FJ Snorkel Idea

[eph-j]

You have all seen the plastic grills on the FJ just in front of the windshield. The one all the way over on the passenger side opens up into a compartment that is accessible in the engine bay by a small plastic panel that looks like it could be popped out.

So, I spent a few minutes to piece together some foam core and came up with this. Please keep in mind that it could be way more attractive in plastic.

Something like this would keep a snorkel installer from having to cut a large hole in the fender.

What do you guys think? It will look better when it has been designed in Solidworks CAD. I was thinking about doing some laser cut bent-up sheetmetal to form the enclosure and use some aviation scat tubing to do the ducting from the engine.

[san antonio fj]

great idea cant wait to see a functional version/ im not liking all the angles on it IMHO

[for realsss]

There's no way the FJ could go that deep but it would look cool.

[Mtbcoach]

I think you are going in the right direction. However, the snorkel is the least of the worries related to deep water travel. From my understanding, there are many issues that have to be dealt with much "lower" than the air intake.

[FJCruiserSpecialist]

the photo isnt dark enough. help us out and use a flash or take the pic in the daylight so we can see. i have snorkel envy.

[Sun Fusion Cruiser]

That's looks pretty interesting. I can't wait to see what you come up with next.

[Cred]

I think it looks pretty good. It looks like it is a move in the right direction.

[HOTumps]

Love the idea of not cutting the fender. Looks great....when can I buy one?

[wrigman]

Looks good. The air inlet would have a straight shot if you DID cut a hole in the fender. The actual intake is up inside the fender. The slots in the wheel well are only there to bring the air in, the tube for air intake faces the passenger, inside the fender.
The design of your snorkel is good!

[White Rim]

what is scat tubing?