[V8] V8 5spd on eBay

[sdewitt at stx.rr.com]

i've seen this on other V8's not too sure what their function is for. I had a 90 model and a 93 with those.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> 
Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 12:03 pm 
Subject: Re: [V8] V8 5spd on eBay 
To: "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com> 
Cc: V8 list <v8 at audifans.com>, Jason Wilkerson <wilke_jb at yahoo.com> 

> 3rd full row from the bottom, middle pic, right next to the TX 
> inspection sticker. 
> 
> The plenum cover, aft of the firewall, at the base of the windshield. 
> 
> Look just inside the hood hinges. There are rubber gaskets of some 
> sort rivetted to the plenum cover. 
> 
> I see what you mean about the where the sticker was next to the 
> keyhole. I wouldn't think sun would be able to reach that area 
> ordinarily enough to caused that much fading there. 
> 
> Ed 
> 
> On 7/25/07, Coleman, David <David.Coleman at blackrock.com> wrote: 
> > > Under the hood there are two strange things... the vacuum routing 
> > > sticker shows a path to "Beam High Control Only". 
> > 
> > Refers to european headlight adjusters? 
> > 
> > 
> > > extra rubber baffles on top of the plenum cover that seem to 
> > > limit air from going to the left or to the right. 
> > 
> > I don't see what you're referring to -- can you map location on the 
> > picture(s)? 
> > 
> > 
> > > The appearance of fading could be due to flash photography. 
> > 
> > Doubt it -- look at the fresh wood where the speed sticker next 
> to the 
> > key switch was removed. 
> > 
> > Either way, I'd be surprised if the amount of work it must've 
> taken to 
> > un-eff this car is paid for with a suitable bid amount... 
> > 
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