Downsized* 1985 BJ70

[spallet]

bj70

Thanks Man

I lived in Austin....last December I had a similar trip to Mexico, but all the way to Chiapas, ,we went to a parade in a small town in Jalisco call Talpa de Allende where we used de Bj to pull a local Banda(15 musicians in a Trailer) it was crazy....lots us fun ...let me know when you are around here...By the way my Bj is the one that davengoz previously posted in this thread.

 

[Hltoppr]

Bwhahaha....

OEM snorkel on the way....stay tuned gents for the install!

:coffeedrink:

-H-

 

[p1michaud]

OEM snorkel on the way....stay tuned gents for the install!

eepwall:

 

[CanuckMariner/Nomad]

.... (gotta find a good contact in Yemen or Saudi for the parts....:snorkel[/IMG]

Why go to the Middle East since your 70 is a Kanukistan rig, why not go to Toyota locally first, then a Toyota dealer (Canyon Creek Toyota) in Calgary (they have experience with these) and lastly Japan or Australia Toyota Dealer (I have listings).

I get good prices and fast turnarounds from Japan and OZ as well as numerous local (W. Kanukistan) dealers/part sources.

 

[Hltoppr]

I haven't even pulled the p/numbers for the a/c stuff....I'll likely see what I can get in North America first though....

-H-

 

[Hltoppr]

Thanks to Michael at West Coast Cruisers (www.westcoastcruisers.com) I sourced an OEM Toyota snorkel.

Install is pretty straight forward, especially since I've installed several Safari snorkels before....this time, without a template, it was a measure three or four times, cut a little....test fit....drill a little....test fit....and it works out fine!

First, the upper A pillar mount:

Then, the front and rear bolt holes, along with the main, rectangular air inlet hole:

Cleaned up with some touch up paint to prevent rust....

Inside inlet:

Test fit:

Final product!

The OEM design has two pieces to the body of the snorkel, originally sealed by foam weatherstripping. I removed this and sealed the pieces with a liberal amount of silicone RTV. Additionally, the body to snorkel fittings were sealed with RTV, so it should do a very good job at being watertight, compared to the original OEM seals.

I originally did not order the replacement airbox, figuring I'd just modify the airbox that was in the rig. Since the install, I've decided to order the OEM Toyota airbox for a nice, clean fit.

-H- :ylsmoke:

 

[Mlachica]

:drool: wow, lookin' good!

Glad you decided to order the air box for a clean install

 

[p1michaud]

Final product!

You beauty! :victory:

 

[Willman]

:drool:

Looking good -H-!!

You are one lucky dude!

:drool:

 

[upcruiser]

Awesome! Major 70 series envy!

 

[cruiseroutfit]

Looks right at home

 

[BlueBomber]

how easy was it to make the OEM snorkel airtight?

 

[Hltoppr]

Just a liberal amount of black RTV silicone in place of the OEM foam, and it should be watertight from the snorkel head to the airbox. No problems at all.

-H-

 

[Funrover]

Nice rig!

 

[Hltoppr]

Airbox is in! Once again, OEM Toyota stuff is so easy to install!

Now...gotta find some deep water.....:elkgrin:

-H-