How to design and build custom 4x4 airbox and snorkel - Barra T FJ 45/ 80 series Landcruiser Ep.#9 

Nice work mate

Really enjoying this build!! Yes we’d like to see the weld table!

If you don't end up painting the snorkel, you'll probably want to get some pickling paste for the stainless welds to protect them from rust 🙂

Hello guy's your project was so cool.I am building a Jeep Willy's m 170 almost 2 year's now. I am trying to made a snorkel like yours. Can i made it buy steel? Or let me know what do you suggest.also how much is the thickness of yours? Cheers

Enjoying the build. What’s the program that you use for the design? Is it alright for a beginner? Keen to have a play before butchering metal :) cheers

A couple of things, you can not have a straight shot to the filter as bugs will punch a hole in it. Next, you will need a nipple or one-way valve to let water out. Place some water in it while bolted to the frame it will show the lowest corner. Keep up the good work.

Haven't tried myself but saw someone do a stop/start by back tracking about 5-10mm into the previous bead then continue from there. Think it may work with Aluminium welding.

You are really doing a good job with this build man, would love to see the welding table. 👍

Should have put in a drain plug at the bottom of the box to drain whatever liquid in the box when needed.

Awesome job mate, loving your build, definitely would love to see the weld table one as well

Airbox came up pretty good for a first go Richard, well done. With the stop starts, instead of running the end of your weld into the start of the previous weld to blend it like with a mig, start your new weld on top of the end of the previous weld When its pooling, one dab and go. It looked like you werent using a foot pedal for the tig welding. A Pedal makes alloy welding sooooo much easier once you get used to it. Also, if i fab something and it comes up pooh, i stitch the inside to keep the strength, knock any high spots off the welds/plate etc then go right over it with an orbital. Comes up mint and looks like it was all done in one piece. Also for big gaps, you can knock them in a bit with a plastic mallet (within reason). Once welded, no one will know its been massaged. I must say, it was pretty sweet to see an engineer have to deal with their own designs lol.

Sweet!

warmest regards from Italy Florence a question about the snorkel I see many snorkels on many off-road vehicles that have the mushroom pipe turned towards the rear of the 4x4 off-road vehicle and does anyone have the mushroom pipe turned towards the front of the 4x4 off-road vehicle? (and some off-road vehicles Does the 4x4 have a cyclone mushroom like an agricultural or earthmoving machine?) Christmas 2023 from Italy Florence!)

Hose clamp is a good way to get a straight line on pipe.

Love this build Richard. Thinking of maybe doing the same to my 60 one day. Im no welder but do you have a foot pedal on your tig , you defo need that with ally and I think to stop the sinking on the bead, jam a bit more fill rod in just as you click off.

Great way to mark a straight line around tube mate is just wrap some Emory cloth around it pull nice and tight overlap and overlap the ends, works like a charm

Whar welder you using ?

Great job Richard, well done mate. Seeya Rob

Can you design and build me a snorkel for my f250 2006?

Wouldn´t stainless make sense for the airbox, as is way less heat conductive?

what was the total cost of it?

That looks like a great way to suck in hot engine bay air. So no cold air intake?

Clear lid would be nice. Just made one for my airbox using cheap plexiglass and a jigsaw 👍

Loving the build !

Keen to see a bit more FEA, looks good.

😔😔😔Tig

Shut up & take my money !

Great video, I'm on the opposite side of the fence to you. I'm a welder fabricator but know nothing about cars. My son has tasked me with building an air box for his Hilux. Now you have your weld table fab up a guide bar to prop your torch hand so you can set the height and slide along in the same plane as your weld. Also when your watching TV put a tig glove on and practice feeding tig wire with your left hand and try to eliminate restarts.

I love the series you're doing a great job, but I have a question, with the build idea of keep it simple stupid. How come you turbocharge the Barra? Considering that a naturally aspirated one makes over 200 horsepower stock. I mean no disrespect but it seems to undermine the simple idea. your work's been great keep it up looking forward to see the next video.

If you have issues with the gasket; I made a form in place seal using a thick goop and Vaseline to stop it from sticking to the lid👍🏼worked mint on my airbox

Great build mate👍 I’ve built a few custom airboxs now and I found 6mm would become warped after time, I’ve stared using 10mm

Loving the build mate and I also love to fabricate and am in need of a decent welding table. So would be great if you did a vid on making a table. Keep it up mate and go the old LandCruiser. I’m building an old 60 at the moment.

Would have been easier to weld if when u put a tack on the gap on the air box hit the tack with a hammer quickly to close the gap

Great work turned out well. I would test to see if all the welds are sealed by submerging it and running the air compressor gun along the welds, will bubbles on the other side if there is any pin holes. Doesn't take much anything like the 15:24 could leak

Just found your channel bro and loving it!!! I hope you get more subs, it would be well deserved 💪

Backwards snorkels have more intake noise. The forward looks spot on on a 40 anyway 👌

Gotta say love watching you build this but im going to say that i believe that you talk wat to much for my liking keep up the great work cant wait to see it finished

welding is harder than it looks but fkn solid man, froffin the build

A very nice job, well done

surely your going to paint the airbox black also.......

Great work are u going to put a drain in the air box so it doesn't fill up with water driving in the rain mate ?

Going work fella 👍 can't wait for the next video!!!!

Awesome job. Loving the build💪

Keep up the good work mate, I look forward to your videos!.

Yes, would love to see a build video on your custom weld table. I'm thinking I'm going to need to build one for my 15yr old son.

Nice work, and yes would like to see the weld table build

Great work, really enjoying your progress.

i have 1 question most airboxes have a divider between the filter and the air intake to stop water and other things hitting the filter and damaging it are you going to do the same

sick as build, do you know if the 45 series can fit on a gq patrol chassis?

Turned out pretty sweet, well done 👏👏

Looks good when ya getting it on the road

28 minutes giddy uppppp

Very nice work mate.

How much roughly will it cost for someone to do this project on their own?

Awesome video mate !!!!!

Good work Richard !

Nice work.

Looks awesome

Great vid mate. Are you planning to paint the rig?

The air filter looks too small and may hold back power

Great work, love the snorkel! I know you said it's temporary, but Just be careful when welding mounting bracket tabs like that to aluminum, they will fatigue and crack off very easily

wow looks terrible