Series 3 Oil Bath Air Filter Fitting

I currently have a pancake air filter on my S3 but would like to fit it back with the Oil Bath Air Filter.
I have recently acquired the Oil Bath unit but have come across difficulty sourcing the 90degree metal fitting that connects hose to the carb.
The question I have is :
Is it required that this is a metal fitting or could I use a 90degree rubber (or similar) fitting??
I can see no real reason for it having to be metal but would be interested to seek guidance from the much more experienced Landy owners/restorers/mechanics on this site

Well, if you moving back towards original, I would say, source a metal one. A rubber one will do if its strong enough to prevent collapsing under suction pressure.

Col

Elbows on eBay, search "series Landrover elbow"
Why can't I attach a screenshot? Permissions issue?

Wildefalcon said:

Elbows on eBay, search "series Landrover elbow"
Why can't I attach a screenshot? Permissions issue?

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Server change, it will resolve but you can copy an image and paste in direct into the reply box

Ah, Thanks blue beasty, was having the same problem.
McBoon, you need the metal elbow as it's a tight fit when bonnet is closed.

Wildefalcon said:

Elbows on eBay, search "series Landrover elbow"
Why can't I attach a screenshot? Permissions issue?

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Have searched eBay and bought one ---- Thanks for the tip Wildefalcon!!
I will post later and let you know when I fit it and if evrything is OK.

I have managed to source and fit all the required parts and have completed the fitting of the Oil Bath Air Filter.
I have had to engineer a retaining fitting for the Oil Bath using steel wire and a turnbuckle fitting as the original retaining straps had been cut off.
I have pics but, for some reason, cannot upload them to this post, message saying that I do not have permission to carry out this operation.
If someone can let me know how I am able to upload pics I will do so.

Drag and drop or copy and paste ...

Pics attached thanks to milktfish for advice on how to do it

Pics now uploaded!!

I am having issues with uploading pics.
I thought I had copied and pasted the pics but they do not appear on my message on this thread.
Are others able to see the pics?

McBoon said:

I am having issues with uploading pics.
I thought I had copied and pasted the pics but they do not appear on my message on this thread.
Are others able to see the pics?

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Nobody else can either. Some of the weirdos that have a GCE in computermibobs can but let’s face it, they never upload anything interesting
Eventually it may go back to how it was eventually.

McBoon said:

I am having issues with uploading pics.
I thought I had copied and pasted the pics but they do not appear on my message on this thread.
Are others able to see the pics?

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You need to open the picture in something else and then copy and past it into the forum reply box itself rather than trying to upload pictures properly.
Have a nice picture of my series as an example:

dag019 said:

You need to open the picture in something else and then copy and past it into the forum reply box itself rather than trying to upload pictures properly.
Have a nice picture of my series as an example:

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That's what I thought I had done but, alas, it did not work!!
I shall perhaps try again later ---- sneak up on the server and catch it by surprise
Thanks for the beautiful pic, 2 little beauts!!!

Try again ---- pic 1

Drag it off the desktop onto the message ...
Then choose 'full image' or 'thumbnail'

Right click on the image .... and "copy"
Move mouse to the message, right click and "paste"

Doesn't work any more ..... (on my Win10 desktop at least)

Drag and drop does though .....

Hopefully all pics now uploaded!! I think it may have been a 'file size' thing!!
Thanks to all out there who helped this old dumbf**k negotiate his way around modern technology!!

miktdish said:

Right click on the image .... and "copy"
Move mouse to the message, right click and "paste"

Doesn't work any more ..... (on my Win10 desktop at least)

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Yep, that's the problem I had.
I then resized the pics and carried out your 'copy and paste' instruction and --- hey presto--- it worked.
Thanks again @miktdish for your help to this old bufoon!!