it on. :shock: 
First off ... removed the air filter box and pre cleaner pipe. Discard the water scoop.
There are 3 locating lugs on the pre cleaner housing that need to be removed. I used a die grinder
The plastic inner guard removed . Be warned ... the plastic clips that hold this in place do not all survive the removal process. Its a good idea to get your local Toyo dealer to supply you with a set of spares.
Tape on the template and mark the holes .... then just to be sure - remove the template and line it back up again ... just to see if the marks have moved :shock:
Here's the step drill bit for drilling sheet metal without damage. Its the duck's nuts for this sort of job.
OMG ... I'm sure glad Bek's not here to see this. :shock:
Five 16 mm holes drilled ... no, they don't have to be that big. 16 mm is so that Toyota workshop apprentices can drill the holes and still have room to get the snorkel to line up :roll:
Then the big kahuna .... go slow .. this can get messy :roll:
I used a die grinder to de-burr the holes.
Trial fit the snorkel with the A pillar bracket fitted. Mark the location of the A pillar bracket. Remove the snorkel, locate the A pillar bracket and mark these holes ... drill to 8 mm.
A bit of zinc primer and some touch up paint on all the holes.
The inner duct fitted first.
Inside view of the inner duct fitted.
Pre cleaner assembly installed ... and both worm clamps done up from inside the engine bay. Note .. there's not a lot of room to work in here ... especially after a dual battery and a heap of additional wiring.
Snorkel fitted. There's big panel washers on the inside of each stud ... and each one has got a bead of sikaflex on it to seal it in place.
Looks good from here ...
... and in profile.
Flash as Michael Jackson ! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Bring on that next water crossing. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers
Chippy
First off ... removed the air filter box and pre cleaner pipe. Discard the water scoop.
There are 3 locating lugs on the pre cleaner housing that need to be removed. I used a die grinder
The plastic inner guard removed . Be warned ... the plastic clips that hold this in place do not all survive the removal process. Its a good idea to get your local Toyo dealer to supply you with a set of spares.
Tape on the template and mark the holes .... then just to be sure - remove the template and line it back up again ... just to see if the marks have moved :shock:
Here's the step drill bit for drilling sheet metal without damage. Its the duck's nuts for this sort of job.
OMG ... I'm sure glad Bek's not here to see this. :shock:
Five 16 mm holes drilled ... no, they don't have to be that big. 16 mm is so that Toyota workshop apprentices can drill the holes and still have room to get the snorkel to line up :roll:
Then the big kahuna .... go slow .. this can get messy :roll:
I used a die grinder to de-burr the holes.
Trial fit the snorkel with the A pillar bracket fitted. Mark the location of the A pillar bracket. Remove the snorkel, locate the A pillar bracket and mark these holes ... drill to 8 mm.
A bit of zinc primer and some touch up paint on all the holes.
The inner duct fitted first.
Inside view of the inner duct fitted.
Pre cleaner assembly installed ... and both worm clamps done up from inside the engine bay. Note .. there's not a lot of room to work in here ... especially after a dual battery and a heap of additional wiring.
Snorkel fitted. There's big panel washers on the inside of each stud ... and each one has got a bead of sikaflex on it to seal it in place.
Looks good from here ...
... and in profile.
Flash as Michael Jackson ! :lol: :lol: :lol:
Bring on that next water crossing. :lol: :lol: :lol:
Cheers
Chippy
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