In a message dated 8/16/00 9:19:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
boyracer@uswest.net writes:
<< Recently I have noticed some people cutting holes in the interior of
their C4 and C5 corvettes to gain access to the rear shock adjustment.
The holes are not that big (about 1.0" diameter), instead of removing
the shock to make adjustments it sure saves a lot time . Is this
legal? If not, what will happen to them at Nationals? I know for a
fact a few of them will be going back and are top contenders. >>
I had a letter from the SEB in '91, allowing such holes as "comfort and
convenience" items. Just to make sure, I wrote the same letter in '96, and
was told that they would be illegal, as they were a performance advantage,
and not C&C items. I then wrote asking if I added tweeters that just
happened to be over the top of the shocks, and allowed access to the shocks
when removed (many have a bayonet mount that allows them to be removed in
seconds), would that be legal under C&C? The answer was "yes". Later that
year ('97) after I installed my tweeters in the RX7, I was in Nationals
impound, and the impound inspectors let holes in interior panels go without a
word. There was a 2nd Gen RX7 with the rear speakers (over the tops of the
shocks) missing completely. No penalties given.
I guess this means:
1) write the SEB
2) do what they tell you
3) expect that others will not, and that they may not be penalized
Charlie Davis
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