Ok, for a long time I have wanted a snorkel on my cruiser. I have to admit though, I'm one cheap SOB and I just can't bring myself to pay $355.00 for a piece of plastic that bolts to my fender. Everytime I have that much saved up, I find something else that I want to upgrade on my 60 and it gets put on the back burner.
So being the cheap DIY guy that I am, I decided to build one for myself.
I did a bunch of searching and all I could find on here was pix of stainless tube ones or PVC pipe models and that just wouldn't do for this project.
I wanted a snorkel that looked like it was a factory model but cost me pennies to build. I did some searching online and found this article about lost foam molding for fiberglass and carbon fiber. Method#2- lost foam molding This guy build an intake for his buddies car and he uses this technique where you build a male out of styrofoam and then mold the fiberglass around it and then you melt the foam out with acetone when you are finished and you have your intake, or snorkel in my case.
This is the method I used and this is what it looks like all finished.
So being the cheap DIY guy that I am, I decided to build one for myself.
I did a bunch of searching and all I could find on here was pix of stainless tube ones or PVC pipe models and that just wouldn't do for this project.
I wanted a snorkel that looked like it was a factory model but cost me pennies to build. I did some searching online and found this article about lost foam molding for fiberglass and carbon fiber. Method#2- lost foam molding This guy build an intake for his buddies car and he uses this technique where you build a male out of styrofoam and then mold the fiberglass around it and then you melt the foam out with acetone when you are finished and you have your intake, or snorkel in my case.
This is the method I used and this is what it looks like all finished.