snorkel fitting question

[bh2905 Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close bh2905]

hey guys

got myself a safari snorkel today any im going to fit it over the weekend , which leads me to what might be a stupid question . why do i knead to drill the five main bolt holes on the guard out to 16mm as per the instructions but the bolt thread supplied for those holes (which matches with the nut in the snorkel and the other nuts to match) are only 8mm i dont understand ?

any help would be great

cheers

[Davros Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close Davros]

Drilling out to 16mm with the step drill gives you some room for adjustment. The Safari comes with extra large washers for the studs to accomodate this.
I drilled mine out to the reccomended 16mm but in reality, I didn't need any where near that sort of adjustment. The Safari template is very accurate, and as long as you are accurate in your work, 10 or 12mm holes are ample.

[Jeff and Cel 120 Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jeff and Cel 120]

As Davros said the larger holes allow for adjustment. I found that the template on our 120 V6 was about 3mm out when checking it against the snorkel itself. From memory I started at 9mm holes and enlarged the holes a bit at a time until the snorkel fit nicely.

Good luck fitting the snorkel. I personally was scared out of my wits when drilling the 95mm main hole for the snorkel.

Check out our build thread for a run down on the Safari Snorkel install
http://www.pradopoint.com/showthread...07-GXL-V6-Auto

Jeff