Show me your snorkel setup - L series specific!

[El_Freddo]

G'day all.

For those who have an L series with a snorkel, I'd love some "intimate" pics and a description of how it was installed if possible.

Reason for info is that I got my L swamped last monday - pics still to come - and she was inducing the odd bit of water here and there but not enough to stall or hydro lock (thank the subi gods!).

So now I'm hunting for ideas for a snorkel to add to Ruby Scoo - so show us your snorkel!

Cheers

Bennie

[GOD]

Sounds like you were very very lucky. Got a big strip/dry/cleanup to do?

This is my snorkel, which remains a work in progress some 10 months on:



I have a little 3" flange to screw and Silastic on to the airbox, then I'll run some flexi intake pipe from that to the end of the snorkel.

The hole in the guard was cut with tin snips (big hole saws are worth more than an L Series). I painted the cut edge and covered it with some split 3mm vacuum hose.

The snorkel is supported by the two tabs along the horizontal section, which have bolts and nuts through the guard, and one tab screwed to the A pillar. I originally planned to make a bracket and mount it under the FM radio antenna, but that ended up being too high.

That lump on the pipe halfway up the A pillar is where I cut it to take some height out of it, and did some ghastly welding/patching/bogging to stick the halves back together. Gonna tidy that up soon.

It cost me $120 for the pipe (3" mild) + bending + mounting tabs, and $50ish for the head from ebay (had to look for ages to find anything other than a $100+ genuine Safari head).

This has all press bends, but if I were doing another, I'd probably get a 90 degree mandrel for where it turns into the guard, as that one is a fairly tight bend.

Dane.

[GOD]

Forgot to mention - all this necessitated removing the resonator/water separator/washer bottle assy from inside the guard. I replaced the washer bottle with an L Series wagon rear one. Can use just about anything, but that was convenient because it has a flexible filer neck.

Dane.

[El_Freddo]

Here's why I'm seriously looking into a snorkel:

Over-confidence can really catch you out if you're not careful...



Glad I don't have any floor lining as such: water line is halfway up the speaker



Water coming out from everywhere:



And the reason why I need a snorkel incase I do the same again:



Ruby Scoo was coughing and spluttering if you gave her a little rev and would do it occasionally while idling as we hooked her up to pull her out. I was very lucky. Tuesday's or Wednesday's job will be to replace the rear diff and gearbox oils as they are now contaminated

God - I like the look of what you've got, where did you get the pipe work done - exhaust shop??

Cheers

Bennie

[steptoe]

When you are at the plumbinmg supplies joint for some of the necessary bits ask the guys for a floor waste in stainless - that will help with drainage

Now why did Subaru put their window and locking control boxes so low on the floor, those wet cables give any grief Bennie?

[steptoe]

Weren't on the way to a wedding there were you ?

[RSR 555]

Nice one Bennie.. I think you're going to need to make the engine a bit more waterproof (electrical wise) as well before trying that ever again

[GOD]

Yep, an exhaust guy did the pipe.

In my experience engine electrical bits are fairly waterproof, it's all the stuff in the cab that you need to be worried about. If you've got time, it's well worth pulling it all apart now and squirting every connector you can find with some WD40 etc. My wagon developed mystery electrical issues many months after its big aquatic adventure, and I suspect corrosion is the cause.

OT - are they 14" Coopers?

Dane.

[El_Freddo]

Now why did Subaru put their window and locking control boxes so low on the floor, those wet cables give any grief Bennie?

I thought about that when I installed the power windows - they're "safely" tucked up in the B pillar about a foot from the floor - which is almost as high as the water level inside Ruby before we got her out. There was still a good 20cm on the outside that was higher than the water level inside at its highest point.

Nice one Bennie.. I think you're going to need to make the engine a bit more waterproof (electrical wise) as well before trying that ever again

The electronics held up really well, I was impressed. While up in the snow all underbonnet connections copped some WD40 in aid of ridding some of my ECU codes - which did nothing for me.

The two things I really need to do is: 1) mount my immobiliser higher, its tucked behind the AC condenser box, water was within an inch of the immobliser...
2) Pack a spare ECU if heading off on rough trips that may have the slightest chance of needing a second one. And keep this second one stored high.

The other thing I learned from this experience is that it is very important to always wear your best undies I got down to mine to get Ruby Scoo out, it was probably the best idea I had all day - dry clothes are way better than wet clothes.

I've been looking at quite a few setups on different 4wd's. I personally like the one piece stainless steel look rather than the 2 or 3 piece unit with rubber elbows. One that I liked this week was on a troopy - one piece stainless steel from above the windscreen to the front of the guard with a rubber elbow that ducked into the guard.

I'll have to look into this further when I get the time - a move to Lakes Entrance is on the cards in the next 2 or 3 weeks

Cheers

Bennie

[El_Freddo]

OT - are they 14" Coopers?

Sorry Dane, I was meant to answer this ages ago - yes they are. Where they come from is beyond me. Great tyre from what I've experienced with them - two are nearly bald and they still go really well.

I hate buying new tyres! I like getting new tyres, its just the parting with money bit that pains me something chronic!

RSR - I was looking at the engine bay today - for the water to be up as high as it was at least half of the spark plugs (passenger's bank) had to be under water, she kept running the whole time I was in there... There were a couple of coughs and splutters at times - this is when I really shit my pants and thought of alex thrashing wanky in the dam before he hydro-locked it and how I might have been ending in the same fate. I consider myself very lucky.

A good snorkel setup will look sick on an L I reckon. I like what Dane's done with his, if mine looks half as good as his I'll be happy - main thing is function and reliability.

Cheers

Bennie

[El_Freddo]

For 4,700 - bump - anyone else got a setup they'd like to share?

Cheers

Bennie

[GOD]

Remember this thread?

[El_Freddo]

Remember this thread?

Hmmm... Maybe I should start employing the search function again...

Cheers

Bennie

[AndrewT]

LOL that's an old one My favourite description (not mine) for that job was "looks like a ram raid at the Bunnings plumbing section".
Subarino's job on Hatchy has to be the best one. Only one that looks natural and professional in my opinion because it was done using an actual off-the-shelf snorkel rather than bits of pipe and hose clamps.

[rtcb65]

LOL that's an old one My favourite description (not mine) for that job was "looks like a ram raid at the Bunnings plumbing section".
Subarino's job on Hatchy has to be the best one. Only one that looks natural and professional in my opinion because it was done using an actual off-the-shelf snorkel rather than bits of pipe and hose clamps.

I was just about to write about Subarino's snorkel. But you beat me to it. LOL. Or Matt has said to me , he is thinking about popping a couple out to see if anyone is interested in them.

[Gannon]

This was Possom Bourne's setup on his RX Turbo

[El_Freddo]

Gannon are you taking the piss or is that his actual setup??? By the look of the back yard in the background it certainly doesn't look like Possum Borne's subaru!

Cheers

Bennie

[Gannon]

I found it on the Faber I.T Rally Team site

Possum Bourne's 1985 Safari Rally Kenya Car

[El_Freddo]

Well, I stand corrected!

Sorry for doubting you Gannon.

Cheers

Bennie

[Gannon]

Ah no worries