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Thread: Where can I find a snorkel for 1961 series II Rover?

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    Default Where can I find a snorkel for 1961 series II Rover?

    I am restoring a 1961 series II Land Rover 109 with a Chevy inline 6 cylinder motor. I want to put a snorkel on it but not sure where to find one? I see a bunch on ebay for later model Defender and Discovery. I wonder if I could customize the defender one to work?

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    Presuming you want to stay authentic, the trick is finding a raised air intake oil bath air filter assembly that won't cost you your first born male son plus $200 to sweeten the deal.

    IIRC, Jason (I Leak Oil) modified a normal oil bath to be a raised intake type. Perhaps he'll post up a pic or two of his setup.
    --Mark

    1973 SIII 109 RHD 2.5NA Diesel

    0-54mph in just under 11.5 minutes
    (9.7 minutes now that she's a 3-door).

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    I'd much rather see how you get a six in there!!

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    Looks like prior owner made a number of modifications to front end. Head lights have been moved out to wings like later models, etc... I will try and post some pictures at some point.

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    Quote Originally Posted by o2batsea View Post
    I'd much rather see how you get a six in there!!
    Ha!--I didn't even notice that he said he was putting a GM 6 in there. And here I was talking about whether he wanted to have an authentic oil bath filter...
    --Mark

    1973 SIII 109 RHD 2.5NA Diesel

    0-54mph in just under 11.5 minutes
    (9.7 minutes now that she's a 3-door).

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    Any one have any experience/knowledge of the Holden 6's, as fitted in Australian Series vehicles?
    Les Parker
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    Rovers North Inc.

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    All I did was replace the straight air tube with a new 90 degree tube that comes in from the side of the housing. Welded a round plate on top to cover the original hole, welded the new tube in place. The rest is just academic plumbing.
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