It definately is original.. it's been on *every one* of the 5 trans
tunnels that have passed through my hands, in some state of oil-sogged
disrepair. It's too consistent for it to be a DPO bodge.
John
Zach Zaletel wrote:
>
> Scott and Mike and list,
>
> I think the rockwool and plastic under the cover is original, as it is
> (more or less) still insulating the underside of my cover on my 70 Mk III
> Spit.
>
> Cheers,
> Zach Zaletel
> http://freespeech.org/zach
> 70 Spit Mk III
>
> >
> > When I replaced my rather ancient gearbox tunnel the was some rockwool
> > (wall insultation) wrapped in polythene stapled to the old cover, when it
> > was removed the engine sound did increase so I replaced it. Has anyone else
> > come across this, i.e. is it a standard item.
> >
> > >>
> >
> >My 72 GT6 had the same on its original tunnel cover. It looked like a home
> >remedy and I've always assumed that a PO had put it in there to reduce
> >heat/noise from the engine room.
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