More mods to the X......

[BLOODBANE]

I got busy the last few days and added this to my Explorer..........
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/BLOODBANE81230/DSC00035.jpg
A custom built snorkel.......The hardest part was cutting the 3 1/2" hole in the side of a perfectly good fender. I still used the factory airbox and filter But it turned out pretty good. I still think I will order the ARB snorkel top for it later though........:groovy:

[mattadams]

Like the snorkel :) That was one of the things I always wanted to do on my old Explorer but never got around to it

[rwmorrisonjr]

Looks really good.

[thesoundmaster]

Mark, Mark, Mark, you can never stop messing with the X can you? Looks good!!!

[schmidlkofer]

i always wanted to put in a snorkel.....if i actually could bring myself to do it would you want to help me out.

[schmidlkofer]

scratch that. your 130 miles from me lol.

[84broncoII]

The snorkle looks good .I like the top too what is it ? a dryer vent ? or an fireplace cold air intake? it looks badars iffin it can take a hit from an occasional tree ? What does the wife say about it ? I hope She likes it as well .

[mattadams]

looks like standard home depot pvc to me :)
Oh wait you were talking abotu the top not the piping itself LOL
That's what I get when I tried to read too fast.

[BLOODBANE]

Yep Home Depot dryer vent of some sort.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/BLOODBANE81230/DSC00023.jpg
I was walking through the other day and seen it and said "hey that would work for my snorkel top. The rest is just 3" PCV and I used 3" expandable dryer hose/tubing for under the hood
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/BLOODBANE81230/DSC00027.jpg
Heres what it looks like with the fuse block in........
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/BLOODBANE81230/DSC00028.jpg

[BLOODBANE]

And like I said schmidlkofer, the hardest part was cutting out the hole in the side of the X. Once you start there is no turning back.........
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v289/BLOODBANE81230/DSC00025.jpg
I will do a write-up later..........

[mattadams]

That'd be cool, I need more how-to's since I can't write them anymore (since I have nothing worthy of working on, and no money to do it anyways)
http://www.rmftc.com/howtos.html

Got one about making a snorkel for the Bronco (http://www.rmftc.com/howtos/snorkel/snorkel.html) but can always use one for an Explorer :)

[Hypoid]

That's what I get when I tried to read too fast. Have another brewski Matt! It seems to help your typing skills as well.

Mark, uh, just how deep you plan on taking that beast?

[Hypoid]

I keep looking at it and I don't think Mrs Hypoid would be too happy to see anything like that on her Heep. I continue to develop stealth mods.

[BLOODBANE]

That one puddle we went through on Jenny Creek bugged me (I only had about 2" of tire showing), so I just don't want to take any chances. Besides snorkels are just cool..........

[Hypoid]

Was that the one on the road to the trail head? I drove around it going up. Coming down though, it was too dark for me to see how deep it got, and I had a running start. LOL

[Walking Eagle]

You are now a mandatory trail leader. Like I do with Cory, I send him first so I can judge the water depth.

[Digger]

Nice Mark. I need to something like that on my truck.

[rino351]

I will have to add that to my x. pretty sweet and it looks uber easy

[JuBean]

the hardest part was cutting out the hole in the side of the X.
Bull, You had that hole drilled before you even knew what supplies you needed:p

[Warrlord]

'Bout time!!! What took ya so long? (hee hee)

Looks good Mark :thumbsup:

[cory]

that looks pretty damn good

[schmidlkofer]

shoot i should wander up that way and get a hand. i dont have the tools here and i live in an apartment...