Could you flip it over? I'm assuming there are captured nuts there for a set of studs to sit in?
Once you get the air cleaner and the little resonator out of the way, get out some metal flashing tape or similar and tape the edges of the opening into the fender that your arm is going through. Feel all the way around it - carefully. I found a metal barb on the inside of the hole on mine via the 1/2" gash that it cut 3/4 the way to my elbow.
Drilling through the fender. You'll drill a pilot hole first - then you'll line up with the hole saw - then you'll realize that the fender isn't flat where you need to drill through with the saw. The big hole sits right on a crease. Go real slow - that hole saw is going to bind up every so often. Keep a real strong grip on it or it will throw you around (depending on the drill's strength.)
Find a 4" long ratchet wrench or a slightly offset gear wrench to work inside the fender. Take the time to tie a piece of twine onto it. Either tie the other end to your wrist OR another tool that sits on the garage floor while you work. Drop that wrench into the fender and you'll be spending the next 30 minutes with a magnet trying to catch a mildly magnetic attracted wrench from between two highly magnetic attracted fender walls.
Secret to getting that farthest washer & nut on... Use a thick RTV type product on the threads so that when you put the snorkel onto the truck it forces some through to inside the fender - this gives enough 'sticky' to help hold the washer in place while you put on the nut.
The mounting hardware that came for the A pillar on mine consisted of a mounting tab that needed a pair of square holes cut precisely into the pillar. I did it per the instructions. If I were to do it again, I'd go buy properly sized nutserts and use round holes.
I can't think of any other tips off the top of my head. It's a fun install. Once you're done you'll get lots of puzzled looks from people at gas stations. If your significant other drives your truck, strange men will approach them in parking lots asking about the snorkel. I get FAR More people curious about that one particular bit than any of the other mods on my truck. 2nd place is the high lift jack on the back (it's in a cover).
will not be happy when this shows up at the door.
