Great job, lots of work but worth the outcome.
BTW do you ever sleep :p
Steve
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Great job, lots of work but worth the outcome.
BTW do you ever sleep :p
Steve
[QUOTE=SteveFarmer;2009406]Great job, lots of work but worth the outcome.
BTW do you ever sleep :p
Steve[I have to confess to burning the midnight oil at times, when the misses has gone to bed. She might be heard to say "you're bloody obsessed with that car". Rarely in a playful voice. She calls it my mistress. All kinds of sad and wonderful. Never imagined my life would develop this way - in to a P38 obsession - do we need a P38's anonymous society? Too late for that I guess - what with the forum./QUOTE]
Looks fantastic. Bit like a Disco 3 snorkel.Quote:
Originally Posted by davidsonsm
Not to put a dampener on the subject, but how strong is it? I. e when you brush up against bushes or a tree, let alone a bird strike.
[quote=davidsonsm;2009418]I think most of on here can relate to the p38 obsession.....it becomes addictive :twisted: in a strange sort of way. I seem to recall the same conversations with my wife re the obsession. Maybe the p38a the "a" should stand for anonymous?Quote:
Originally Posted by SteveFarmer
Gary
[QUOTE=redandy3575;2009448]Looks fantastic. Bit like a Disco 3 snorkel.
Not to put a dampener on the subject, but how strong is it? I. e when you brush up against bushes or a tree, let alone a bird strike.[/
Bloody tough I reckon. It was a major consideration. There is very little body filler actually on the snorkel - it was used exclusively for smoothing.
I reckon the section I've added to join to the two LDPE sections is actually stronger than the LDPE that the original Patrol GU snorkel was made from.
I've used 3 layers of fibreglass that each overlay on themselves. I've used nearly the whole tub of the 1.5litre size of this stuff (the Solid Bond 300 Epoxy Gel Glue):
https://secure.solidsolutions.com.au...ucts.php?cat=5
Bloody good stuff, chosen as it is compatible with the extruded polystyrene mould I used.
If I was starting over (which I'm never going to do now), I might change the following:
- I'm not sure moving the original snorkel outlet was necessary.
- The hole in the wing is bigger than it needs to be - but the snorkel covers it.
- I'd probably stick with 75mm internal ductwork, instead of the 90mm I've used.
Otherwise - profile wise, I reckon it gets as close to the bodywork (I hope it does - will try one final time prior to painting) as you can get using this solution/routing. I'll show some pictures with the bonnet lifted as well - once fitted.
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So do you reckon the air inlet to the EAS compressor also needs a its own "mini" snorkel? :angel:
If the air inlet filter to the compressor was sited outside the EAS box (as you can with an uprated pump to allow more room in the box), it would be wise to seal it inside an engine snorkel (which we all have don't we? ;) ).
Maybe its safer where it is, inside the black plastic box - that has drain holes and holes for the tubing, but is considerably higher than the original engine air intake.
Maybe taking things too far. Interested to hear if anybody's EAS has ever injected water? I'm sure the compressor wouldn't like it.
FWIW I've got my compressor mounted under the bonnet (D2 for tyres and winch clutch release) and have run both the compressor intake and clutch solenoid valve dump lines into the cabin just to keep things dry and clean. The extensions on the breathers (diffs, gearbox and transfer) run to a manifold and then a single line extends into the snorkel and up, then folds over up inside the head.
If you plan on wading for an extended period just pull the EAS relay out from under the passenger seat or switch the EAS of as many of us now have switches mounted in/on dash and under seats ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by davidsonsm
Gary
Had some mixed results painting the snorkel in the chosen satin black colour.
I used high build primer, then Hammerite smooth - which actually leaves a textered finish with the glass shards/beads that is in the paint formula.
Wasn't happy with the result. My compressor isn't up to the job of feeding a HVLP spray gun. The finish was blotchy. So I flatted the Hammerite, and applied some engine enamel out of an aerosol. Still not happy - cheap aerosol cans are false economy.
So I flatted that back as well. There's now plenty of paint on the darn thing.
Ended up using PlastiKote, which I'm a lot happier with. Didn't want a glass finish - wanted some texture, which I have. But it looks one piece, which was the key element.
Will get it fitted this weekend hopefully. Time and family allowing.
Look forward to seeing the end result but i'm betting it will look great!:)