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UGH!! I should have saved a post position after my last one so I could continue.
Modifying The Air Box
You have to remove some of the ribbed areas on the air box and cut out a section for the snorkel to attach to.
I trimmed them off with a hacksaw blade and sanded the area smooth.
The snorkel kit comes with paper templates that you lay over the air box and trace, so you know where to cut.
ARB gave these templates part numbers but refer to them in the instructions by an item number. So, you have to look at the parts list to figure out what part number is Item 29. I simplified this by writing the item number on the templates. I also realized that two of them were mislabeled.
So, I put masking tape on the air box so I could trace the templates with a permanent marker.
I hate that there's a bunch of little templates instead of one or two that wraps around. Not only do you have to trace out the cut lines, but you have to mark the holes for the snorkel to bolt to it.
Look at the tape below. I positioned the snorkel hose to it and found that the holes weren't going to linen up with the holes in the snorkel. So, I used the snorkel for my template for the mounting holes.
You have to apply Sikaflex 227 to the mounting surface of the snorkel hose before you bolt it on to help seal it.
In the top middle part of the photo below you'll see a drain hole in the bottom of the factory air box. ARB suggests that seal the drain hole, but for some reason doesn't include anything to seal it with.
I covered the hole on the bottom of the air box with Gorilla Tape. This tape is strong and holds up well.
On the inside I filled the hole with Sikaflex 227 to help seal it up.
ARB includes a rubber plug to fill the opening left by the factory air intake. You have to apply Sikaflex to the plug to help seal it. ARB includes (2) screws to hold the plug in place once you install it.
Reinstall the air box in the engine bay.
Mounting The Snorkel
With the airbox back in place, the rubber intake will be aligned with the hole you cut in the fender.
When you mount the plastic part of the snorkel don't forget to tighten the hose clamp on the rubber hose.
Bolt the snorkel to the fender, and then bolt it to the upper mount that you riveted on to the A-pillar.
I had to make another mount for the washer fluid hose inside of the fender.
The hose has a protective coating over part of it, but I put a layer of Gorilla Tape over it to keep it from sliding and to protect it from the mounting bolts that are now sticking through right here. I apparently forgot to take a picture of it.
I had some of these plastic panel clips that I used to replace the factory ones that I broke when I removed them. I like these a lot more.
Reinstall the fender liner, and then the fender flare and marker light.
Might as well install a new air filter as well.
All done.
Modifying The Air Box
You have to remove some of the ribbed areas on the air box and cut out a section for the snorkel to attach to.
ARB gave these templates part numbers but refer to them in the instructions by an item number. So, you have to look at the parts list to figure out what part number is Item 29. I simplified this by writing the item number on the templates. I also realized that two of them were mislabeled.
Look at the tape below. I positioned the snorkel hose to it and found that the holes weren't going to linen up with the holes in the snorkel. So, I used the snorkel for my template for the mounting holes.
Mounting The Snorkel
With the airbox back in place, the rubber intake will be aligned with the hole you cut in the fender.
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