Looking for first time advice.

[soundboothguy]

I'm not entirely new to the world of derby, but this will be my first time building and driving a car. The car I am building is a 2003 Ford Taurus. It will be running in a stock class (rules attached below). I've heard that these plow if you leave on the rear bumper. Should I take it off? It has been in an accident before and the fiberglass core support is cracked on the drivers side. Would it be a good idea to loop the tranny and radiator lines? If anyone has experience running a 2000-2007 Taurus before any advice would be appreciated. General advice for a first time driver would be useful as well. Thank you!

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