Any of you guys good with fiberglass?
I took that photo at SEMA. The snorkel is fiberglass, it's made in two pieces and bonded together/smoothed with body filler. Here's another view of it:
I'm pretty handy with fiberglass .
I just finished a cold air intake cowl panel for the TJ/LJ that also supports snorkels. Haven't built a fiberglass snorkelt for it yet though...
And the award for "Understatement of the Year" goes to...And speaking of understated, your design is tasteful and functional. I'm sure a full snorkel would be just as beautiful. The JK snorkel at SEMA seems a bit too high and not enough frontal area for the intake. And is it just me, or is the paint matching a bit off? It's the details that make the difference.
A straight up stack would be nice on that red jeep cowl and made to install/remove easy for fording or dust. If the stack needs support then removable small diameter bar stock or even hollow tube stock would do fine.
I'm pretty handy with fiberglass .
I just finished a cold air intake cowl panel for the TJ/LJ that also supports snorkels. Haven't built a fiberglass snorkelt for it yet though...
For dealing with extremely dusty trails, you could use a cyclone type precleaner. There are several available in the tractor market that are the correct size (3" i.d.) to attach directly to the Cool Cowl top port.