Post by mewes5x on Mar 27, 2017 18:14:35 GMT -5
payouts are depending on car counts!
last yr we payed close 1000 for first place.
they have a best looking paint also,
if you have any ?s call Jon mewes 7152229368
4 total classes
chain fullsize
chain fwd
weld trucks
5ft minis
weld full size
Chain class rules!!
old iron/new mix
General Rules
1. All #9 wire used can only be 3 strands, and chain maximum size of 7/16"
2. If not specified in rules don't assume you can do it, call first.
3. Must remain stock unless specified in rules.
Drivetrain
1. Any Engine/Transmission combination may be used.
2. Allowed: Braced rearends, pinion brakes, aftermarket axles, slider driveshafts, engine cradles, weld in centers for rims, tranny coolers, aftermarket gas pedals, brake pedals (may not strengthen car), shifters, distributor clamps, radiator barrels, carb protectors.
3. Not Allowed: distributor protectors, mid plates, transmission braces, steel bellhousings, steel tail shafts,bead protectors.
4. May use one 2x2x1/4" piece of square tubing for a crossmember, must go straight across from frame rail to frame rail, no kickers off of crossmember. Crossmember may be welded or bolted into place. May mount crossmember on top of 1 3" x 3" x 6" piece of angle iron on both ends. Nothing else can be attached to crossmember besides transmission mount.
5. May swap rear ends from car to car, no leafing of a non-leafed car. May lengthen/shorten control arms to gain correct pinion angle, may cut an overlap a max of 1", no strengthening of control arms. No Watts conversion packs, if running a 98 plus must run stock control arms. Jigging your rearend to fit is ok. If running a braced rearend, it cannot have axle savers or reinforce the car in any way.
6. Engines may be wired/chained in two places. Must be done in a way that doesn't strengthen the car. (For example no welding of steel onto frame rails to run your chain to)
7. May use any air filled tire. No solid, doubled tires are ok. May use washers, large lug nuts and wheel studs. Must remove wheel weights.
8 may cut fire wall for dist to pass threw.
9. Radiator barrel may be used. Must be secured using no more than 4 3/8" diameter bolts connected to top and bottom of core support only. Cannot be connected to the frame or gusseted to core support threaded rod in any way. Must have atleast a 1" gap between barrel and frame on both sides. Barrel must have psi relief. (can use a rad protector also)
10. If running a carb protector that connects to your headers your hood must be cut out enough to not interfere with the bending of the car. Hood cannot be bolted to carb protector.
11. If running a 03 and newer ford the engine must be put in using brackets that cannot be welded to the frame in any way. Use maximum 6" X 6" X 12" x 1/4" Angle iron and bolt them to the top two A arm bolts. You can weld steel off of those to create a surface for your motor mounts to be welded to. No solid lower motor mounts.
Gas Tank/Battery Box.
1. Stock gas tanks must be removed. 10-gallon max fuel tank must be strapped securely in backseat of car, no bungee straps. Must be properly covered with non-flammable material and cannot be connected to frame in any way.
2. Battery box must be placed on the passenger’s side floorboard and properly secured to sheet metal only. Must be covered with non-flammable material. 2 batteries allowed.
Steering/Suspension
1. May run aftermarket steering column. May add U-joints to stock columns.
2. No aftermarket spindles,A-arms, ball joints, idler arms, center links, pitman arms or homemade shocks. May swap steering boxes as long as they bolt on. All steering components from the steering box to the spindle must be stock and not reinforced in any way except tie rods. Can strengthen or run aftermarket tie rods.
3. Sway bar must be bolted
4. Suspension may be welded or bolted. If welding suspension you must use maximum of 1 3" x 3" x 1/4" piece of angle iron or equivalent steel on lower control arm up to the bottom of spring pocket. Maximum of 3" of weld up the spring pocket, 1 per side. No welding of upper A-arms to frame period. Steel must run vertically.
5. Control arms may not be strengthened in any way.
6. Rear coil springs may be doubled.
7. May run 1 chain per side around rear end and up to package tray
8. No adding of leaf spring clamps or leaf springs to leaf spring cars.
9. Stock shocks only, no homemade shocks or filling of shocks is allowed.
10. May swap A arms from car to car as long as they bolt on using factory mounts. No modifying of factory a arm frame mounts allowed.
11. 03 and newer fords must run factory steering and suspension components unless specified in the rules.
Bumpers/Frames
1. May use any OEM factory bumper from any year car. Bumpers may be seam welded and loaded. No adding of points to factory bumpers.
2. May use 5" X 5" X 1/4" maximum square tubing for a bumper. No added steel just a plane piece of square tubing. May cap the ends, but must have enspection holes on both ends of bumper, must be able to see through. No longer than factory bumper. Must be completely straight.
3. Must use stock bumper shocks to that car.
4. Bumpers/Shocks may be welded or bolted on. No adding of metal to do so. No Welds Further back than 4" from bumper for plug weld.
5. Hard nosing is allowed. May weld a 4x4 piece of angle iron to the end of the frame to mount bumper to.
6. May have chain or wire in two places but not both to help hold on front and back bumpers. No welding anything to the frame.
7. No plating, loading, or filling of frames allowed.
8. No frame seam welding or any welding to the frame unless specified in the rules!!!!!!
9. Pre Ran cars can plate the bends. (fix it enought to run again, over due it and you be bump to weld and be under built) call with ?s!
10. Peening of rear humps is allowed, no other frame shaping allowed. 1 foot of peening on center maximum
11. tilting or cold tilting of cars is allowed. At boxes on tilting stock mounts are still needed
12. Humps may be wired or chained together in 1 spot.
13. May run 4 chains or wire (not both) going around the frame per side, cannot be connected to cage. Can only be done between the firewall an package tray inside of car.
14. Body mounts must remain stock except for the ones at the core support and the 2 very back ones at the back bumper where you can put a maximum 1/2" bolt. Bolt only to go through trunk floor and must have a 1" spacer between body and frame. No unauthorized repairs to body mounts.
15. May notch and prebend rear frame rails.
16. Cars may shorten front frame rails to the core support, Core support body mount tab on frame must be left intact and in stock location.
17. No other welding on the frame unless specified in rules!!!!
Cage/Driver Safety
1. Cage Material maximum of 6" diameter material, cage cannot connect to frame.
2. 4 point cage allowed. Cannot be done in a way that strengthens the frame in any way. Door bars may not run further forward than firewall, and must not go further back than the middle of back doors.
3. May have 4 down bars going from the cage to the floor and not through the floor, down bars to be welded to sheet metal only, no plates between down bar and sheet metal allowed.
4. Gas Tank protectors are allowed, cannot be connected to package tray or body. Must come off of backseat bar, cannot be connected to halo. Must be narrower then frame rails at the package tray (humps). No beating of sheetmetal to get closer to package tray.
5. Halo Bars allowed, if running halo bar to the floor that counts as two down bars, cannot be connected to frame. may be bolted to roof in two spots.
6. You may strap your dash bar with 2" x 1/4" metal from dash bar to cowl (Firewall) in 4 places, no more than 2" of weld on cowl.
7. May run driver window netting in drivers window only.
8. Front Window Bar must go from cowl to roof only, cannot be connected to cage. Maximum of 4" weld on cowl and cannot be used to strengthen car.
9. May also run one bar in rear window track ¼" x 3" wide (may be flat, round, or square) welded or bolted within 6" max of rear window track and no fasten plate larger than 4" diameter. Ran from roof to trunk lid only. No raising of the roof, roof must be in stock location.
Body
1. Doors may be chained/wired or welded shut. 2 chains or patches per door seam, patches a maximum of 4" X 4" X 1/4".
Drivers door may be welded solid.
2. No creasing, welding, or bolting of body seams unless specified.
3. Speaker deck/trunk may be dished a maximum of 4" from factory location. Use a straight piece of material to check your measurement. Rear quarter panels may also be dished but not creased.
4. Trunks may be tucked.
5. Trunks may be held down in 6 places with bolts, chains or patches. Patches may not be larger than 4" X 4" X 1/4". Bolts must go from sheet metal to sheet metal only. Two bolts may run to trunk floor to the frame, the other four must be connected to the trunk lid lip. Maximum of 3/4" sized bolts. Washers for bolts a maximum size of 4" X 4" X 1/4". 2 only connected to frame.
6. Hood may be held down in 6 locations maximum. Can be chain/wired or bolted. Maximum of 3/4" bolts. Hood hinges DO NOT count against you for these locations. Maximum 3" X 3" X 1/4" angle iron may be welded to fenders or top of hood to bolt your hood down.
7. May run 3/4" threaded rod through core support mounts and through hood. This counts as 2 of your 6 hood hold downs. No other hood hold downs can be connected to frame. Maximum height between core support and frame is 4". No welding of rod or spacer to core support or frame.
8. May use up to 4 3/8" diameter bolts to bolt front clip together in areas of your choosing. Sheet metal to sheet metal only, no added steel or relocating of factory brackets to strengthen.
9. Rear wheel wells may be bolted together in 4 spots with bolts no bigger than 3/8" diameter.
10. No shortening of front clip or relocating of core support.
11. Hood can have a maximum of 8 3/8" bolts in it to hold the hood seam together.
pre ran cars plate ur bends but dont go over board call with ?s! 715 222 9368
chain compacts.
2017
1) fwd cars only
2) no welding unless rules say
3)may have a 4 point floating cage with halo
4)all body mounts must be factory unless rusted out, change with same size bolt and leave pucks in
5)wire or chaining of the doors trunk lid and hood.
6)fuel cell may be mount on back seat bar and 2 inch away from back seat area
7)after market gas, brake, shifter headers allowed
8)stock bumper of car! may add 4 bolt to it to help hold on. if plastic allowed to change with tin stock one off another fwd sytle car (no welding on anything, no compact full size ect bumpers will enforce this heavy!)
9)any tires allowed
10) all plastic must be removed, windsheild and lights
no welding struts, tie rod, bumpers, motor mounts, doors
we are looking for easy throw together fun cars! if you wanna do more we have a weld class for you!!
rules are simple follow em, if says u cant do it pretty much u cant do it
strip the car, weld the cage, move your battery and gas tank, chain doors and put a bad a** paint job on it.
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trucks
1. Up to 1 tons. Frames 4x4’s must remove front drive shafts.
2. Welding from firewall forward permitted. This is the only frame welding allowed
unless stated.
3. Driver’s door may be reinforced, but not to extend more than 2”from original body or 5” past
front and rear door seams.
4. Dash bars 3” max, door bars and rear cab bars allowed.
5. Cab and box may be bolted down to the frame with no more than eight additional 1” bolts total
between cab and box. Cab and box bolts can only hold the floors to the frames. Washers cannot
exceed 6” diameter.
6. Box and cab can be seam welded.
7. Tailgates must be welded on and in stock position. IF TAILGATE FALLS OFF, YOU ARE
DISQUALIFIED! Factory tailgates only, No flapping of boxes.
8. One strap per side may be welded over taillight holes. Max of 4”wide, ¼ thick. May not exceed
3” beyond each side of light hole.
9. Radi-barrels must be inside frame rails (top and bottom). They may be welded or bolted. The
barrels can be up to 3” thick outside to outside and must be vented down.
10. Hoods must have 12”x12” hole in the center. Held down with six 1” rods and only one bolt on
each frame rail behind center of wheels can be welded to frame rail with not more than 6” to be
welded to frame. That one bolt must be in front of the most forward place of the firewall Must
have hood on truck!
11. If floor is not there, you may weld in a floor not to exceed 1/8” thickness and may not be welded
to the frame. Judges will have a drill and if in question, it will be checked.
12. Gas tanks: stock tanks must be removed. Trucks must have tank in the box and in front of the
rear axle. Max 6 gallon tank and must be securely fastened. No plastic tanks, No ratchet straps,
bungee cords or zip ties allowed.
13. Engine in vehicle does not have to be of same manufacturer as the body. Motor mounts may be
welded. Any attaching of motors or cradles must be in front of center of front wheels.
14.pointy bumpers allowed long as not over kill (up to judges)
15. Rear bumpers that are removed must have frame rails capped using 4” channel or angle, not to
extend further than frame rail width.
16. Suspension welding allowed- NO LIFT KITS. Suspensions must be in stock position. May build leaf
packs but must be of automotive type.
17. Roll cage allowed. Braces going from back of cab in the box must stay in front of wheel wells and
can only be bolted to frame.
18. Patch and pucker frame. 6” long ¼” thick plate outside of frame only, 8” between patches.
19. No stuffing of frames, side panel box, fenders, etc.
20. 30” is the Max height to the bottom frame in the front and the rear can be no more than 6”
lower than the front.
fwd mods!
5ft rule must look like a car from 5ft. weld them up and make sure its safe!
full size weld
**PRE RAN CARS CAN PLATE BENDS CARS WILL BE VERY HARD NO FULL SHEETED CARS!!!***
GENERAL PREPARATION:
- All glass, plastic and pot metal must be removed. Nothing may remain in the bottoms of the trunk or doors.
- All outer hardware must be removed - door handles, mirrors, chrome, moldings, screws, fiberglass, etc. No added weight to any car.
- Rear seats in all cars and all decking in station wagons must be removed.
- Front seats must be securely bolted to the floor, however, these bolts may NOT go thru the frame! You must have a functioning seat belt.
- All flammable materials must be removed from the car other than safety padding and the driver’s seat.
- No fresh sedagon or wedge cars are allowed.
TIRES & BRAKES:
- No tires taller than 30". 4 wheels max per car. No duals.
- No split rims, studded tires or 100% solid wheels, you may use aftermarket center with various bolt patterns, solid centers are fine,outer rim re-enforcement allowed. Welds must be approved by judges on rear tires. - Valve stem protectors allowed, wheel weights must be removed. Valve stem protectors may not extend more than 6 inches from valve stem. Not allowed to be a rim protector.
- Doubled or foam filled tires allowed.
- All cars must be able to demonstrate the ability to stop at any time. If your brakes do not work, you will not compete.
- You may not change tires after inspection, ride height will be measured with your competition tires only.
BUMPERS, BUMPER BRACKETS:
********Bumper may not exceed 9’’x9’’.************
- BUMPERS are interchangeable for all cars. Includes compact and midsize cars.
-BUMPER-IF you start with a stock/replacement bumper you are allowed to re-enforce inside of bumper. Also, bumpers must start and stop at the end of the frame. Bumper must appear stock from the stands with no spike or protruding items.
-All bumpers must have a factory skin, if your bumper will not fit in a factory skin, it is too big
- You may weld the outer chrome skin to the bumper inner frame
- Bumpers may be cut to keep them out of the tires.
- Bumpers may be flipped (upside down).
MOUNTING:
You may mount your bumper one of two way, not both.
*First way is same as in past:
- You may shorten frame in front of mount but must utilize stock body mount hole.
- You may weld the bumper seams, bumper shocks and the brackets to the frame. You may not weld any further than 4 inches behind the radiator support AT ALL when mounting your front bumper brackets on any car. No bracket or welding may be done further than 4 inches behind the radiator support other than the top frame seam. – NO
EXCEPTIONS!
- If you choose not to use brackets, you may weld your bumper directly to the frame.
- You may not weld the bumper to the body at any time.
- Compression bumper shocks may be drained, slid back into the shock and welded fully.
- All bumper brackets and shock components must be OEM automotive materials.
- You may not reconfigure a bracket or change shock mount location.
- Only shocks allowed inside frames are the original shock and configuration from factory.
- No REAR bumper brackets allowed on front. - You are not allowed to plug weld frame holes on BOP cars.
- Buick, Olds and Pontiacs may fill the large hole in the frame behind the radiator support. This must be a butt fit, 1 pass weld only. NO overlap allowed. - (2-straps 1-Per side )You may weld a 2" x 6" x 1/4" strap from the bumper to the frame to help keep the bumper on the car
This must remain in one piece. It cannot be angled to the corner of the bumper to form a kicker. 6" is the maximum length.
**OR**(pick one not both)
*Second method to mount bumper:
- Remove all brackets and shocks and discard.
- Leave forward radiator support mount in stock location (bolted/floating mounts such as Cadillac may be welded to frame in stock location.
- You may shorten frame in front of mount but must utilize stock body mount hole.
-You may weld core support spacer to bumper
- (2 plates 1 per side) You May weld a 4 inch wide by 3/8 thick plate from bumper to forward most part of top A-arm bracket , any outside frame side(top/bottom/inner/outer) one side only you pick, nothing inside. Do exceed. - You may run 4 loops of #9 wire from the radiator support to the bumper in 2 locations outside of the radiator - You may weld (2)- 2" x 6" x 1/4" strap( per side) from the rear bumper to the frame to help keep the bumper on the car.
- You may also run 2 pieces of all thread 5/8" x no more than 14" thru the body pan to help hold the rear bumper on. 5" washer maximum for this bolt.
- Bumper height must be 16" to 22" measured to the bottom of the frame at the back and front body mount location.
- Nothing may be inside frame, and do not "Great Stuff" between frame and radiator support mount.
Any questions call first
FRAMES:
************ If you weld anything to your frame not in our rules, you will be LOADED!!!!! No exceptions!!!!!**************
- The only frame welding allowed is from the front of the a-arms forward( top side only) do not reweld A-arm brackets to frame, , no more than ONE ½" wide bead .
- The bumper strap to frame welding is covered in the bumper section.
- NO other frame welding is allowed. No plating, stuffing, heat treating or foam filling of frames is allowed. Do NOT paint or undercoat your frame or you will not even be inspected and loaded. We want to see all welds bare, DO NOT PAINT!
- You may weld your motor mounts to the engine cradle, not to the frame rails.
- Rear frame rails may not be shortened. No dowel pinning of the frame is allowed.
- You may notch the frame for minimal pre-bending, but do NOT weld the cut.
- You may run a chain or cable or #9 wire from rear rail to rear rail behind the rear humps. 3/8" chain maximum.
- You may chain or wire your axle to the frame hump. You may NOT use strapping of any kind for this. Wire or chain only. 3/8" chain maximum. Chain must go around frame on full frame cars, do not bolt through hump creating a frame pin, and except uni-body cars may use 1 bolt per side thru the frame for this.
- You may not weld the chain links to create a bar effect.
- There is no frame shaping allowed at all. Do not sharpen the corners of the frame or square them in any way.
-Hump plates may be added to any coil sprung cars, may be ¼ inch thick max, 22" long by 6 inches tall and must be centered and in hump. You may make or buy your own. You may plug weld. These may not be welded on in a way to impede any natural rear-end movement.
BODY BOLTS:
- All body bolts may be replaced with up to 5/8" bolts, maximum 8" length.
- Core support bolts may be 1" diameter. Core support bolts may go thru the hood and count as 2 of your 6 hood bolts.
- You may use pipe up to 2" OD to run the core support all thread thru for spacers. These pipes may be welded to the core support using 3/16" strapping, 2 -4" pcs. Max per pipe.
- Body Washers and body spacers must be free floating Do not weld.
- Do NOT weld the body washers to the floor. Maximum washer size is 5" x 3/16".
- Space must be maintained between the body and the frame; Minimum 3/4".
- Do not bolt the body directly to the frame.
- You may add 2 body mounts in the position of your choice. They must be welded to outside frame only.
- If your station wagon came with the body bolts in the humps, these are your 2 additional mounts. You will NOT be allowed to add more mounts.
- If you decide to bolt your coil springs in place thru the frame and the rear package tray, these will count as your added mounts.
- Wagons are permitted to run 2 of the rear 4 mounts thru the rear pillars. NOT THE ROOF. They must be in the pillar at the tailgate area.
- Chrysler products may run 1" all thread behind the radiator support, but must drill a hole in the frame to bolt the all thread.
- Do not weld anything to the frame, all items must free float.
BATTERIES:
- A maximum of 2 - 12 volt batteries may be used.
- They must be secured inside the car in front of the passenger seat and covered.
- Rusted out holes in your floor sheet metal may be patched where components will be mounted or for drivers safety, sheet metal only. No other sheet metal patching is allowed unless it is a safety issue. You may not patch clean and solid floors.
- When patching you may NOT weld, you must bolt, self-tap or pop rivet all patches. No components to include: gas pedal, battery boxes, etc. may be welded, you must bolt only. No part or patch may be attached to any vertical sheet metal (firewall), all must be patched or mounted in the horizontal floorboards only. No oversized mount plates or boxes. Do not mount anything within 6 inches of any body bolt. (Exception of center body mount in belly rail)
- Do not mount batteries against firewall or crush boxes, position as far back as possible.
- No floor mount component may structurally enhance the car. 6 bolts max, 5/8 inch hardware, 3 inch washers max.
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEMS:
- No plastic gas tanks allowed. Marine tank or metal fuel tank only.
- 10+ gallon tank recommended. No coffins, be reasonable! 6x 5/8 inch bolts and 3 inch washer max to mount.
- Gas must be centered in cage for maximum safety and minimal structural enhancement.
-Gas tank may be attached to floor or cage not both
-Gas tank mount may not exceed 32’’wide.. If mounted to the floor (NOTHING MAY KICK UP REAR FIREWALL OR PACKAGE TRAY)
- Original gas tanks must be removed from the car.
- You must have the gas tank securely mounted behind the driver’s seat and it must be covered.
- Fuel lines must run inside the car, not under the car along the frame.
- Fuel lines must be secured to the floor and kept from pinch points
- Automotive pump gas only, NO ALCOHOL.
- Electric fuel pumps are allowed. They must be covered and have an on/off switch near the steering wheel and clearly marked in large letters.
- All lines must be double clamped.
- If your gas tank or way of mounting is not safe you will not run!
ENGINES:
- Any engine may be used in any car, but it must be mounted within 5" of the original motor.
- You may chain the motor, Chains may not be attached any higher than cylinder heads, header flanges of engine plates. 1 Chain per side, 3/8 max
- You may weld in additional supports to the engine cradle area, but they may not be attached to the frame rails at any point. Only allowed for holding engine in place.Do not cover any seams with weld or plate.
- All hoses must be covered in driver’s compartment for driver safety
- No engine oil coolers are allowed.
- You must have an air cleaner over the carburetor at all times.
- No starting fluid is allowed.
- Mopar’s or K member cars are allowed to secure K member in the following ways:
->Remove pucks and bolt tight to frame, stock size bolts only.
->Leave pucks in between and weld 4 - 3 inch welds, total (not per side) of 12 inches only.
DISTRIBUTOR PROTECTORS/CRADLES:
- If you run a DP do not mount your dash bar closer than 5 inches to the rear most point of the firewall/cowl, YOU WILL NOT RUN. An will not be able to fix at the track
- Distributor protectors allowed, must be attached to engine or transmission only, back side that contacts the firewall must be no wider than 12 inches, must not contact cage before, during or after the event. It may not be welded, bolted or connected to body, hood or frame. Forward supports must be inside normally positioned headers and not extend past the water pump mount bolts.
- Aftermarket Distributor protectors, cradles and pulley protectors are allowed.
- You may beat flat the engine side of the firewall only, do not weld or bolt firewall. Do not re-enforce the firewall/cowl. Do not crease, paint, bolt, weld on, weld to or modify the firewall/cowl in any way.
- Mid plates and front plates must not extend further that 2.5 inch past engine or transmission. Any part of protector contacting or will contact dash must be less than 12 inches wide.
- Lower cradles must mount similar to a factory mount, any bars connecting mid plate to cradle must be below the cylinder heads.
TRANSMISSIONS:
- Transmissions must be of passenger car origin, transmission coolers may be used, but they must be secured in such a way to prevent injury.
- Metal or braided lines must be used. No fuel or low-pressure lines may be used.
- Coolers must be secured in a container in the passenger compartment of the car.
-Transmission protectors are allowed with the following criteria:
- They may not rise more than 1 inch above the highest point of the bell housing, including the attachment point
- They may not attach or brace to the cross member, frame, or any part of the cage components
- They may be fabricated of tubing or round stock of no greater OD than 3/4
- If flat material is used, it can be no thicker than 3/8. These components may not be used in tandem to create a material thicker than either of these measurements.
- Trans blanket is recommended.
- OEM Tran cross member or 2"x2" OD 1/4” max replacement. Must be mounted with at least a 1/4 space from all trans protector components.
- Cross member may not exceed factory curves(less than 6 inch bow)
- You may weld or bolt a 3’’x 3’’ inch angle iron to inside frame, 5 inches max to facilitate the mounting of cross member.
- Center mount may not exceed a normal Trans mount bolt area 6 inch max, no additional bracing allowed.
SKID PLATES:
- Skid plates are allowed. They may be one piece from engine to transmission.
- They may not extend past oil pan or transmission pan. Don’t connect to transmission cross member. Must be 1 inch space.
- NO bolting or welding the skid plate to the frame.
REAR ENDS:
**You may run 10 lug or floater rear ends. No part of rear end may strengthen the car’s frame or body in any way.
- You may use any type of rear end (Ford / Mopar / GM / Hybrid).
- You may tilt the rear end by lengthening or shortening the trailing arms. OEM Trailing arms must be of passenger car origin and may be reinforced.
Aftermarket trailing arms may be used but must contain a rubber bushing.
- Rear end braces are allowed, but they may serve no purpose other than to strengthen the rear end housing. They may not extend from the rear end further than 6” and may not be higher than the top of the axle tube.
HOODS:
- Hoods may be bolted, wired or chained shut ONLY.
- You may use 6 bolts top hold the hood, front two may be 1" max, other 5/8” or less.
- The 2 front bolts may go thru the frame, NOT welded to the frame. The other 4 must be sheet metal to sheet metal.
- If you use chain or wire, you may weld up to 5" washers to the hood. If bolting, the 5" washers must be free floating.
-You may install up to 12 - 3/8" bolts or self-tapping screws in hood.
- NO welding of cut outs is allowed.
- You must have a minimum 10" hole in the hood for fire protection.
- Hoods must be open at inspection time.
DOORS:
- Doors may be welded outside only 3" x 1/8" strap maximum.
-You may smash the inner and outer skin together and weld them solid, NO added metal. This includes wagon tailgates
- If you do not weld your doors you must chain or #9 wire them closed in at least 2 spots. You may NOT bolt your doors shut.
- Drivers door may have window netting for driver’s safety. NO other windows may have netting.
- You may weld a plate 1/4" across the front doors for protection, not to exceed 6" beyond the front door seams. NO GRADER BLADES. These plates must be in the center of the door, run horizontally.
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WINDOWS:
- You must have a piece of rebar/all thread/chain (3/8 max),#9 wire or 3”X 1/4”max flat straps. No angle or tubing running from the roof to the cowl in the windshield area for drivers protection - 2-1/2 bolts per mounting location , up to 2 pieces max. - This may not be designed as reinforcement to the car and must be space at least 18 inches apart on the bottom, and no cross connections. -No other added metal or mount plates, either weld directly or bolt to sheet metal only. No component may be mounted, welded or bolted within 6 inches of the DP.
- You may use 2 loops, 4 strands of #9 wire total in each window opening. This wire may go to or around the frame.
- Station Wagons may not use wire in any window opening beyond the rear passenger door window opening.
- The wire must remain in the field of that window. They may not crisscross the interior of the car.
- No rear window bars allowed.
Body:
- Body creasing, enhancing of existing body lines and addition of body lines is allowed to the sides of the car only. - Do not fold the metal over to create a doubled effect; any spot with 4 layers of sheet metal will be torched out completely. Trunk lid seams must be clearly visible and accessible.
- No doubling of body panels allowed, no added metal allowed
- Quarter panels must remain vertical. Tail light valances must remain vertical.
- NO SEAM WELDING other than the exterior driver’s doors.
- Core support seam welding is NOT allowed.
- Washers for #9 Wire may be welded to the roof sheet metal. They may be a maximum of 1 ½" diameter. **No washers may be welded for future wire installation.
- Holes may be cut in the floor & firewall to accommodate the shifter, fuel lines, and transmission lines.
- You may cut a hole in the firewall to accommodate the engine, within reason must have fire wall covered. With rubber or nonflammable material.
- You may have up to 5 - 3/8" bolts in each wheel opening. They may not be higher than 5" above the stock lip location of the wheel opening.
CAGES & DOOR BARS:
- You may use channel or tubing up to 6" for the door bars. Total length is not to exceed 60". This bar may not be more than 18" behind the center post on 4 door cars and 10" behind the door seam on 2 door cars - No exceptions.
- Dash bar and seat bars may not exceed 6" diameter 1 bar max per side. No double bars. Seat bar must be no further than 6" behind the seat. All bars must be straight pieces no contoured pieces.
-If you run a DP do not mount your dash bar closer than 5 inches to the rear most point of the firewall/cowl, YOU WILL NOT RUN. - -Sedans only, are allowed a gas tank protector, 24” X 6” inches, centered in the back seat area. There must be a 1” space between the back bar and all sheet metal, may not be attached to anything other than back seat bar. All interior sheet metal must remain in stock position. Do not pound!
- You may add a diagonal bar behind the driver’s seat and directly below the seat bar running from the seat bar to the floor sheet metal.
- You may add 4 total VERTICAL down bars. They must measure at least 8 in length and be attached to the bottom of the side bars or seat bar do not add to the end or the side bars , must maintain a TOTAL of 60 inches or less for side bars., welded to your door bar and to the frame.
- 2 kickers to the back of the a arms
- All horizontal cage components must be at least 8" off the floor of the car, including gas tank protector, side bars measured at the body bolt elevation, dash bar measured at trans tunnel.
- All cage components must be in the interior of the car, not inside the door structure with the exception of the driver’s side. This door bar MAY be inside the door structure to allow more room for driver’s safety.
- All gussets must be on the interior of the 4 point cage.
- You may run a 1/4 solid plate from cage to floor and may extend 1 inch past inner door seam for welding. May be welded solid on all four sides. PASS Front an DRIVERS Front only doors only!!
HALO OR ROLLOVER BARS:
- You must add a halo bar to the cage components listed above. It may not exceed 5" in diameter.
- On a 4-door post car, this bar must attach the side bar in line with seat bar, no exceptions.
- On a 2-door or 4-door non-post car, this bar may be attached to the floor sheet metal.
- Halo bars must be in a direct vertical line with the seat bar.
- Halo bars may NOT be angled toward the rear of the car. They must be vertical.
-You may bolt the halo bar to the roof sheet metal in 2 places.
TRUNK LIDS:
- Trunk lids must remain 50% in the stock location. The trunk lid must remain on hinges.
- You may fasten your trunk lid in ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 3 ways:
1. You may weld solid 3 by 3/16
- AND -
2. You may weld 4 pcs. of 5/8" all thread vertically to the rear frame rails and run them thru the trunk lid. No double nutting. You may use a 5" washer on the trunk lid bolts, plates may not be welded and must be free-floating.
- AND -
3. You may place up to 8 - 3/8" bolts in the drip rail area of the trunk lid OR around inspection holes.
- There must be 12" minimum hole in the trunk lid for inspection purposes.
- Trunk lid seams must be clearly visible and accessible, do not pound over.
- Relocation of the speaker deck is not allowed it must remain in stock/factory location. -No Relocating of any sheet metal components. (DO NOT REMOVE HINGS OR SPEAKER DECK)
-Your trunk lid may be V’ed in the center but must remain 12 inches off trunk floor at body mount location; speaker deck can be 10 inches at body mount location will be measured at speaker holes.
- No fully wedged cars, rear quarters and tail light valance must remain vertical. (Stop trunk lid at the top of valance) if trunk lid is any lower than the tail light valance you will have to raise it.
*80’s and newer
- You may pitch, tilt or tip 80’s and newer style cars in 1 of the 3 following ways only:
1. You may cold pitch, no added metal
2. You may cut all four flaps and pull the front end down moving the flap ½ inch and re-weld. Do not re-weld any other crush box seams, no added metal.
3. You may pitch at the transmission cross member, since you are already allowed to weld a 5 inch piece of angle there to mount your cross member.
*98 and newer
- Watts-link conversion for Fords. You may convert a Watts-Link to a standard 4 link system in the following way: Use the upper and lower trailing arm brackets off an older Ford. After market brackets are allowed, but no thicker than ¼ inch and may be attached with max of (5)-1/2 and 2-3/4 – bolts each side. No positioning of brackets to strengthen the front down legs of the rear hump, must be mount in the stock location.
- Any watts link brackets not utilized may not be altered to reinforce frame.
*03s and newer
- All material used must not exceed 1/4 inch thick, max thickness is 1/2" inch only were two pieces meet.
- You must provide a one inch inspection hole in spring bucket, you may weld 1 inch washer around it.
- Must run the original aluminum cradle and stock lower A-arm. Aluminum cradle must be visible, do not wrap entire cradle, bottom straps limited to 8 inches flat straps.
- Upper A arm, motor mounts and spring bucket must mount off the 2 existing cradle bolts. No frame welding allowed for these components.
- No mounting plate or component may extend more than 2 inch in front of or behind the cradle bolts, measured from middle of of the bolt, this rule will be strictly enforced.
-You may use any automotive or fabricated spring bucket but it must not strengthen the frame in any way, cannot not be larger than necessary to hold coil spring. Again must be mounted off 2 existing cradle bolts. DO NOT weld to frame in any way.
- No pinning of frame. YOU WILL BE LOADED NO CHANCE TO FIX!!!!
- To mount steering box, you may weld a tube to the top and bottom of frame. Do not weld excessively. Max tube size is 1" OD, 1/2" bolts max. Gear box adapter may not exceed gear box footprint. No wrapping.
- Do not weld any seams behind the A-arm, even if the factory skip welded the seam, do not weld!
- If you choose to pitch, this must be done at the Trans cross member only.
- You may cut the excess frame off the front rails but you may not move the front body mount. All body mounts must remain in stock location.
-will also allow 03s to weld in older ford x member in. no added metal
SUSPENSION, SPRINGS:
- NO SUSPENSION PART MAY REINFORCE FRAME
- any after-mark or OEM automotive spindle accepted.
- No coil to leaf conversions in compact class, homemade hump plates only (not supplied)
- Leaf springs must be in the factory position.
- You may change coil springs
- Suspension must be factory car suspension unless stated otherwise.
- You may NOT remove the shocks and put pipe or all thread in their place.
- You may weld or bolt or chain down your A-arms, pick one and only one.
- All chains, bolts or welds must be in the middle of the A-arm.
- If you run 80s Ford or GM A-arms on 98-02 Ford you may replace the factory center bar to the bolt heads only. No welding on frame.
1. You are allowed 2- 2” x 3’’ max strap welded per A-Arm, nothing may contact the frame rail, and all attachments must be made to spring bucket only. 1’’ON ARM 1’’ON SPRING BUCKET
**OR**
2. One chain, welded to spring bucket only.
**OR**
3. One bolt per side welded to spring bucket only, may hold upper or lower A-arm, but not both.
- No spring spacers may be used
- You may not plate, reconfigure or re-enforce A-arms
- You may reinforce your tie rods, but you must use the OEM tie rod ends.
- Pipe Tie Rods are allowed but you must use the stock ends, no aftermarket hiems.
- Steering wheel to Steering gearbox may be modified.
- Aftermarket steering columns allowed.
- Shock absorbers must be factory replacement for that year, make and model of car.
- No truck shocks, no exotic shocks, no mystery shocks, no oversized shocks.
- Air shock lines must be cut.
LEAF SPRINGS:
- 9 leaf maximum, 5/16 " max thickness, 2 ½" wide maximum.
- 58" minimum, 60" maximum spring length.
- Stagger - 3" long side (rear of axle), 2" short side (front of axle).
- 5 clamps per spring, 2 in front of the axle, 3 behind the axle.
- Clamp material 1/4" thick, 2" wide, 2 – 3/8" bolts per clamp.
- U-bolts - 1/2" maximum
- No welding on the spring pack
- No flat sprung cars - leaf pack must have a minimum of 2" of arch.
- No duct taping of springs prior to inspection.
- Postal Mopar brackets are excepted (only 4- 1/2 bolts) when mounting spring to rear-end stay tight to rear-end like factory
Coil Sprung cars are allowed the following:
Leaf Convert(no hump plates allowed):
-Any rear end - 10 lugs are ok
- 9 leaf maximum, 5/16 " max thickness, 2 ½" wide maximum.
- 54" minimum, 60" maximum spring length.
- Stagger - 3" long side (rear of axle), 2" short side (front of axle).
- 5 clamps per spring, 2 in front of the axle, 3 behind the axle.
- Clamp material 1/4" thick, 2" wide, 2 – 3/8" bolts per clamp.
- U-bolts - 1/2" maximum
- No welding on the spring pack
- No flat sprung cars - leaf pack must have a minimum of 2" of arch.
- No duct taping of springs prior to inspection.
- Rear mount - 6X6X1/4" shackle, has to be a working shackle in rear.
-Front eyelet mount, pick ONE:
1. In trailing arm bracket, w/3x3x1/4" gusset
2. In the frame with a bolt thru - no added metal
3. Box welded to the frame 4X6X1/4" maximum, must mounted at lower control arm bolt.
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Chain class rules!!
old iron/new mix
General Rules
1. All #9 wire used can only be 3 strands, and chain maximum size of 7/16"
2. If not specified in rules don't assume you can do it, call first.
3. Must remain stock unless specified in rules.
Drivetrain
1. Any Engine/Transmission combination may be used.
2. Allowed: Braced rearends, pinion brakes, aftermarket axles, slider driveshafts, engine cradles, weld in centers for rims, tranny coolers, aftermarket gas pedals, brake pedals (may not strengthen car), shifters, distributor clamps, radiator barrels, carb protectors.
3. Not Allowed: distributor protectors, mid plates, transmission braces, steel bellhousings, steel tail shafts,bead protectors.
4. May use one 2x2x1/4" piece of square tubing for a crossmember, must go straight across from frame rail to frame rail, no kickers off of crossmember. Crossmember may be welded or bolted into place. May mount crossmember on top of 1 3" x 3" x 6" piece of angle iron on both ends. Nothing else can be attached to crossmember besides transmission mount.
5. May swap rear ends from car to car, no leafing of a non-leafed car. May lengthen/shorten control arms to gain correct pinion angle, may cut an overlap a max of 1", no strengthening of control arms. No Watts conversion packs, if running a 98 plus must run stock control arms. Jigging your rearend to fit is ok. If running a braced rearend, it cannot have axle savers or reinforce the car in any way.
6. Engines may be wired/chained in two places. Must be done in a way that doesn't strengthen the car. (For example no welding of steel onto frame rails to run your chain to)
7. May use any air filled tire. No solid, doubled tires are ok. May use washers, large lug nuts and wheel studs. Must remove wheel weights.
8 may cut fire wall for dist to pass threw.
9. Radiator barrel may be used. Must be secured using no more than 4 3/8" diameter bolts connected to top and bottom of core support only. Cannot be connected to the frame or gusseted to core support threaded rod in any way. Must have atleast a 1" gap between barrel and frame on both sides. Barrel must have psi relief. (can use a rad protector also)
10. If running a carb protector that connects to your headers your hood must be cut out enough to not interfere with the bending of the car. Hood cannot be bolted to carb protector.
11. If running a 03 and newer ford the engine must be put in using brackets that cannot be welded to the frame in any way. Use maximum 6" X 6" X 12" x 1/4" Angle iron and bolt them to the top two A arm bolts. You can weld steel off of those to create a surface for your motor mounts to be welded to. No solid lower motor mounts.
Gas Tank/Battery Box.
1. Stock gas tanks must be removed. 10-gallon max fuel tank must be strapped securely in backseat of car, no bungee straps. Must be properly covered with non-flammable material and cannot be connected to frame in any way.
2. Battery box must be placed on the passenger’s side floorboard and properly secured to sheet metal only. Must be covered with non-flammable material. 2 batteries allowed.
Steering/Suspension
1. May run aftermarket steering column. May add U-joints to stock columns.
2. No aftermarket spindles,A-arms, ball joints, idler arms, center links, pitman arms or homemade shocks. May swap steering boxes as long as they bolt on. All steering components from the steering box to the spindle must be stock and not reinforced in any way except tie rods. Can strengthen or run aftermarket tie rods.
3. Sway bar must be bolted
4. Suspension may be welded or bolted. If welding suspension you must use maximum of 1 3" x 3" x 1/4" piece of angle iron or equivalent steel on lower control arm up to the bottom of spring pocket. Maximum of 3" of weld up the spring pocket, 1 per side. No welding of upper A-arms to frame period. Steel must run vertically.
5. Control arms may not be strengthened in any way.
6. Rear coil springs may be doubled.
7. May run 1 chain per side around rear end and up to package tray
8. No adding of leaf spring clamps or leaf springs to leaf spring cars.
9. Stock shocks only, no homemade shocks or filling of shocks is allowed.
10. May swap A arms from car to car as long as they bolt on using factory mounts. No modifying of factory a arm frame mounts allowed.
11. 03 and newer fords must run factory steering and suspension components unless specified in the rules.
Bumpers/Frames
1. May use any OEM factory bumper from any year car. Bumpers may be seam welded and loaded. No adding of points to factory bumpers.
2. May use 5" X 5" X 1/4" maximum square tubing for a bumper. No added steel just a plane piece of square tubing. May cap the ends, but must have enspection holes on both ends of bumper, must be able to see through. No longer than factory bumper. Must be completely straight.
3. Must use stock bumper shocks to that car.
4. Bumpers/Shocks may be welded or bolted on. No adding of metal to do so. No Welds Further back than 4" from bumper for plug weld.
5. Hard nosing is allowed. May weld a 4x4 piece of angle iron to the end of the frame to mount bumper to.
6. May have chain or wire in two places but not both to help hold on front and back bumpers. No welding anything to the frame.
7. No plating, loading, or filling of frames allowed.
8. No frame seam welding or any welding to the frame unless specified in the rules!!!!!!
9. Pre Ran cars can plate the bends. (fix it enought to run again, over due it and you be bump to weld and be under built) call with ?s!
10. Peening of rear humps is allowed, no other frame shaping allowed. 1 foot of peening on center maximum
11. tilting or cold tilting of cars is allowed. At boxes on tilting stock mounts are still needed
12. Humps may be wired or chained together in 1 spot.
13. May run 4 chains or wire (not both) going around the frame per side, cannot be connected to cage. Can only be done between the firewall an package tray inside of car.
14. Body mounts must remain stock except for the ones at the core support and the 2 very back ones at the back bumper where you can put a maximum 1/2" bolt. Bolt only to go through trunk floor and must have a 1" spacer between body and frame. No unauthorized repairs to body mounts.
15. May notch and prebend rear frame rails.
16. Cars may shorten front frame rails to the core support, Core support body mount tab on frame must be left intact and in stock location.
17. No other welding on the frame unless specified in rules!!!!
Cage/Driver Safety
1. Cage Material maximum of 6" diameter material, cage cannot connect to frame.
2. 4 point cage allowed. Cannot be done in a way that strengthens the frame in any way. Door bars may not run further forward than firewall, and must not go further back than the middle of back doors.
3. May have 4 down bars going from the cage to the floor and not through the floor, down bars to be welded to sheet metal only, no plates between down bar and sheet metal allowed.
4. Gas Tank protectors are allowed, cannot be connected to package tray or body. Must come off of backseat bar, cannot be connected to halo. Must be narrower then frame rails at the package tray (humps). No beating of sheetmetal to get closer to package tray.
5. Halo Bars allowed, if running halo bar to the floor that counts as two down bars, cannot be connected to frame. may be bolted to roof in two spots.
6. You may strap your dash bar with 2" x 1/4" metal from dash bar to cowl (Firewall) in 4 places, no more than 2" of weld on cowl.
7. May run driver window netting in drivers window only.
8. Front Window Bar must go from cowl to roof only, cannot be connected to cage. Maximum of 4" weld on cowl and cannot be used to strengthen car.
9. May also run one bar in rear window track ¼" x 3" wide (may be flat, round, or square) welded or bolted within 6" max of rear window track and no fasten plate larger than 4" diameter. Ran from roof to trunk lid only. No raising of the roof, roof must be in stock location.
Body
1. Doors may be chained/wired or welded shut. 2 chains or patches per door seam, patches a maximum of 4" X 4" X 1/4".
Drivers door may be welded solid.
2. No creasing, welding, or bolting of body seams unless specified.
3. Speaker deck/trunk may be dished a maximum of 4" from factory location. Use a straight piece of material to check your measurement. Rear quarter panels may also be dished but not creased.
4. Trunks may be tucked.
5. Trunks may be held down in 6 places with bolts, chains or patches. Patches may not be larger than 4" X 4" X 1/4". Bolts must go from sheet metal to sheet metal only. Two bolts may run to trunk floor to the frame, the other four must be connected to the trunk lid lip. Maximum of 3/4" sized bolts. Washers for bolts a maximum size of 4" X 4" X 1/4". 2 only connected to frame.
6. Hood may be held down in 6 locations maximum. Can be chain/wired or bolted. Maximum of 3/4" bolts. Hood hinges DO NOT count against you for these locations. Maximum 3" X 3" X 1/4" angle iron may be welded to fenders or top of hood to bolt your hood down.
7. May run 3/4" threaded rod through core support mounts and through hood. This counts as 2 of your 6 hood hold downs. No other hood hold downs can be connected to frame. Maximum height between core support and frame is 4". No welding of rod or spacer to core support or frame.
8. May use up to 4 3/8" diameter bolts to bolt front clip together in areas of your choosing. Sheet metal to sheet metal only, no added steel or relocating of factory brackets to strengthen.
9. Rear wheel wells may be bolted together in 4 spots with bolts no bigger than 3/8" diameter.
10. No shortening of front clip or relocating of core support.
11. Hood can have a maximum of 8 3/8" bolts in it to hold the hood seam together.
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chain compacts.
2017
1) fwd cars only
2) no welding unless rules say
3)may have a 4 point floating cage with halo
4)all body mounts must be factory unless rusted out, change with same size bolt and leave pucks in
5)wire or chaining of the doors trunk lid and hood.
6)fuel cell may be mount on back seat bar and 2 inch away from back seat area
7)after market gas, brake, shifter headers allowed
8)stock bumper of car! may add 4 bolt to it to help hold on. if plastic allowed to change with tin stock one off another fwd sytle car (no welding on anything, no compact full size ect bumpers will enforce this heavy!)
9)any tires allowed
10) all plastic must be removed, windsheild and lights
no welding struts, tie rod, bumpers, motor mounts, doors
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trucks
1. Up to 1 tons. Frames 4x4’s must remove front drive shafts.
2. Welding from firewall forward permitted. This is the only frame welding allowed
unless stated.
3. Driver’s door may be reinforced, but not to extend more than 2”from original body or 5” past
front and rear door seams.
4. Dash bars 3” max, door bars and rear cab bars allowed.
5. Cab and box may be bolted down to the frame with no more than eight additional 1” bolts total
between cab and box. Cab and box bolts can only hold the floors to the frames. Washers cannot
exceed 6” diameter.
6. Box and cab can be seam welded.
7. Tailgates must be welded on and in stock position. IF TAILGATE FALLS OFF, YOU ARE
DISQUALIFIED! Factory tailgates only, No flapping of boxes.
8. One strap per side may be welded over taillight holes. Max of 4”wide, ¼ thick. May not exceed
3” beyond each side of light hole.
9. Radi-barrels must be inside frame rails (top and bottom). They may be welded or bolted. The
barrels can be up to 3” thick outside to outside and must be vented down.
10. Hoods must have 12”x12” hole in the center. Held down with six 1” rods and only one bolt on
each frame rail behind center of wheels can be welded to frame rail with not more than 6” to be
welded to frame. That one bolt must be in front of the most forward place of the firewall Must
have hood on truck!
11. If floor is not there, you may weld in a floor not to exceed 1/8” thickness and may not be welded
to the frame. Judges will have a drill and if in question, it will be checked.
12. Gas tanks: stock tanks must be removed. Trucks must have tank in the box and in front of the
rear axle. Max 6 gallon tank and must be securely fastened. No plastic tanks, No ratchet straps,
bungee cords or zip ties allowed.
13. Engine in vehicle does not have to be of same manufacturer as the body. Motor mounts may be
welded. Any attaching of motors or cradles must be in front of center of front wheels.
14.pointy bumpers allowed long as not over kill (up to judges)
15. Rear bumpers that are removed must have frame rails capped using 4” channel or angle, not to
extend further than frame rail width.
16. Suspension welding allowed- NO LIFT KITS. Suspensions must be in stock position. May build leaf
packs but must be of automotive type.
17. Roll cage allowed. Braces going from back of cab in the box must stay in front of wheel wells and
can only be bolted to frame.
18. Patch and pucker frame. 6” long ¼” thick plate outside of frame only, 8” between patches.
19. No stuffing of frames, side panel box, fenders, etc.
20. 30” is the Max height to the bottom frame in the front and the rear can be no more than 6”
lower than the front.
fwd mods!
5ft rule must look like a car from 5ft. weld them up and make sure its safe!
full size weld
**PRE RAN CARS CAN PLATE BENDS CARS WILL BE VERY HARD NO FULL SHEETED CARS!!!***
GENERAL PREPARATION:
- All glass, plastic and pot metal must be removed. Nothing may remain in the bottoms of the trunk or doors.
- All outer hardware must be removed - door handles, mirrors, chrome, moldings, screws, fiberglass, etc. No added weight to any car.
- Rear seats in all cars and all decking in station wagons must be removed.
- Front seats must be securely bolted to the floor, however, these bolts may NOT go thru the frame! You must have a functioning seat belt.
- All flammable materials must be removed from the car other than safety padding and the driver’s seat.
- No fresh sedagon or wedge cars are allowed.
TIRES & BRAKES:
- No tires taller than 30". 4 wheels max per car. No duals.
- No split rims, studded tires or 100% solid wheels, you may use aftermarket center with various bolt patterns, solid centers are fine,outer rim re-enforcement allowed. Welds must be approved by judges on rear tires. - Valve stem protectors allowed, wheel weights must be removed. Valve stem protectors may not extend more than 6 inches from valve stem. Not allowed to be a rim protector.
- Doubled or foam filled tires allowed.
- All cars must be able to demonstrate the ability to stop at any time. If your brakes do not work, you will not compete.
- You may not change tires after inspection, ride height will be measured with your competition tires only.
BUMPERS, BUMPER BRACKETS:
********Bumper may not exceed 9’’x9’’.************
- BUMPERS are interchangeable for all cars. Includes compact and midsize cars.
-BUMPER-IF you start with a stock/replacement bumper you are allowed to re-enforce inside of bumper. Also, bumpers must start and stop at the end of the frame. Bumper must appear stock from the stands with no spike or protruding items.
-All bumpers must have a factory skin, if your bumper will not fit in a factory skin, it is too big
- You may weld the outer chrome skin to the bumper inner frame
- Bumpers may be cut to keep them out of the tires.
- Bumpers may be flipped (upside down).
MOUNTING:
You may mount your bumper one of two way, not both.
*First way is same as in past:
- You may shorten frame in front of mount but must utilize stock body mount hole.
- You may weld the bumper seams, bumper shocks and the brackets to the frame. You may not weld any further than 4 inches behind the radiator support AT ALL when mounting your front bumper brackets on any car. No bracket or welding may be done further than 4 inches behind the radiator support other than the top frame seam. – NO
EXCEPTIONS!
- If you choose not to use brackets, you may weld your bumper directly to the frame.
- You may not weld the bumper to the body at any time.
- Compression bumper shocks may be drained, slid back into the shock and welded fully.
- All bumper brackets and shock components must be OEM automotive materials.
- You may not reconfigure a bracket or change shock mount location.
- Only shocks allowed inside frames are the original shock and configuration from factory.
- No REAR bumper brackets allowed on front. - You are not allowed to plug weld frame holes on BOP cars.
- Buick, Olds and Pontiacs may fill the large hole in the frame behind the radiator support. This must be a butt fit, 1 pass weld only. NO overlap allowed. - (2-straps 1-Per side )You may weld a 2" x 6" x 1/4" strap from the bumper to the frame to help keep the bumper on the car
This must remain in one piece. It cannot be angled to the corner of the bumper to form a kicker. 6" is the maximum length.
**OR**(pick one not both)
*Second method to mount bumper:
- Remove all brackets and shocks and discard.
- Leave forward radiator support mount in stock location (bolted/floating mounts such as Cadillac may be welded to frame in stock location.
- You may shorten frame in front of mount but must utilize stock body mount hole.
-You may weld core support spacer to bumper
- (2 plates 1 per side) You May weld a 4 inch wide by 3/8 thick plate from bumper to forward most part of top A-arm bracket , any outside frame side(top/bottom/inner/outer) one side only you pick, nothing inside. Do exceed. - You may run 4 loops of #9 wire from the radiator support to the bumper in 2 locations outside of the radiator - You may weld (2)- 2" x 6" x 1/4" strap( per side) from the rear bumper to the frame to help keep the bumper on the car.
- You may also run 2 pieces of all thread 5/8" x no more than 14" thru the body pan to help hold the rear bumper on. 5" washer maximum for this bolt.
- Bumper height must be 16" to 22" measured to the bottom of the frame at the back and front body mount location.
- Nothing may be inside frame, and do not "Great Stuff" between frame and radiator support mount.
Any questions call first
FRAMES:
************ If you weld anything to your frame not in our rules, you will be LOADED!!!!! No exceptions!!!!!**************
- The only frame welding allowed is from the front of the a-arms forward( top side only) do not reweld A-arm brackets to frame, , no more than ONE ½" wide bead .
- The bumper strap to frame welding is covered in the bumper section.
- NO other frame welding is allowed. No plating, stuffing, heat treating or foam filling of frames is allowed. Do NOT paint or undercoat your frame or you will not even be inspected and loaded. We want to see all welds bare, DO NOT PAINT!
- You may weld your motor mounts to the engine cradle, not to the frame rails.
- Rear frame rails may not be shortened. No dowel pinning of the frame is allowed.
- You may notch the frame for minimal pre-bending, but do NOT weld the cut.
- You may run a chain or cable or #9 wire from rear rail to rear rail behind the rear humps. 3/8" chain maximum.
- You may chain or wire your axle to the frame hump. You may NOT use strapping of any kind for this. Wire or chain only. 3/8" chain maximum. Chain must go around frame on full frame cars, do not bolt through hump creating a frame pin, and except uni-body cars may use 1 bolt per side thru the frame for this.
- You may not weld the chain links to create a bar effect.
- There is no frame shaping allowed at all. Do not sharpen the corners of the frame or square them in any way.
-Hump plates may be added to any coil sprung cars, may be ¼ inch thick max, 22" long by 6 inches tall and must be centered and in hump. You may make or buy your own. You may plug weld. These may not be welded on in a way to impede any natural rear-end movement.
BODY BOLTS:
- All body bolts may be replaced with up to 5/8" bolts, maximum 8" length.
- Core support bolts may be 1" diameter. Core support bolts may go thru the hood and count as 2 of your 6 hood bolts.
- You may use pipe up to 2" OD to run the core support all thread thru for spacers. These pipes may be welded to the core support using 3/16" strapping, 2 -4" pcs. Max per pipe.
- Body Washers and body spacers must be free floating Do not weld.
- Do NOT weld the body washers to the floor. Maximum washer size is 5" x 3/16".
- Space must be maintained between the body and the frame; Minimum 3/4".
- Do not bolt the body directly to the frame.
- You may add 2 body mounts in the position of your choice. They must be welded to outside frame only.
- If your station wagon came with the body bolts in the humps, these are your 2 additional mounts. You will NOT be allowed to add more mounts.
- If you decide to bolt your coil springs in place thru the frame and the rear package tray, these will count as your added mounts.
- Wagons are permitted to run 2 of the rear 4 mounts thru the rear pillars. NOT THE ROOF. They must be in the pillar at the tailgate area.
- Chrysler products may run 1" all thread behind the radiator support, but must drill a hole in the frame to bolt the all thread.
- Do not weld anything to the frame, all items must free float.
BATTERIES:
- A maximum of 2 - 12 volt batteries may be used.
- They must be secured inside the car in front of the passenger seat and covered.
- Rusted out holes in your floor sheet metal may be patched where components will be mounted or for drivers safety, sheet metal only. No other sheet metal patching is allowed unless it is a safety issue. You may not patch clean and solid floors.
- When patching you may NOT weld, you must bolt, self-tap or pop rivet all patches. No components to include: gas pedal, battery boxes, etc. may be welded, you must bolt only. No part or patch may be attached to any vertical sheet metal (firewall), all must be patched or mounted in the horizontal floorboards only. No oversized mount plates or boxes. Do not mount anything within 6 inches of any body bolt. (Exception of center body mount in belly rail)
- Do not mount batteries against firewall or crush boxes, position as far back as possible.
- No floor mount component may structurally enhance the car. 6 bolts max, 5/8 inch hardware, 3 inch washers max.
FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEMS:
- No plastic gas tanks allowed. Marine tank or metal fuel tank only.
- 10+ gallon tank recommended. No coffins, be reasonable! 6x 5/8 inch bolts and 3 inch washer max to mount.
- Gas must be centered in cage for maximum safety and minimal structural enhancement.
-Gas tank may be attached to floor or cage not both
-Gas tank mount may not exceed 32’’wide.. If mounted to the floor (NOTHING MAY KICK UP REAR FIREWALL OR PACKAGE TRAY)
- Original gas tanks must be removed from the car.
- You must have the gas tank securely mounted behind the driver’s seat and it must be covered.
- Fuel lines must run inside the car, not under the car along the frame.
- Fuel lines must be secured to the floor and kept from pinch points
- Automotive pump gas only, NO ALCOHOL.
- Electric fuel pumps are allowed. They must be covered and have an on/off switch near the steering wheel and clearly marked in large letters.
- All lines must be double clamped.
- If your gas tank or way of mounting is not safe you will not run!
ENGINES:
- Any engine may be used in any car, but it must be mounted within 5" of the original motor.
- You may chain the motor, Chains may not be attached any higher than cylinder heads, header flanges of engine plates. 1 Chain per side, 3/8 max
- You may weld in additional supports to the engine cradle area, but they may not be attached to the frame rails at any point. Only allowed for holding engine in place.Do not cover any seams with weld or plate.
- All hoses must be covered in driver’s compartment for driver safety
- No engine oil coolers are allowed.
- You must have an air cleaner over the carburetor at all times.
- No starting fluid is allowed.
- Mopar’s or K member cars are allowed to secure K member in the following ways:
->Remove pucks and bolt tight to frame, stock size bolts only.
->Leave pucks in between and weld 4 - 3 inch welds, total (not per side) of 12 inches only.
DISTRIBUTOR PROTECTORS/CRADLES:
- If you run a DP do not mount your dash bar closer than 5 inches to the rear most point of the firewall/cowl, YOU WILL NOT RUN. An will not be able to fix at the track
- Distributor protectors allowed, must be attached to engine or transmission only, back side that contacts the firewall must be no wider than 12 inches, must not contact cage before, during or after the event. It may not be welded, bolted or connected to body, hood or frame. Forward supports must be inside normally positioned headers and not extend past the water pump mount bolts.
- Aftermarket Distributor protectors, cradles and pulley protectors are allowed.
- You may beat flat the engine side of the firewall only, do not weld or bolt firewall. Do not re-enforce the firewall/cowl. Do not crease, paint, bolt, weld on, weld to or modify the firewall/cowl in any way.
- Mid plates and front plates must not extend further that 2.5 inch past engine or transmission. Any part of protector contacting or will contact dash must be less than 12 inches wide.
- Lower cradles must mount similar to a factory mount, any bars connecting mid plate to cradle must be below the cylinder heads.
TRANSMISSIONS:
- Transmissions must be of passenger car origin, transmission coolers may be used, but they must be secured in such a way to prevent injury.
- Metal or braided lines must be used. No fuel or low-pressure lines may be used.
- Coolers must be secured in a container in the passenger compartment of the car.
-Transmission protectors are allowed with the following criteria:
- They may not rise more than 1 inch above the highest point of the bell housing, including the attachment point
- They may not attach or brace to the cross member, frame, or any part of the cage components
- They may be fabricated of tubing or round stock of no greater OD than 3/4
- If flat material is used, it can be no thicker than 3/8. These components may not be used in tandem to create a material thicker than either of these measurements.
- Trans blanket is recommended.
- OEM Tran cross member or 2"x2" OD 1/4” max replacement. Must be mounted with at least a 1/4 space from all trans protector components.
- Cross member may not exceed factory curves(less than 6 inch bow)
- You may weld or bolt a 3’’x 3’’ inch angle iron to inside frame, 5 inches max to facilitate the mounting of cross member.
- Center mount may not exceed a normal Trans mount bolt area 6 inch max, no additional bracing allowed.
SKID PLATES:
- Skid plates are allowed. They may be one piece from engine to transmission.
- They may not extend past oil pan or transmission pan. Don’t connect to transmission cross member. Must be 1 inch space.
- NO bolting or welding the skid plate to the frame.
REAR ENDS:
**You may run 10 lug or floater rear ends. No part of rear end may strengthen the car’s frame or body in any way.
- You may use any type of rear end (Ford / Mopar / GM / Hybrid).
- You may tilt the rear end by lengthening or shortening the trailing arms. OEM Trailing arms must be of passenger car origin and may be reinforced.
Aftermarket trailing arms may be used but must contain a rubber bushing.
- Rear end braces are allowed, but they may serve no purpose other than to strengthen the rear end housing. They may not extend from the rear end further than 6” and may not be higher than the top of the axle tube.
HOODS:
- Hoods may be bolted, wired or chained shut ONLY.
- You may use 6 bolts top hold the hood, front two may be 1" max, other 5/8” or less.
- The 2 front bolts may go thru the frame, NOT welded to the frame. The other 4 must be sheet metal to sheet metal.
- If you use chain or wire, you may weld up to 5" washers to the hood. If bolting, the 5" washers must be free floating.
-You may install up to 12 - 3/8" bolts or self-tapping screws in hood.
- NO welding of cut outs is allowed.
- You must have a minimum 10" hole in the hood for fire protection.
- Hoods must be open at inspection time.
DOORS:
- Doors may be welded outside only 3" x 1/8" strap maximum.
-You may smash the inner and outer skin together and weld them solid, NO added metal. This includes wagon tailgates
- If you do not weld your doors you must chain or #9 wire them closed in at least 2 spots. You may NOT bolt your doors shut.
- Drivers door may have window netting for driver’s safety. NO other windows may have netting.
- You may weld a plate 1/4" across the front doors for protection, not to exceed 6" beyond the front door seams. NO GRADER BLADES. These plates must be in the center of the door, run horizontally.
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WINDOWS:
- You must have a piece of rebar/all thread/chain (3/8 max),#9 wire or 3”X 1/4”max flat straps. No angle or tubing running from the roof to the cowl in the windshield area for drivers protection - 2-1/2 bolts per mounting location , up to 2 pieces max. - This may not be designed as reinforcement to the car and must be space at least 18 inches apart on the bottom, and no cross connections. -No other added metal or mount plates, either weld directly or bolt to sheet metal only. No component may be mounted, welded or bolted within 6 inches of the DP.
- You may use 2 loops, 4 strands of #9 wire total in each window opening. This wire may go to or around the frame.
- Station Wagons may not use wire in any window opening beyond the rear passenger door window opening.
- The wire must remain in the field of that window. They may not crisscross the interior of the car.
- No rear window bars allowed.
Body:
- Body creasing, enhancing of existing body lines and addition of body lines is allowed to the sides of the car only. - Do not fold the metal over to create a doubled effect; any spot with 4 layers of sheet metal will be torched out completely. Trunk lid seams must be clearly visible and accessible.
- No doubling of body panels allowed, no added metal allowed
- Quarter panels must remain vertical. Tail light valances must remain vertical.
- NO SEAM WELDING other than the exterior driver’s doors.
- Core support seam welding is NOT allowed.
- Washers for #9 Wire may be welded to the roof sheet metal. They may be a maximum of 1 ½" diameter. **No washers may be welded for future wire installation.
- Holes may be cut in the floor & firewall to accommodate the shifter, fuel lines, and transmission lines.
- You may cut a hole in the firewall to accommodate the engine, within reason must have fire wall covered. With rubber or nonflammable material.
- You may have up to 5 - 3/8" bolts in each wheel opening. They may not be higher than 5" above the stock lip location of the wheel opening.
CAGES & DOOR BARS:
- You may use channel or tubing up to 6" for the door bars. Total length is not to exceed 60". This bar may not be more than 18" behind the center post on 4 door cars and 10" behind the door seam on 2 door cars - No exceptions.
- Dash bar and seat bars may not exceed 6" diameter 1 bar max per side. No double bars. Seat bar must be no further than 6" behind the seat. All bars must be straight pieces no contoured pieces.
-If you run a DP do not mount your dash bar closer than 5 inches to the rear most point of the firewall/cowl, YOU WILL NOT RUN. - -Sedans only, are allowed a gas tank protector, 24” X 6” inches, centered in the back seat area. There must be a 1” space between the back bar and all sheet metal, may not be attached to anything other than back seat bar. All interior sheet metal must remain in stock position. Do not pound!
- You may add a diagonal bar behind the driver’s seat and directly below the seat bar running from the seat bar to the floor sheet metal.
- You may add 4 total VERTICAL down bars. They must measure at least 8 in length and be attached to the bottom of the side bars or seat bar do not add to the end or the side bars , must maintain a TOTAL of 60 inches or less for side bars., welded to your door bar and to the frame.
- 2 kickers to the back of the a arms
- All horizontal cage components must be at least 8" off the floor of the car, including gas tank protector, side bars measured at the body bolt elevation, dash bar measured at trans tunnel.
- All cage components must be in the interior of the car, not inside the door structure with the exception of the driver’s side. This door bar MAY be inside the door structure to allow more room for driver’s safety.
- All gussets must be on the interior of the 4 point cage.
- You may run a 1/4 solid plate from cage to floor and may extend 1 inch past inner door seam for welding. May be welded solid on all four sides. PASS Front an DRIVERS Front only doors only!!
HALO OR ROLLOVER BARS:
- You must add a halo bar to the cage components listed above. It may not exceed 5" in diameter.
- On a 4-door post car, this bar must attach the side bar in line with seat bar, no exceptions.
- On a 2-door or 4-door non-post car, this bar may be attached to the floor sheet metal.
- Halo bars must be in a direct vertical line with the seat bar.
- Halo bars may NOT be angled toward the rear of the car. They must be vertical.
-You may bolt the halo bar to the roof sheet metal in 2 places.
TRUNK LIDS:
- Trunk lids must remain 50% in the stock location. The trunk lid must remain on hinges.
- You may fasten your trunk lid in ALL OF THE FOLLOWING 3 ways:
1. You may weld solid 3 by 3/16
- AND -
2. You may weld 4 pcs. of 5/8" all thread vertically to the rear frame rails and run them thru the trunk lid. No double nutting. You may use a 5" washer on the trunk lid bolts, plates may not be welded and must be free-floating.
- AND -
3. You may place up to 8 - 3/8" bolts in the drip rail area of the trunk lid OR around inspection holes.
- There must be 12" minimum hole in the trunk lid for inspection purposes.
- Trunk lid seams must be clearly visible and accessible, do not pound over.
- Relocation of the speaker deck is not allowed it must remain in stock/factory location. -No Relocating of any sheet metal components. (DO NOT REMOVE HINGS OR SPEAKER DECK)
-Your trunk lid may be V’ed in the center but must remain 12 inches off trunk floor at body mount location; speaker deck can be 10 inches at body mount location will be measured at speaker holes.
- No fully wedged cars, rear quarters and tail light valance must remain vertical. (Stop trunk lid at the top of valance) if trunk lid is any lower than the tail light valance you will have to raise it.
*80’s and newer
- You may pitch, tilt or tip 80’s and newer style cars in 1 of the 3 following ways only:
1. You may cold pitch, no added metal
2. You may cut all four flaps and pull the front end down moving the flap ½ inch and re-weld. Do not re-weld any other crush box seams, no added metal.
3. You may pitch at the transmission cross member, since you are already allowed to weld a 5 inch piece of angle there to mount your cross member.
*98 and newer
- Watts-link conversion for Fords. You may convert a Watts-Link to a standard 4 link system in the following way: Use the upper and lower trailing arm brackets off an older Ford. After market brackets are allowed, but no thicker than ¼ inch and may be attached with max of (5)-1/2 and 2-3/4 – bolts each side. No positioning of brackets to strengthen the front down legs of the rear hump, must be mount in the stock location.
- Any watts link brackets not utilized may not be altered to reinforce frame.
*03s and newer
- All material used must not exceed 1/4 inch thick, max thickness is 1/2" inch only were two pieces meet.
- You must provide a one inch inspection hole in spring bucket, you may weld 1 inch washer around it.
- Must run the original aluminum cradle and stock lower A-arm. Aluminum cradle must be visible, do not wrap entire cradle, bottom straps limited to 8 inches flat straps.
- Upper A arm, motor mounts and spring bucket must mount off the 2 existing cradle bolts. No frame welding allowed for these components.
- No mounting plate or component may extend more than 2 inch in front of or behind the cradle bolts, measured from middle of of the bolt, this rule will be strictly enforced.
-You may use any automotive or fabricated spring bucket but it must not strengthen the frame in any way, cannot not be larger than necessary to hold coil spring. Again must be mounted off 2 existing cradle bolts. DO NOT weld to frame in any way.
- No pinning of frame. YOU WILL BE LOADED NO CHANCE TO FIX!!!!
- To mount steering box, you may weld a tube to the top and bottom of frame. Do not weld excessively. Max tube size is 1" OD, 1/2" bolts max. Gear box adapter may not exceed gear box footprint. No wrapping.
- Do not weld any seams behind the A-arm, even if the factory skip welded the seam, do not weld!
- If you choose to pitch, this must be done at the Trans cross member only.
- You may cut the excess frame off the front rails but you may not move the front body mount. All body mounts must remain in stock location.
-will also allow 03s to weld in older ford x member in. no added metal
SUSPENSION, SPRINGS:
- NO SUSPENSION PART MAY REINFORCE FRAME
- any after-mark or OEM automotive spindle accepted.
- No coil to leaf conversions in compact class, homemade hump plates only (not supplied)
- Leaf springs must be in the factory position.
- You may change coil springs
- Suspension must be factory car suspension unless stated otherwise.
- You may NOT remove the shocks and put pipe or all thread in their place.
- You may weld or bolt or chain down your A-arms, pick one and only one.
- All chains, bolts or welds must be in the middle of the A-arm.
- If you run 80s Ford or GM A-arms on 98-02 Ford you may replace the factory center bar to the bolt heads only. No welding on frame.
1. You are allowed 2- 2” x 3’’ max strap welded per A-Arm, nothing may contact the frame rail, and all attachments must be made to spring bucket only. 1’’ON ARM 1’’ON SPRING BUCKET
**OR**
2. One chain, welded to spring bucket only.
**OR**
3. One bolt per side welded to spring bucket only, may hold upper or lower A-arm, but not both.
- No spring spacers may be used
- You may not plate, reconfigure or re-enforce A-arms
- You may reinforce your tie rods, but you must use the OEM tie rod ends.
- Pipe Tie Rods are allowed but you must use the stock ends, no aftermarket hiems.
- Steering wheel to Steering gearbox may be modified.
- Aftermarket steering columns allowed.
- Shock absorbers must be factory replacement for that year, make and model of car.
- No truck shocks, no exotic shocks, no mystery shocks, no oversized shocks.
- Air shock lines must be cut.
LEAF SPRINGS:
- 9 leaf maximum, 5/16 " max thickness, 2 ½" wide maximum.
- 58" minimum, 60" maximum spring length.
- Stagger - 3" long side (rear of axle), 2" short side (front of axle).
- 5 clamps per spring, 2 in front of the axle, 3 behind the axle.
- Clamp material 1/4" thick, 2" wide, 2 – 3/8" bolts per clamp.
- U-bolts - 1/2" maximum
- No welding on the spring pack
- No flat sprung cars - leaf pack must have a minimum of 2" of arch.
- No duct taping of springs prior to inspection.
- Postal Mopar brackets are excepted (only 4- 1/2 bolts) when mounting spring to rear-end stay tight to rear-end like factory
Coil Sprung cars are allowed the following:
Leaf Convert(no hump plates allowed):
-Any rear end - 10 lugs are ok
- 9 leaf maximum, 5/16 " max thickness, 2 ½" wide maximum.
- 54" minimum, 60" maximum spring length.
- Stagger - 3" long side (rear of axle), 2" short side (front of axle).
- 5 clamps per spring, 2 in front of the axle, 3 behind the axle.
- Clamp material 1/4" thick, 2" wide, 2 – 3/8" bolts per clamp.
- U-bolts - 1/2" maximum
- No welding on the spring pack
- No flat sprung cars - leaf pack must have a minimum of 2" of arch.
- No duct taping of springs prior to inspection.
- Rear mount - 6X6X1/4" shackle, has to be a working shackle in rear.
-Front eyelet mount, pick ONE:
1. In trailing arm bracket, w/3x3x1/4" gusset
2. In the frame with a bolt thru - no added metal
3. Box welded to the frame 4X6X1/4" maximum, must mounted at lower control arm bolt.
80s can leaf follow leaf rules!
