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I heard of a Falcon in the mid 80s that would regularly have the scrutineers ask for a head to be removed to measure the bore and stroke. The team politely obliged and every time removed the same head, apparently they would have been in trouble if the other head was removed and the bore and stroke measured on that bank of the engine.
Polyurethane injected into roll cages to stiffen them up even more was apparently another trick.
The 323 (ex Longhurst 1885) that I used to own is now in NZ. The current owner sent me an email a couple of years ago about some empty plastic bottles in the fuel tank. I knew nothing about them but recently found out it was a trick to reduce the capacity of the fuel tank prior to the long races, then remove them after the scrutineers had checked the capacity, thereby giving 10 more litres of racing between pitstops.
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