Building a Snorkel + Putting it to the Test!
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- We finally got the 4x4 Dream Camper running well enough to put it to the test! In this build series we build a DIY 4x4 snorkel and put it to the test by driving through a pond depth puddle while dragging will in an inner-tube. This ultimate back yard go kart needs a few more bald eagles to make Cleetus Mcfarland proud but we will be there soon!
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Just some tips if you plan to go deep: di-electric grease the spark plugs and make sure to run all your carb vents is high as possible and put one-way valves in the carb bowl drains. Also vent the diffs too
I was looking for this! You need this to go deep
When I built my snorkel kit I put a 2" ball valve in the piping. That way I can dial in the amount of air my engine liked. It worked amazing. I learned it from other youtubers
I love everything about this channel! The fabrication/filming/editing...etc... is by far the most bestest stuff ever to watch, always engaging and sometimes you might even learn something! 😉
Your little pipe piece that you call a bung. That is actually a bunghole. A bung is what fits into the bunghole. Bungs came about in sealing casks which would hold wine. They would fill the wine cask. Then fill the bunghole with a bung, a round wooden stopper.
The great bungholio explains all 😂
He is bungholio, he is a bunghole
Are you threatening me? hehe hehe
Does it really matter though, when you're bangin' your helmet off the cage?
3:05 My appartment has the same issue. 3 room apt and I build RC cars from scratch... I 3d design and print, build wood and metal frames, braze and solder, wire electronics, do styrene bodywork and paint and weathering etc.... I basicly live in a cluttered workshop with a sofa and a bed... Yup, I'm a 40 yr old single male... :D :D :D
Btw. The snorkel should be at the roof. That way you can drive the snorkel in deep water while breathing in a divers snorkel yourself...! -Basicly submarining the thing throug mudholes... you might need an ecco location device... LOL
Love your videos. Keep in mind that needing to choke the engine can also mean clogged and dirty ports in the carburetor. I know that removing the stock filter makes many carburetors a bit lean especially on smaller engines but needing that much choke makes me believe that it will run bad even on the stock box.
Either way, there is definitely more power to be gained.
It's definitely got "afterfire" too, so along with clogged jets or venturi ports, it could also be unhappy with the exhaust back pressure. Or maybe a vacuum port that should be capped off.
One thing that takes newbies a long time to learn, is adding more air and fuel almost never increases power in any significant way to carbed engines. At least not on off road vehicles. Manufacturers have no reason to limit power on a quad or dirt bike. The only way you'll make bigger power is with big bore kits, porting, and changing cam profiles.
Usually all that happens when changing airflow and jets is you kill the efficiency and reliability, and turn it all into extra noise (which some people think is more power).
@@TKettle Manufacturers have plenty of reason to limit power and you mentioned them... reliability and fuel efficiency. Many bikes these days come quite lean so they can pass the emissions requirements, adding fuel and air has been shown on the dyno to add power.
@@TKettle Is the same true for a fuel injected engine? Even with port injection?
Watching the evolution of the builds over time has been epic, definitely like the comfortable cruiser with the ability to get around when it needs, well done guys!
You could lathe up a quick restrictor for the intake in the meantime.
to me, the live shots are a little different (not Ed) but the vids still have that same great GHPC taste. I am missing Edwin’s live, “….yewwww,” type commentary, though. I mean no offense to the new crewmen…change is necessary for every successful business & the GHPC crew is killing it & stomping it flat. now, let’s get the new toy box/shop/garage/studio/soundstage/dude cavern erected over the upcoming N. Idaho ice cream season. thanks, guys.
What happened to Edwin?
@@TH3V3RN - I believe that Ed’s handling all of the editing & production, while he & The Girl (his wife) manage the merch and shipping. Ed’s been the videographer, musician & producer, while Ethan’s been the engineer, fabricator & driver. nowadays, they focus on their specialties & are only a short distance apart. it’s a pro partnership & we all benefit.
Edwin/Ethan, please correct me if I’m off base
Edwin’s creative eye, technique, and style is what originally made me fall in love with GHPC. The shots are still great/high-quality, but I can tell it’s different from OG GHPC
Love it 😍. Barbie vehicle is SO awesome especially now that it can go through all of this thick muddy creek type stuff. This is going to be one of the best off-roader power wheels, when it’s done! Love ❤️ the channel as always. Keep up the great work.
Man this is seriously getting awesome, can’t wait for the next overland episode. You guys are awesome!
Next one is going to be crazy!
@@GrindHardPlumbingCo you could use a pink pool noodle on the cage to reduce the hit lol
Put some black foam noodle style pipe insulation on your roll cage so helmet doesn't bounce or scratch :D
Are you guys going to start working on the new shop soon? Would be awesome to see you guys have enough room to store the builds inside out of the elements!
Some of those pink pool noodles and some zip ties will fix those rollcage bars and soften them up you'll still hit but it will be foam not steel
you could also just use foam pipe insulation. it should be sized to fit pipes.
I really appreciate how you repurpose so many items to achieve what you need to achieve. Brilliant!
Slip your silicone boot over a pipe with the cutoff portion hanging off the end, hose clamp it on and razer blade againsed the edge of the pipe. Perfect cut.
My dad used to cut the top and bottom off a pop can and cut down the side to use as a light shroud for our lanters when fishing at night. Maybe wrap a can or two of your favorite canned beverage around the intake filter instead of a bag. You probably have a more legit fix by now but i still wanted to suggest it because it brought back good memories
You guys are hilarious! This Barbie Camper and Colonel Senders are you best builds yet. Your mention of the Odyssey reminded me of how cool and awesome that ride was. You should bring it back with more power! Thanks for the video guys!
Ethan, build a 1 inch space around the filter, that completely covers the top to the clamp part of the air filter, so rain falls off and below the air filter element....then use a small bolt and screw and connect from inside the air filter and this cap. Would look sick
If he used something shaped like an upside down cup, he could protect from the rain and lower the airflow with adjustability. Instead of running specific jets that work for the airflow. he can adjust the airflow to work for the jets he has.
Since the Odyssey is blown , a street bike engine would be cool to see on it😎🔥
Need to put some pink pool noodles over the rool cage so when your helmet hits it you wont feel it so much.
It's all coming together! Love seeing you guys make the van more and more awesome every week. That Odyssey needs to make a comeback at some point. The overpowered power wheels are always cool, but the MOdyssey is my favorite.
God that is as great as I thought it would be. I’ve been watching this build with my 11-year-old daughter and she made me promise to take her somewhere where there’s that much snow And to ride a snowmobile.
I feel ya, man...I want summer here too !!!
Get some black/grey lagging for the roll cage to pad it! Usually used for plumbing insulation, so will fit in with the channel. 👌🏻🤣
Pink pool noodles
use some pool noodle, pipe insulation or padding on the roll cage for your head, might help
Can’t believe I was editing and couldn’t come up for the test dive! This is going to be the most fun Grind Hard to build yet!
Next time we will tow you on the surf board through the puddle!
@@GrindHardPlumbingCo yes! Hope that gets filmed! Haha
Wrap some pink pool noodles around the roll cage so it doesn't hurt so much when u hit your head
Hey guys, Ethan if your having to choke the Barbi camper with a plastic bag it's probably more than likely got a vacuum leak. there could be a vacuum hose disconnected or it could be at the carburetor flanges. it's not unusual for them to get cracks in them. especially if it's been sitting around for awhile. they get dried out and get hard and cracked and it's sometimes difficult to see the cracks. and there's a possibility that it needs flattened up. because if you opened up the exhaust and they intake larger than original. it may need a richer air fuel mixture. the Barbi camper is really cool and it has it's purpose. but I'm sticking with what I originally said when you built Colonel Sender's. it's going to be a long time before something tops it no doubt it's truly badass. I'm curious what are your plans for the Odyssey. I've been looking for one, I have an engine from a sled to put in one. but they are sort difficult to find. well the Barbi camper is coming along great. and it's probably good to have the bonus creature comforts built into this build.
Videos are so much better that they are working and doing all this is a old crammed garage rather then a nice neat garage, makes it so much better and cozy
you guys should use the fold out part on the side and put a small electric stove or flat grill for overlanding!!!
You should still have room to adjust the air-fuel mixer with the jets that are in it. There should be some headroom along as it wasn't touched. Turn it counterclockwise until it runs smoother without lean popping. I love the snorkel. Finishes off the look nicely.
Another great build. The bit about tasting the fuel through the eyes, Gold.
My boys been saying yeeet for weeks now hahahah that's bloody gold you've inspired my 4 year old already I do watch alot
How about a Little Tykes Race Car Bed conversion for a future build? Keep doing what you do!
You guys should put some bright pink pool noodles on the roll cage to keep your head from bouncing around 👍🏻
I still think you guys should insulate it in some way shape or form. Add Plexi windows and windshields and maybe some sort of floor pan? Floor pan might be too much but if you're going for comfort, that'd be the way I go IMO.
I love this build by the way and I hope you guys have an amazing weekend!
Pool noodle on the bars near your helmet they should have pink ones
I love the motor and set up and I had the same problem with my brute force 750 but I would recommend a dyno jet kit for $70 and its makes it completely different
You guys are champions (again). This may be the coolest off road vehicle ever!
You can use some hairspray on the aluminum intake tubes and the silicone couplers will stick to it and not leak at all. I do that on my intercooler couplers and it works really well
I'm not a fan of the piston shift knob, get an 8-ball knob for it... or something :)
Hope you change the bars around the helmet with some extra bends!...
Looks awesome!
Pulling Will through the water on a pink inner tube by a pink Barbie camper was the most Grind Hard Plumbing Co thing ever! Great video guys and thanks!
It just need a trailer with the barbie jeep on it, what an awesome combo ! 👍🏻
Man, that looked like fun! It also looked like a quick way to freeze solid, but so much fun! Great work, as always. Your scribe trick is nice and clever, and the manifold is a work of art!
Curious, what are you using for the moving time lapse here: 5:17 or is it simply a time-lapse and edited to shift over like that?
The camera is mounted on a rail or something like that that slowly moves, they have showed it in a video before
They have a rig that slowly pans along at a set speed.
This thing with tracks all the way around would be sick!
Y'all are such an inspiration
I love the absurdness & capability of a 4x4 with a wrench & tow ball.
Beautiful! Always enjoy your videos.
At the end when you had your helmet on with the snow goggles..... Reminded me of watching Red vs Blue 😂
Underglow!!! Please please please add pink underglow to this puppy! The pretty trim combined with the aggressive off-road look and super nasty engine noise just screams Pixar Cars, Tokyo Adrift... Oh, and a totally useless spoiler to ice that cupcake :)
2 things, not hate just suggestions about the kawi motors, I don’t know what year the motor is but on the older ones before 2012 the oil pump was at the front, wile going up inclines it will dump oil in the rear cylinder and starve the front cylinder of oil and will sometimes go into the air box it will burn oil when this happens as the rear cylinder is being flooded with oil and number 2 always always check the oil on the kawi motor they are notorious for burning oil even if you don’t notice it I assume you check it every time the motor gets driven but always check up on it not really to do with the motor but with a snorkel for the air intake there also needs to be a belt intake and belt exhaust or else your belt will get wet wile in deep water and then it will slip and not move, cvt machines are a pain
love the videos the little cars you are building are so funny and cool also it looks like you need a new belt for your lathe
get some pool tubes on the cage for padding
You guys are so awesome. My grandson wants paw paw and his uncle to build him a jeep . We are going to and you guys are a huge help.
that is so cool! Thanks for sharing! Make sure to send us pictures once it's done!
The Barbie jeep has really turned out to be an awesome build! The snorkel looks great and seems to work very well ! Can’t wait to see what you do to it next👍🏼🤩💪🏼
You should hit the bars of the cage with foam insulation and silicone tape, or add a racing seat with some kind of wrap around head protection. Small repeated bumps to the head can be really bad news when it comes to head injury, people that do sliding sports end up with a condition known as "sled head" from the vibration and bumps. Seriously this thing would look sweet with a 5 point harness seat and some netting on the sides.
That looks cold! Stay braappy!
Nice. That is one of the nice really cool builds that just tops the scales for power wheels builds
the addition of the schnor, in snorkel cracks me up.
You guys are absolutely great. Everytime I watch I get reminded that I have soo so much to learn and tools to buy. I'm down in canyon county. It would be awsome if you ever brought some toys down for some wheelin
Probably just need to start slowly incrementing the main jet size until it evens out in the mid + high rpm range. Intake looks good!
Don’t forget to snorkel the belt intake and exhaust. If you plan on actually going in that deep of water. It will be great that the engine is still running but a real pain you can’t use it to move
That is a "mini" monster truck. You guys are an inspiration
Your 'Fabri-magification' skills are astounding.The Barbie Beast roars !
Loving this project! Sitting here in Sweden and just waiting for the next video and see the progress of your awesome build. Keep up the good work guys🤘
I'm in Texas and really want to visit Sweden one day.
@@JnixMarshel You are welcome to come here at any time, we'll be waiting for you here in Sweden
Holy Lathe belt Batman!! Time for a new belt boys. Hahaha
14:23 mark... Check out doing a NASCAR seat head restraint for your helmet bashing issue... Great build BTW. Old school machining on one hand and high tech on the other. Great 👍
Not a bad idea! And thanks!!
I had the same issue on an old Kawaski 700 when I put air pods in place of the stock airbox with CV carbs. I used aluminum flashing on the inside of the airpods to restrict the airflow. I had to block almost the entire pod.
Wim Hof for the win!!!! You guys are freak'n crazy and I
Hey put that crankcase vent into a catch can. Kawi v twins have issues with excess blow-by and can burn up all your oil and lock up. Ask me how I know. But in the case it does lock up talk to Mickie Dunlop at four stroke tech. He will make that thing a beast!
You should make the headlight real led high and low beams. And brakes light that would be sick becaue then it could be street legal atleast in nc it could be. But get pool noodles and cut them and for around the roll bars to keep from going brain dead lol
I love the music while in the montages, editing is real work and takes skill. I appreciate the effort that goes into what you do, thanks and keep building 💯
the roof will be a fantastic place to install a slim scoop when a turbocharger is inevitably installed 😆
Sick looking & clean as hell like always Doc ! **for the radiator in the back
When you cut any sort of silicon tube, slightly tighten a hose clamp (where it won't slip yet won't cave the sides in) in the measurement you want to cut it and use a bloody sharp knife
Nice you took my suggestion. Thanks
Thanks for the idea!
You can sand the silicone boots on your belt sander. That's how I square them up. I like the vise for the first cut though. They are so hard to cut nice.
make a hood for the air cleaner that's only open to the front, and it should keep the rain and puddle splash off of the filter, and restrict the air flow some. when you said there was zero chance of getting wet, i was thinking there was zero chance of staying dry.
I got no notification but the video came up when i was just googling mountain bikes 🤣💜
That lathe belt at 7:56 is on its last leg 😂
haha, that'll hold for a good hundred hours still. Mint!
Man would I love to come to one of your parties. I can only imagine how crazy fun they'd be.
Pink pool floaty noodles. Wrap them around the cage guys.
8:23 "That 'turned' out rather nice" haha how 'punny'
You put plows on the barbie van and cernal senders make some extra money in the winter lol !!!!
it still needs a roof rack with leds, leds packing the power of a thousand suns! the camper looks so sweet but sounds like a beast
That thing just looks ridiculous! Love it.
Puddle riding was glorious!
The louder I talk, the more people assume I know what I'm talking about. Works every time.
Poool noodles fpr the bars next to ur head boss cheap n can get pink for good color match baha
I would suggest fixing the head banging problem by redoing the left & right bars and fill out the space of the side windows so there more out of the way basically just widening them
Seeing this immediately makes me happy
I love your builds as long as I get to see it it's all good
Happy to hear it!
You my friends could carry a re-make of the A-Team... No. You would put the series to shame.
Love your determination/creativity/videos! Keep them coming! xD
Use a baffle to choke the intake down to the right amount, then lock it in place with some spot welds.
I watch them doing wheelies, jump tabletops and go ziplining, yet somehow the scariest thing I have witnessed so far is the air grinder near the sweater string. haha
yeah that shit is scary, all my hoodies have the strings removed so I can wear them in the shop
Think the filter with a 90 and facing forward would have looked killer!
The faces made when so elegantly cutting aluminum pipe with a cut off wheel is impressive 🤣🤣
Damn, i expected you guys to at least wait until it warmed up a bit to test the snorkel. I wasn't going to forget to hold you to it or anything 😂
Cant wait to see that thing buried in a creek somewhere when its finished and warmer out, better get some goggles and a snorkel from Walmart just in case 😉
Hey! Great video.
I run a small company and I would love to send you guys some tow ropes and winch lines for your builds! Keep up the great work!