So I got board today and started a project. I have seen a maybe 2 of these done on here so I decided to move the air inlet from the drivers side to the passenger side on my air cleaner.
FJ60 Air cleaner mod for snorkel
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I am going to do this in stages, and I don't know how I am going to attach one side to the other yet (feel free to offer suggestions) but instead of cutting one side with a Dremmal and then the other I decided to drill out the spot welds.
Here is what I got so far.
Here is what I got so far.
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I decided to put it back on my cruiser for now. Hopefully I can get to more of the project this week. It should be ok to drive, at the very least it cant be any worse than those open element Weber air filters.
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I decided to take a picture of what I hope for it to turn out like on the left side.
I know @wngrog has done this with his 60. Seems like drilling out the spot welds has been the popular option from my readings.
Recent pics here. More in the thread if you dig.
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Recent pics here. More in the thread if you dig.
Builds - Ole Blue 60 gets a fresh start- EFI and more
So yo think the Sniper or the other upgrades you did made it better? The AFI is a great system and, at the time I installed it, the best option. The sniper is just a better setup. That said, having the proper and now higher compression head has got the be where the largest gains are coming...
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I guess but then I have to start spending money when I can do this for practically nothing
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Today I continued working on the air cleaner and cut out the area where the air inlet will go.
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After I outlined where the inlet sits I allowed for some metal to attach stuff too and cut with a Dremmal.
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I had to persuade the metal a bit and cut out the support for the hose that the air pump connects to but I think it is pretty close to being the right fit. I put it back on the cruiser for now until I can grab a piece of scrap metal to patch the hole on the other side. Still haven't decided on what to use to bond this together.
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so i guess since no one local had a welder i could use and were probably paranoid since the covet 19 is running rampant through my town, a friend of mine introduced me to a fabricator who took care of the welding. it should be waterproof, I will be making the appropriate adjustments like putting a rubber seal around the top and by the carb once i get a snorkel. So here it is!
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And here is what it looks like installed:
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All it needs is fresh powder and you could slang a couple in the classifieds.
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That's funny my friend said the same thing!
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Nice Mod! I did a similar mod but had to keep my smog gear. When you need the flex hose between the air cleaner and snorkel, got the pick and pull and look at older monteros, they have a perfect intake hose for cheap. Good luck!
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Nice work I will for sure check out the montero for the hose
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Hope this helps.
