[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by Keith Seymore

They got protested, torn down and the cam checked but were declared legal. Nobody ever did notice these special, production looking rocker arms that they were running.

As an aside, this was far from our first experience getting torn down...

Dad and the Ramchargers went 'round and 'round on more than one occasion. One of his favorite stories was how, after beating their B/S automatic Dart for Stock Eliminator, they protested and made him tear apart the engine for inspection. He told Jim Thornton "I'll tell you everywhere I'm not stock if you'll do the same", especially since he knew he was "more legal" than the Ramchargers were. Thornton refused and actually set the cam up in "V" blocks and a degree wheel on the tailgate of their MOPAR station wagon and, using a dial indicator, (begrudgingly) found it to be legit.

The cam was actually bogus as h*ll; it was a special grind done by Mac McKellar, but with stock lift and duration (and the stock numbers stamped on the end).

Dad towed home with half the motor in the trunk, an extra $100 in his pocket and a smile on his face...