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Discovery 1 snorkles
Iain C:
OK then, pictorial guide. Ignore the 250mm scaling line, Dave said it didn't matter (although I'd already dowscaled it on the PC and fitted it!#-o )
Cover the wing in masking tape, cut out the template, stick it on the truck... :?
...and draw round the hole guide leaving your masking tape with a good visible line. Take the template off leaving just the tape which stops the drill wandering when you start drilling... [-X
Drill round the pen mark, allowing a bit of distance for the drill diameter...the pen guide marks the edge remember! :!:
Giving your drill some abuse (if it's old like mine!) "mill" out the remaining
ally...it goes very quickly if you have drilled enough holes!
Carefully file the high spots, draw filing the file sideways around the hole is less noisy and harsh and gives a better result! \:D/
Sikaflex/Jubilee the hose onto the bottom of the pipe, and drill the A pillar and loosely bolt the stainless tube into place... :-k
...and with the help of an assistant drop it gently into position with more sikaflex on the wing join, whils passing the hose inside the wing and pulling it through the forward inner wing hole with an old coat hanger whilst ignoring gaping rust hole in inner wings... :oops:
Using loads of sikaflex bond pipe into the airbox. Make sure it's pulled through 10mm or so and get loads of sikaflex inside the join... :-k
Also dont forget to sikaflex all the holes in the bottom of the airbox too! I took mine out and cleaned it first to get a good seal. :wink:
Finally, when the sikaflex was nearly dry, I added some B&Q self amalgamting silicone tape for good measure. :idea:
Snorkel looks the nuts! \:D/
cardiff_gareth:
Iain,
In the pic that shows the hole in the wing, there is a square hole on the inner. Did you have to cut this as well and also is that circle in the front of the inner wing where the tube feeds into the engine bay there already or not :?:
Does it have to come into the engine bay there as eventually I would like to get a split charge system and this is where the second battery will go, unless it can be placed elsewhere :?: :?:
Iain C:
Square hole...no...the pipe just goes forward between the inner and outer wings.
The round hole it then comes through is already there, in short you only need to cut the one hole in the alloy outer wing, 20 minutes, easy peasy.
I think it would be fairly easy to find enough room to fit both aibox and battery in the same place, using either an elbow into the current airbox inlet, or perhaps blanking it off and leading it in through another route.
And if anyone from Southdown is reading this, you owe me!!!! :D
Lyndsey731:
Gareth
Both myself and discocwk have a second battery as you mention and both of us used the airbox off a 200tdi mounted higher up, I'm sure he has pictures in his gallery.
Gav
lee celtic:
Well the snorkel is fitted :shock:
Only as a dry run..
It needs taking off again to be fettled and powder coated but I have put some of the photos in my gallery for you to take a look .
It looks a bit high but it will look better when the roof rack goes on as the lights will be higher than the light bar is now. 8)
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