Toddyh03
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 08-2011
Location: Lalor Park, NSW
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Re: Xtrail Snorkel
I have no idea how I would go about doing that Kev. Very limited fibreglass skills. I guess I could putty up the gap...
--- Toddyh X-2048 (c)
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11/Sep/2012, 10:30 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: Xtrail Snorkel
I would try finding a plastics place that does custom machining.
Should be easy for them to get a block and shape it then drill the 3 bolt holes and the airtube cutout.
Not saying it will be cheap, but if it is around $100 then more than worth the professional look of it I think.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
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11/Sep/2012, 10:38 pm
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Toddyh03
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 08-2011
Location: Lalor Park, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 1663
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Re: Xtrail Snorkel
I might use putty to make a mould and then take that to a plastics place. Probably easier than them trying to get a mould of my car. Will mean a temporary instal of the snorkel to get the mould I guess.
--- Toddyh X-2048 (c)
New: Challenger
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11/Sep/2012, 10:45 pm
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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Re: Xtrail Snorkel
If you can get your hands on some foam packing blocks then try shaping them
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
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11/Sep/2012, 10:59 pm
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cooch t31
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 06-2008
Location: Blue Mountains, NSW
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Re:
Todd,
Firstly, how big is the gap, 10 15mm?
All snorkels come with a sponge type gasket that is around 6-10mm thick that goes between the body of the car and the snorkel.
Kevs idea about the fibreglass fill is a good one, fill the gaps with polystyrene and use them as a template to form a reverse mould.
Then but a tin of fibreglass putty (2 part with hardener) and keep building up until your happy with it.
You sand or grind it into shape when dry.
This is what I would do,
Find some high density black foam and squeeze that into the gaps.
Make it a little fatter than needed so when you tighten the snorkel it would compress it to the body.
--- Tony X-891c
HERE is my D22 Navara
HERE is my old 2008 T31, ST Series1
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12/Sep/2012, 6:00 am
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Toddyh03
X-TRAIL HOLIC
Date Registered: 08-2011
Location: Lalor Park, NSW
TOTAL POSTS: 1663
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Re: Xtrail Snorkel
Max gap is around 15mm (guessing). No sponge type gasket with this one. Would have been handy.
I've decided it's time for me to improve my fibreglass skills. I'm gonna have a crack and making a 2nd piece as Kev suggested. Probably use something like a fibreglass filler.
I was considering using something like this. In theory this would bond to the existing snorkel and end up making a single piece.
--- Toddyh X-2048 (c)
New: Challenger
Old: 2010 T31 Diesel modified
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12/Sep/2012, 7:37 am
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Revhead Kev
Date Registered: 10-2006
Location: Mona Vale, Sydney, AUSTRALIA
TOTAL POSTS: 6360
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Re: Xtrail Snorkel
Hey Todd,
Just as a reference I went to a local plastics and engineering place this morning to enquire about getting a piece made up for the spacer.
They said they could easily make something for you out of Nylon (like used for the cutting boards), in black which is UV stabilised for $150.
Either they could measure the piece if you brought the Xtrail and snorkel to them or they could fabricate the piece from a copy of something you made out of the packing polystyrene.
If you want their details let me know and I'll PM them to you.
I suggested you were thinking of fibreglassing something and their suggestion was to use something to fill the inside like the stuff surfboards use. Then a thin sheet of closed-cell foam as a gasket between both the snorkel and the spacer as well as the spacer and the cowling...also don't forget to rust treat the holes in the cowling as soon as you drill them to prevent moisture startiong the oxidation.
--- Kev X450(c) T30 Guru
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12/Sep/2012, 12:34 pm
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