It seems reasonable to allow people to cut holes for speakers. I don't see
that it's then necessary or reasonable to allow them to take the speakers
out and use the holes as access ports.
KeS
>From: Smokerbros@aol.com
>Reply-To: Smokerbros@aol.com
>To: boyracer@uswest.net, autox@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: Rear Shock Access for SS & BSP Corvettes
>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 01:08:34 EDT
>
>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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