[Keith Seymore]

I'm sorry - one more story even though it's way off topic:

Seeing those stylish ribs on the engine cover and air cleaner box reminds me: the GMT800 was really our first occasion to work with the design studio and incorporate "underhood beauty" for trucks.

I worked on the program for about 4 years. When I started in 1994 the underhood designer had created a cover with stylized ribs which were indentations, or grooves, rather than what you see here.

By the time we finished "ins" were "out" of fashion and "outs" were "in", so I had to redesign the top of my air cleaner box to match the new engine cover.

Also - the top of the box might look flat, but it is not. Flat surfaces often will look caved in when placed in context, so it actually has a HUGE radius (like 5000mm) so that it is curved outward rather than actually flat.

K