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Originally Posted by ng8264723
David,
If KCMS assembled the parts as you mentioned it becomes their RESPONSIBILTY. If they just supplied the shortblock it doesn't. Which is it?
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As I stated, I looked for the original thread but can't find it and it had very,very pertinet (sp) info regarding Todd's/Boudy's whole cluster.........from KCMS
I'm going off my memory and this was about 5 years ago,so I could be wrong, but I seem to remember that Boudy took a short block 351-W, a pair of cylinder heads,intake,carb,starter (el-cheapo Auto Zone model), alternator (another el-cheapo Auto Zone part),and varouis other parts to KCMS and asked them to assemble the engine and then install it in the BDR he was selling to Todd. They did as instructed....with Boudy/Victory's parts....
Then he sells the car to Todd with a "Keith Craft" engine!!!!!!!!!!!!! The guys at KCMS assembled an engine from Boudy's parts and if I remember right, it may have been a remanufactered short block you can get from any auto parts store that Boudy bought and changed the camshaft in it. KCMS stated that and that the heads were nothing more than run-of-the-mill heads and the other parts supplied by Boudy were of the el-cheapo,cut rate discount variety.....
Then the starter goes out and Todd wants KCMS to make it good, it was never KCMS's starter to begin with, it was Boudy's starter, same for the alternator. By then, Boudy was long gone, leaving customers holding a empty bag, no warranty, no service, no NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I feel for Todd, but dragging KCMS into this was wrong from the begining (IMHO)...........
About the time of the deal with Todd's car is about the time KCMS cut all ties with Boudy/Victory Motorsports......He was selling people junk and saying all along it was KCMS motors and components and when they had a problem, he told them to go see KCMS.....
It was kinda like the classic "little guy against the big corporation" thing, Boudy was hoping KCMS would fix HIS problems to avoid any bad
PR and I guess KCMS got enough crap from Boudy and just said NO......
What amazed me at the time this was all being played out here, was NO ONE called out Boudy, they were saying KCMS should man up and do the right thing and fix Todd's car,free of course, long after Boudy had his money and ran!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like I said, I'm sorry Todd got screwed over, but his anger should be directed at Boudy/Victory, not KCMS, and as we know, Boudy is no where to be found and went under with his business..............And guess what??????? BDR and KCMS are STILL in business, that alone should tell you something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
David