Check the under hood pics.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vint...ryZ33550QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Vint...ryZ33550QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
It does look stupid and over done.
My guess is that , it, the stupid looking sheet metal, is mounted at a slant and most of the air comes from the under side,,,
Guy must be a pilot,, eh Cecil !!![/QUOTE
No way. We like lots of guages but only in the instrument panel. We also like Lots of air......more below us than above us.