Post by PAY UP $ SUCKER! on Apr 20, 2015 19:46:46 GMT -5
These rules are for the following shows
Marshall County Fair (Blue Rapids Ks.) mid sized FWD cars ie.. luminas monte carlo etc. will be allowed in the compact class at this derby only ,
Franklin County Fair (Ottawa Ks.) ,
Douglas County( Lawrence Ks.)
, Miami County (Paola Ks.) ,.
and The Leroy Homecoming( Leroy Ks.)
General Rules.
NO 2003 & Newer Ford cars or frames.
1. Official’s decision is final.
2. No profanity allowed on the cars. No one under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be allowed to participate.
Classless behavior will not be tolerated.
3. Driving. You must make aggressive contact with another live car in less than one minute. If you do not make aggressive enough hits, we will let you know. No intentional driver door hits. Depending on the severity of the hit, we may simply warn you, or we may break your stick. If you use your driver’s door to block another car, do not expect that car to be disqualified for the driver’s door hit. Official’s decision final.
4. During competition stay in the car. Keep your helmet on. Keep your hands and arms inside the car.
5. During competition, no driver, pitmen, or spectators shall approach the officials. Classless behavior will not be tolerated. Official’s decision is final.
6. If you are black flagged (for example a door hit), you finish in that spot, not last, and receive that place trophy and winnings, if any.
7. Cars may be disqualified at any time. We will re-inspect the Top five after the derby is over. IF a car is found to be illegal, it will be disqualified and finish last.
8. NO BITCH RULE!
CAR PREP & BUILD
1. Overall condition must be safe. This applies to used cars as well as some fresh cars. IF the officials deem the car unsafe to run, it will not run.
2. Fire jacket highly recommended. Long pants are required. Eye protection and gloves highly recommended. Shoes are required.
3. Minimum of D.O.T. rated helmet required. Full-face helmets recommended.
4. Seat belts are required, must be functional, and fastened to the floor or seat bracket. Official’s decision is final.
5. Car must be fully stripped of all flammable material. Factory seats and factory dash are allowed. All glass, chrome, door handles, and any unsafe items must be removed from the inside and outside of the cars. All plastic, stainless and pot metal trim, fiberglass, and rubber must be removed from the outside of the car. Car floor, trunks, and inside of doors must be swept of glass, debris, and must be clean. Factory fuel tank(s) must be removed. Unused factory fuel lines must be blown free of gas. Removing unused fuel lines recommended. Factory fuel tank may not be re-used.
7. Cage & Hallo bar
For driver’s protection, you may weld a bar behind the seat from doorpost to doorpost, it can be an X do not connect directly to frame, and you may also have a bar across your dash area to replace your dash (must be at least 6” away from all sheet metal, firewall, dash, and floor tin). You may run a bar down each front door connecting the dash bar and seat bar inside of the front doors only. You can also weld a plate across the driver’s door not to exceed 6 inches past each seam.
You may have a roll loop behind the seat, (Halo Bar) which must be welded to the floor or frame and may be welded or bolted to the roof. These roll over bars, behind the seat only, must be vertical (not angled up and back)– no kickers going back or front of the car. You may also weld a steering column to the cage. Back of cage including roll bar can only be 10” behind the back of the driver seat. You may also run 2 down bars on drivers side & passenger side from the door bar down to the floor. Do not extend any further forward than the front door seam, between the dash bar and seat bar, may be welded to frame .
**Please reinforce your driver’s door very good, in this type of competition all drivers doors will take some type of hit during the event. We want you to be safe and protected behind your reinforcement.**
8.Driver’s door must be welded shut for safety. Welding the outer driver’s door seams completely is highly recommended. Welding the inner driver’s door seams allowed. Outer driver’s door skin reinforcement is allowed and highly recommended. Outer drivers door bar may not extend in front of the front door seem more than 6”, and may not extend past the rear door seem more than 6”. Reinforcement on the inside of the driver’s door with pipe, bars and other material is allowed. No Grader Blades on out side of door!! Use flat iron if you rein force the outside of drivers door.
10. A minimum of two steel straps or bars must be located in windshield area. These may be bolted or welded and must only attach to sheet metal. No more than 6 inches of weld on each end on roof and windshield area. Can not be connected together at the firewall in any manner!
11. Battery must be re-located inside of passenger compartment. The battery must be in a solid container and must be securely fastened and covered.
12. No steel gas “cans” or plastic gas “jugs” allowed. A steel boat tank is recommended, however any metal tank deemed safe by the officials is acceptable. Any plastic or urethane “fuel cell” must be in a solid metal container and must be covered with metal. The fuel tank must be securely fastened inside the passenger compartment. Fuel cell cannot exceed 12”x12”x12” or 7 gallons. Fuel line must be secured and fastened properly. Keep away from exhaust. Place fuel cell behind driver’s seat or in the center of the car where the back seat use to be. No other source of gas inside the car at all.Official’s decision is final.
14. Cars must have some type of working brakes.
15. Oil coolers, engine and transmission, are allowed. IF air coolers (fans) are used, a shield must be located between the cooler and the driver. High-pressure hydraulic lines and fittings are recommended. No gas hose is allowed. It must be compatible with transmission oil. If oil hose is used, minimum of two hose clamps per fitting. Non high-pressure oil hose must be covered. Engine cooler hose and fittings must be high pressure.
16. Electric fuel pumps are allowed, must have high pressure fuel line, All fuel hose must be covered. And be safe!
17. No wheel weights or balance weights allowed on wheel rims.
18. Radiator coolant over flow tubes must point straight down.
Car Building Rules.
Old Iorn ..
1960 thru 2002 cars allowed. Same as 80's build rules.
No frame swaps, trucks, vans, compacts, Imps etc
. No compact cars, hearses, ambulances, limos, vans, minivans, or any vehicle considered a “truck” or “SUV” allowed. No 2003 & or newer ford cars or frames.
If it is not allowed in the following rules, then do not do it!
Frame and Body Rules:
1. Official's decision is final.
2. . No added metal to car body or frame other than what is allowed!!
3. Frames must remain stock. No re-welding factory frame seams other than what is allowed. No filling holes in frame, big or small! No frame plating inside or out. No re-painting frames with paint or under coating. No “grease and dirt tricks”. No means NO! If you have any paint, undercoating, or other dirt grease tricks, foam or mouse nest etc. inside your frame you won’t pass inspection! No welding on frame anywhere, other than what is allowed in these rules. Scopes will be used for inspection!!
4. Re-welding of factory frame seams (both top side and bottom side) from the back of the crush box forward or firewall forward on old iron is allowed . 1/2” wide weld bead maximum. Vertical pinch welds on Mopar cars may be folded and welded. . You may cut factory frames seams to tilt or pitch & re-weld as long as it is in the weld rule.
Uni-Body Cars. May have a total of 12 inches of weld to repair factory spot welds from back doors rearward.
For rust repair ONLY. You can use a 4in piece of plate MAX and MUST be same thickness as frame this dont mean 1/4in or 3/8 SAME THICKNESS AS FRAME. You must cut out the old piece of rust and fit the new in WITHOUT overlapping at all and must have 2 3/8 holes drilled in it. This is the only way you can repair rust you will be allowed 2 places MAX and no more.
For frame repair you are allowed 2 4x6x1/4"max plates per frame rail, no cutting up these plates to make more out of them(2x2, 3x3,4x4,ect will be considered 4x6!) NO PLATES ON FRESH CARS If you are required to remove plates you must remove weld and plate not just the centers
5. Cutting and or pre-notching the frame are allowed, but must not re-weld rear frame rails if cut or notched. No adding of body mounts to the frame allowed. Do not move any body mount hole to shorten a frame rail. If you move a body mount hole and your car cannot be made right it will not run. Frame shaping is allowed to the rear hump area only, 22" max area can be manipulated .
6. Engines and transmissions may be interchanged and mounts may be fabricated and welded as long as it does not strategically reinforce the frame, “A” frames, or shock towers. No engine mounts, braces, cables, or chains may extend more than 4” in front of, or 4” behind the engine block. Maximum length of angle or plate is 4”. Maximum size allowed is 2” x 2” x ¼”. Angle or plate must extend upward from top of frame only. Engine mounts may only be attached to the top of the frame rail, no welding to vertical frame surfaces. No engine or transmision mounting to dash bar! “K” frames in cars may be welded to the main frame rails. 1/2” filler rod maximum. No plates as filler allowed. This filler rod and weld must not extend 4'' in front of or 4” behind engine block. No K-frames in non-K-frame cars.
7.Distributor protectors allowed, must be attached to engine or transmissin only, backside must be no wider than 12 inches. If you run a DP...do not mount your dash bar closer than 6 inches from any sheet metal, firewall, dash, or floor tin. DP. 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. If you do NOT use a carb/ distributor protector or mid plate of any kind ,you may weld 1 1" max diameter round or square stock STRAIGHT from your dash bar to the top side of the frame not to extend any farther forward than 4" behind the rear of the upper a-arm. You can have 1 3x3x1/4" plate on the ends of this bar, no bends to the bar, no more than 4" of weld on the ends 1 bar per side drivers/passengers .
AFTERMARKET ENGINE CRADLES ARE ALLOWED. PULLEY PROTECTORS ARE ALLOWED. THE DISTRIBUTOR PROTECTOR IS AND MUST REMAIN A SEPARATE ITEM, NOT CONNECTED TO ANY OTHER COMPONENT IN ANY MANNER.
7. Body mount bolts may be replaced with up to 1” diameter bolts. . Spacers may be welded to the body, but not to the frame. Longer body mount bolts that enter the interior of the car are allowed. Maximum 4” washers on the topside of the trunk pans and floor pans are allowed. Sub-frame cars may have washers up to 2” larger than factory body mount hole (for example: if the hole is 4”, the use of an 8” washer is allowed). These washers may not be fully welded to the trunk pans or floor pans. Bolts must be cut flush with top of nuts. Body mount washers under or in frame MUST BE IN STOCK LOCATION, however these body mount washers may be up to 2” larger than the frame hole diameter.
7.Radiator support mount bushings may be removed completely. The radiator support may contact the frame but must not be welded to it. The two radiator mount bolts may be up to 1”diameter. These two bolts may be welded to the frame. These two bolts may extend straight down through to the bottom side of the frame. No angling back to “A” frames to form a “kicker”. These two bolts may extend up next to the radiator support, through to the top of the hood, and be used as two hood hold down bolts. These two bolts may be welded to the radiator support. These two bolts may be welded to the frame if they do not go down through the frame. Thicker (taller) than stock spacers allowed between the radiator support and the frame. No bolts allowed in front of radiator. Spacers may be welded to frame.
9. All trailer hitches, tow bars, and other material used for towing, must be removed completely.
10. Bodies must remain stock. No re-welding factory seams inside engine compartment. No re-welding factory body seams inside passenger compartment, trunk compartment, or seams under body. No re-welding seams under hood or seams under trunk lid. No added bolts or screws to body seams. No adding metal to body other than driver door. 2, ½” minimum, holes per rocker panel required for inspection. We drill the holes.
11. Hoods must open for inspection. Hoods must remain in the stock location and position. Bending down, or bending up, excess hood in front of radiator support allowed. Hoods must have a minimum of two 12” holes for fire control. Holes cut in hood for fire control, or exhaust may be bolted (not welded) back together with up to eight 3/8” bolts (1” washers maximum) per hole. Hoods must be either chained or bolted shut. Hoods may have no more than ten 3/8” bolts (1” washer max) fastening inner/outer hood sheet metal together on hood itself.
If bolted shut: A minimum of four bolts 5/8” diameter must be used. A maximum of eight bolts, not to exceed 1” diameter is allowed. The factory hood hinges do not count as a hood hold down. Only the front two bolts may go down through the hood to the frame. The other six bolts, if used, must be sheet metal to sheet metal only. No bolts to be placed in front of radiator as protection. Washers for the topside of the hood may not exceed 5” square and 1/4” thick. The hood “washers” may be welded to the top of the hood. 5” square “washers” may also be welded to the inner fenders at the corners (fender to radiator support and fender to the fire wall or cowl) below the hood. Bolts may then be welded to these “washers” to hold the hood.
1”1/2 Angle Iron , no more than 6” long welded to hood & fender/bolted together may be counted same as other hood bolts.
If chained shut: A minimum of four spots of 1/4” chain must be used. A maximum of up to eight spots of 3/8” chain may be used. The use of 5” square “washers” is allowed as above.
12. Radiators must be in the stock location and may use factory type mounts. Ratchet straps, wire, and chain may be used to hold in radiator. Aluminum radiators may be used. Electric fans may be used. Air conditioner condensers may be welded directly to the radiator support, may use filler rod or plates to do so, not to exceed 6’’ long by 2” wide on each side only, ( not all the way across). No guards in front or behind radiator.
13. Fenders may be cut for a larger wheel well opening. Fenders may be bolted back together (with no welding) with up to six 3/8” bolts (1” diameter washers maximum) per wheel well opening. Excess front fender in front of radiator support may be cut, folded over, and bolted (not welded) back together. Four 3/8” bolts (1” washers) allowed per fender.
14. Doors must be chained, wired, bolted, or welded (exterior seams only) shut. Weld full seams allowed on door seams. Chain must be a minimum of 1/4”, wire must be a minimum of two loops, bolts must be a minimum of 3/8”, and weld must be 4” on a minimum of two spots per door. No chain, wire, or bolts allowed to go to or around frame. 4” wide by 3/16” strap maximum allowed to weld over door seams. Other exterior body seams may be welded. 3” wide by 1/8” strap maximum allowed.
15. Trunk lids and station wagon tail gates may be chained, wired, bolted, or welded shut the same as the doors. Any two methods allowed to fasten the trunk lid or tailgate. No method may go to or around the frame or rear bumper. Trunk lid may be “tucked” down inside the trunk compartment. Trunk lid may not be welded to the trunk floor pan. Two bolts (maximum 1” diameter) are allowed in the trunk from the bottom of the trunk pan up through the top of the trunk lid. These two bolts are allowed to go down through the frame, but may not be welded to the frame. The use of 5” “washers” is allowed the same as the hood. These two bolts must be cut flush with the top of the nuts. Pre-forming or pre-bending the body sheet metal is allowed. It may be cut to shape it, but not allowed to re-weld or bolt back together (except for the front edge of the front fenders, wheel well radius, and hood holes). . Station wagon tail gates may be lowered, then chained, wired, bolted, or welded shut. No more than, Ten, 3/8 bolts ( 1” washer max) may be used to bolt inner/outer trunk lid sheet metal together.
If back bumper has been removed, Station Wagon gates maybe lowered & bolted or welded to back bumper brackets or shocks.
16. Tops of doors, and areas that had moving windows, may be pinched together and welded. Weld bead only, no plates or other material allowed. Inspectors must be able to see down into the body.
Interior rules:
1. No re-welding of interior body seams. No added bolts or screws. The re-welding of the doorpost or pillar, to the floor sheet metal, allowed on both the driver side and passenger side.
2. The use of fabricated parts such as steering columns, fuel pedals, brake pedals, transmission shifters, seat brackets, battery boxes, fuel tanks, and coolers allowed. Transmission and engine oil coolers are allowed. Two batteries are allowed.
3. Seat, battery, fuel tank, and cooler brackets must be welded to, or bolted to, the floor sheet metal. No chain, wire, or rubber type straps allowed to fasten these items. The seat, battery, fuel tank, and coolers must be secure. No bracket may be attached to, or come in contact with, the seat bar, dash bar, or door bars. Steering column brackets and seat brackets may come in contact with, and be attached to, these bars. No bracket may extend in front of the dash bar (other than steering column bracket). No bracket may extend past the rear of the seat bar. Brackets in the front seat area must be welded to, or bolted to, floor sheet metal only. Brackets in the front seat area may be attached to the factory body mount washers. Brackets in the back seat area must be welded to, or bolted to, the floor sheet metal only. Bolts in the back seat area may not go through, or around, the frame or sub-frame. Brackets in the back seat area must not be attached to, or come in contact with, the seat bar or door bars. Brackets for the front seat area, and brackets for the back seat area, must be completely separate..You are allowed a gas tank protector, no wider than 24 inches, must be at least 1” away from rear tray package/ backseat sheet metal. May NOT run straight back to frame humps, must angle in from back seat pipe. IT MAY RUN STRAIGHT BACK, BUT ONLY IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR, and must be 4” off the floor. May not be connected to gas tank and must be free floating.
4. Roll bars or “halo” bars, above the rear seat bar, must extend vertically, not angle back.
5. One post or pillar is allowed in the rear window area. 2” x 2” square, or 2” round maximum size allowed. This post or pillar must mount to the back edge of the roof and extend down to the front edge of the trunk lid. One 5” x 5” x ¼” maximum size plate allowed at the top and one plate allowed at the bottom. This post or pillar with plates, must be mounted to sheet metal only
6. Remove rear “decking” in station wagons . .
Suspension Rules:
WATTS-LINK CONVERSIONS:
YOU MAY CONVERT A WATTS LINK FORD TO A STANDARD GM REAREND IN THE FOLLOWING WAY.. USE THE TRAILING ARM BRACKETS OFF AN OLDER FORD OR METAL OF THE SAME SIZE AND THICKNESS. NO POSITIONING OF THE BRACKETS TO STRENGTHEN THE FRONT DOWNLEG OF THE REAR HUMP. YOU MAY CUT OUT THE COIL SPRING FRAME TRAY FROM AN EARLIER YEAR FORD AND WELD IT IN THE NEWER FORD,
IF YOU CHOOSE TO MANUFACTURE A SYSTEM FOR THE UPPER BRACKETS PLEASE CALL AHEAD. ONE PASS ONLY, ¼” MAXIMUM. NO STRONGER THAN STOCK.
1. No leaf springs under non-leaf cars allowed. No solid suspension. Suspension must be working and have a minimum of 2” travel. No reinforcing of steering or suspension components other than what is allowed in these rules.
2. The interchange of , rotors and upper “A” frames allowed. The parts may be reinforced or altered and must be considered OEM stock style. Only a minimum of fabrication is allowed to do this. The “A” frame mounts, if needed, may not strengthen the frame, or be stronger than what is considered stock, a-arms may be welded down with 2 2x4x1/4" straps per side, or bolted with 1 3/4" bolt. spindles may be reinforced but must be a stock style OEM cast material
3. Rear axle assemblies may be interchanged, .. Rear axle housing braces are allowed. Mounts may be fabricated. Mounts may be a maximum length of 12”.
Rear end bracing must be 6” away from frame (fresh cars)
4. No more than 9 leaf springs per side, no more than 3/8” thick leaves. The leaves must stagger down to bottom spring with a minimum of 1” stagger. The leaf directly under the main may not extend longer, or past, the main leaf eyebolt. No double wrapping of the main leaf. No leaf may be as long as the main leaf. No leaf springs on top of, or above, the main leaf allowed. 4 leaf spring clamps allowed per leaf spring pack, 8 total per car. Maximum size of clamps is 2” wide by 5” long by 1/2” thick.
5. Factory rear control arms on coil sprung cars may be lengthened or shortened. Only a minimum of reinforcing is allowed. “Boxing” of rear control arms, allowed. Double coil springs are allowed, (one coil spring turned inside a second coil spring). Coil springs may be wired, welded, or cabled in on top or bottom. Only one place is allowed to hold coil spring in. Air shock lines must be cut.
6. Front and rear factory leaf spring brackets, on Mopar cars, may be welded to the floor brackets, and or sub-frame brackets.
7. Allowed two chains or cable or wire around axle housing to frame or body. May not be welded or bolted to frame or body, just looped around it.
8. Shocks are allowed and must have 2” minimum travel. One strand (not loop) of chain (no wire or cable) 3/8” size maximum allowed to replace the shock. This strand of chain must be mounted at the same factory location, both top and bottom, as the factory shock. You may use either one shock, or one strand of chain, not both. The chain links must not be welded. The chain must flex.
9. Wire (four loops maximum) or cable (one loop of 3/8”) from driver side frame rail, across to the passenger side frame rail, is allowed. If used, it must be located above and behind the rear axle housing. No welding.
10. Altered, replaced, and or fabricated steering columns allowed.
Tire rules:. We do not want flats.
1No bigger than 15” rims, no spit rims, no studded tires on driven wheels. rim reinforcements ok. No spikes, paddles, or other material to be welded inside or to the rim. no liquid filled tires allowed. Rim screws allowed. Implement tread, forklift type, foam filled, urethane, solid, and double tires are allowed. Valve stem protection is allowed. Any ply allowed.
Bumper Rules:
1. Any car bumper allowed on any car. Bumpers may be cut. Bumpers may be chained, bolted, or welded on. Bumpers may be welded to the brackets, and brackets may be welded to the frame. Bumpers may be welded to the frame. Brackets may be cut. Use only factory brackets, no extra steel or other material allowed as a bumper bracket. . Bumpers may have seams welded. You may reinforce bumpers on the inside of the bumper. The bumper must start stock and may have metal put inside for reinforcement. Bumper chrome may be smashed down and welded to inner bumper support. Bumpers may be mounted upside down. Rear car bumpers allowed on the front. Front car bumpers allowed on the rear. All brackets must make contact with the bumper. YOU MAY USE 1 4" WIDE X 3/8TH STRAP FROM FRONT BUMPER TO THE TOP FAREST POINT FORWARD ON UPPER A-ARMS INSTEAD OF BUMPER SHOCKS AND BUMPER BRACKETS IF YOU CHOOSE BUT ONLY1 OR THE OTHER
3. Rear Bumpers, 4 chains or 4, 2” wide straps from rear bumper to car body allowed. No more than 5” of weld on straps on body and 5” of weld on bumpers. Bumpers must be smooth at the edges.
4.Front Bumpers allowed two straps not to exceed 2” wide x ¼ thick allowed from radiator support / hood hold down bolts down to front bumper with no more than 5” of strap welded to bumper & no more than 3” of weld to core support. OR #9 wire in two locations (two loops or 4 strands each) may be used from front hood hold-down/bolts to front bumper.
5. Home made front bumpers........ must be no larger than 8x8, the point must taper over an area of at least 32" overall the bumper cannot exceed 12" wide at the tip to the point . the point can only extend out 4" from the flat part of the bumper. Back bumper can be a straight piece of square tubing 5"x5" x3/8ths" max, no longer that 68", no points, square ends with NO caps.
Number 9” wire, You are allowed 2 spots no more than four wires thick from roof to frame. You may also have two per window opening sheet metal to sheet metal no more than four wires thick.
Marshall County Fair (Blue Rapids Ks.) mid sized FWD cars ie.. luminas monte carlo etc. will be allowed in the compact class at this derby only ,
Franklin County Fair (Ottawa Ks.) ,
Douglas County( Lawrence Ks.)
, Miami County (Paola Ks.) ,.
and The Leroy Homecoming( Leroy Ks.)
General Rules.
NO 2003 & Newer Ford cars or frames.
1. Official’s decision is final.
2. No profanity allowed on the cars. No one under the influence of drugs or alcohol will be allowed to participate.
Classless behavior will not be tolerated.
3. Driving. You must make aggressive contact with another live car in less than one minute. If you do not make aggressive enough hits, we will let you know. No intentional driver door hits. Depending on the severity of the hit, we may simply warn you, or we may break your stick. If you use your driver’s door to block another car, do not expect that car to be disqualified for the driver’s door hit. Official’s decision final.
4. During competition stay in the car. Keep your helmet on. Keep your hands and arms inside the car.
5. During competition, no driver, pitmen, or spectators shall approach the officials. Classless behavior will not be tolerated. Official’s decision is final.
6. If you are black flagged (for example a door hit), you finish in that spot, not last, and receive that place trophy and winnings, if any.
7. Cars may be disqualified at any time. We will re-inspect the Top five after the derby is over. IF a car is found to be illegal, it will be disqualified and finish last.
8. NO BITCH RULE!
CAR PREP & BUILD
1. Overall condition must be safe. This applies to used cars as well as some fresh cars. IF the officials deem the car unsafe to run, it will not run.
2. Fire jacket highly recommended. Long pants are required. Eye protection and gloves highly recommended. Shoes are required.
3. Minimum of D.O.T. rated helmet required. Full-face helmets recommended.
4. Seat belts are required, must be functional, and fastened to the floor or seat bracket. Official’s decision is final.
5. Car must be fully stripped of all flammable material. Factory seats and factory dash are allowed. All glass, chrome, door handles, and any unsafe items must be removed from the inside and outside of the cars. All plastic, stainless and pot metal trim, fiberglass, and rubber must be removed from the outside of the car. Car floor, trunks, and inside of doors must be swept of glass, debris, and must be clean. Factory fuel tank(s) must be removed. Unused factory fuel lines must be blown free of gas. Removing unused fuel lines recommended. Factory fuel tank may not be re-used.
7. Cage & Hallo bar
For driver’s protection, you may weld a bar behind the seat from doorpost to doorpost, it can be an X do not connect directly to frame, and you may also have a bar across your dash area to replace your dash (must be at least 6” away from all sheet metal, firewall, dash, and floor tin). You may run a bar down each front door connecting the dash bar and seat bar inside of the front doors only. You can also weld a plate across the driver’s door not to exceed 6 inches past each seam.
You may have a roll loop behind the seat, (Halo Bar) which must be welded to the floor or frame and may be welded or bolted to the roof. These roll over bars, behind the seat only, must be vertical (not angled up and back)– no kickers going back or front of the car. You may also weld a steering column to the cage. Back of cage including roll bar can only be 10” behind the back of the driver seat. You may also run 2 down bars on drivers side & passenger side from the door bar down to the floor. Do not extend any further forward than the front door seam, between the dash bar and seat bar, may be welded to frame .
**Please reinforce your driver’s door very good, in this type of competition all drivers doors will take some type of hit during the event. We want you to be safe and protected behind your reinforcement.**
8.Driver’s door must be welded shut for safety. Welding the outer driver’s door seams completely is highly recommended. Welding the inner driver’s door seams allowed. Outer driver’s door skin reinforcement is allowed and highly recommended. Outer drivers door bar may not extend in front of the front door seem more than 6”, and may not extend past the rear door seem more than 6”. Reinforcement on the inside of the driver’s door with pipe, bars and other material is allowed. No Grader Blades on out side of door!! Use flat iron if you rein force the outside of drivers door.
10. A minimum of two steel straps or bars must be located in windshield area. These may be bolted or welded and must only attach to sheet metal. No more than 6 inches of weld on each end on roof and windshield area. Can not be connected together at the firewall in any manner!
11. Battery must be re-located inside of passenger compartment. The battery must be in a solid container and must be securely fastened and covered.
12. No steel gas “cans” or plastic gas “jugs” allowed. A steel boat tank is recommended, however any metal tank deemed safe by the officials is acceptable. Any plastic or urethane “fuel cell” must be in a solid metal container and must be covered with metal. The fuel tank must be securely fastened inside the passenger compartment. Fuel cell cannot exceed 12”x12”x12” or 7 gallons. Fuel line must be secured and fastened properly. Keep away from exhaust. Place fuel cell behind driver’s seat or in the center of the car where the back seat use to be. No other source of gas inside the car at all.Official’s decision is final.
14. Cars must have some type of working brakes.
15. Oil coolers, engine and transmission, are allowed. IF air coolers (fans) are used, a shield must be located between the cooler and the driver. High-pressure hydraulic lines and fittings are recommended. No gas hose is allowed. It must be compatible with transmission oil. If oil hose is used, minimum of two hose clamps per fitting. Non high-pressure oil hose must be covered. Engine cooler hose and fittings must be high pressure.
16. Electric fuel pumps are allowed, must have high pressure fuel line, All fuel hose must be covered. And be safe!
17. No wheel weights or balance weights allowed on wheel rims.
18. Radiator coolant over flow tubes must point straight down.
Car Building Rules.
Old Iorn ..
1960 thru 2002 cars allowed. Same as 80's build rules.
No frame swaps, trucks, vans, compacts, Imps etc
. No compact cars, hearses, ambulances, limos, vans, minivans, or any vehicle considered a “truck” or “SUV” allowed. No 2003 & or newer ford cars or frames.
If it is not allowed in the following rules, then do not do it!
Frame and Body Rules:
1. Official's decision is final.
2. . No added metal to car body or frame other than what is allowed!!
3. Frames must remain stock. No re-welding factory frame seams other than what is allowed. No filling holes in frame, big or small! No frame plating inside or out. No re-painting frames with paint or under coating. No “grease and dirt tricks”. No means NO! If you have any paint, undercoating, or other dirt grease tricks, foam or mouse nest etc. inside your frame you won’t pass inspection! No welding on frame anywhere, other than what is allowed in these rules. Scopes will be used for inspection!!
4. Re-welding of factory frame seams (both top side and bottom side) from the back of the crush box forward or firewall forward on old iron is allowed . 1/2” wide weld bead maximum. Vertical pinch welds on Mopar cars may be folded and welded. . You may cut factory frames seams to tilt or pitch & re-weld as long as it is in the weld rule.
Uni-Body Cars. May have a total of 12 inches of weld to repair factory spot welds from back doors rearward.
For rust repair ONLY. You can use a 4in piece of plate MAX and MUST be same thickness as frame this dont mean 1/4in or 3/8 SAME THICKNESS AS FRAME. You must cut out the old piece of rust and fit the new in WITHOUT overlapping at all and must have 2 3/8 holes drilled in it. This is the only way you can repair rust you will be allowed 2 places MAX and no more.
For frame repair you are allowed 2 4x6x1/4"max plates per frame rail, no cutting up these plates to make more out of them(2x2, 3x3,4x4,ect will be considered 4x6!) NO PLATES ON FRESH CARS If you are required to remove plates you must remove weld and plate not just the centers
5. Cutting and or pre-notching the frame are allowed, but must not re-weld rear frame rails if cut or notched. No adding of body mounts to the frame allowed. Do not move any body mount hole to shorten a frame rail. If you move a body mount hole and your car cannot be made right it will not run. Frame shaping is allowed to the rear hump area only, 22" max area can be manipulated .
6. Engines and transmissions may be interchanged and mounts may be fabricated and welded as long as it does not strategically reinforce the frame, “A” frames, or shock towers. No engine mounts, braces, cables, or chains may extend more than 4” in front of, or 4” behind the engine block. Maximum length of angle or plate is 4”. Maximum size allowed is 2” x 2” x ¼”. Angle or plate must extend upward from top of frame only. Engine mounts may only be attached to the top of the frame rail, no welding to vertical frame surfaces. No engine or transmision mounting to dash bar! “K” frames in cars may be welded to the main frame rails. 1/2” filler rod maximum. No plates as filler allowed. This filler rod and weld must not extend 4'' in front of or 4” behind engine block. No K-frames in non-K-frame cars.
7.Distributor protectors allowed, must be attached to engine or transmissin only, backside must be no wider than 12 inches. If you run a DP...do not mount your dash bar closer than 6 inches from any sheet metal, firewall, dash, or floor tin. DP. 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. If you do NOT use a carb/ distributor protector or mid plate of any kind ,you may weld 1 1" max diameter round or square stock STRAIGHT from your dash bar to the top side of the frame not to extend any farther forward than 4" behind the rear of the upper a-arm. You can have 1 3x3x1/4" plate on the ends of this bar, no bends to the bar, no more than 4" of weld on the ends 1 bar per side drivers/passengers .
AFTERMARKET ENGINE CRADLES ARE ALLOWED. PULLEY PROTECTORS ARE ALLOWED. THE DISTRIBUTOR PROTECTOR IS AND MUST REMAIN A SEPARATE ITEM, NOT CONNECTED TO ANY OTHER COMPONENT IN ANY MANNER.
7. Body mount bolts may be replaced with up to 1” diameter bolts. . Spacers may be welded to the body, but not to the frame. Longer body mount bolts that enter the interior of the car are allowed. Maximum 4” washers on the topside of the trunk pans and floor pans are allowed. Sub-frame cars may have washers up to 2” larger than factory body mount hole (for example: if the hole is 4”, the use of an 8” washer is allowed). These washers may not be fully welded to the trunk pans or floor pans. Bolts must be cut flush with top of nuts. Body mount washers under or in frame MUST BE IN STOCK LOCATION, however these body mount washers may be up to 2” larger than the frame hole diameter.
7.Radiator support mount bushings may be removed completely. The radiator support may contact the frame but must not be welded to it. The two radiator mount bolts may be up to 1”diameter. These two bolts may be welded to the frame. These two bolts may extend straight down through to the bottom side of the frame. No angling back to “A” frames to form a “kicker”. These two bolts may extend up next to the radiator support, through to the top of the hood, and be used as two hood hold down bolts. These two bolts may be welded to the radiator support. These two bolts may be welded to the frame if they do not go down through the frame. Thicker (taller) than stock spacers allowed between the radiator support and the frame. No bolts allowed in front of radiator. Spacers may be welded to frame.
9. All trailer hitches, tow bars, and other material used for towing, must be removed completely.
10. Bodies must remain stock. No re-welding factory seams inside engine compartment. No re-welding factory body seams inside passenger compartment, trunk compartment, or seams under body. No re-welding seams under hood or seams under trunk lid. No added bolts or screws to body seams. No adding metal to body other than driver door. 2, ½” minimum, holes per rocker panel required for inspection. We drill the holes.
11. Hoods must open for inspection. Hoods must remain in the stock location and position. Bending down, or bending up, excess hood in front of radiator support allowed. Hoods must have a minimum of two 12” holes for fire control. Holes cut in hood for fire control, or exhaust may be bolted (not welded) back together with up to eight 3/8” bolts (1” washers maximum) per hole. Hoods must be either chained or bolted shut. Hoods may have no more than ten 3/8” bolts (1” washer max) fastening inner/outer hood sheet metal together on hood itself.
If bolted shut: A minimum of four bolts 5/8” diameter must be used. A maximum of eight bolts, not to exceed 1” diameter is allowed. The factory hood hinges do not count as a hood hold down. Only the front two bolts may go down through the hood to the frame. The other six bolts, if used, must be sheet metal to sheet metal only. No bolts to be placed in front of radiator as protection. Washers for the topside of the hood may not exceed 5” square and 1/4” thick. The hood “washers” may be welded to the top of the hood. 5” square “washers” may also be welded to the inner fenders at the corners (fender to radiator support and fender to the fire wall or cowl) below the hood. Bolts may then be welded to these “washers” to hold the hood.
1”1/2 Angle Iron , no more than 6” long welded to hood & fender/bolted together may be counted same as other hood bolts.
If chained shut: A minimum of four spots of 1/4” chain must be used. A maximum of up to eight spots of 3/8” chain may be used. The use of 5” square “washers” is allowed as above.
12. Radiators must be in the stock location and may use factory type mounts. Ratchet straps, wire, and chain may be used to hold in radiator. Aluminum radiators may be used. Electric fans may be used. Air conditioner condensers may be welded directly to the radiator support, may use filler rod or plates to do so, not to exceed 6’’ long by 2” wide on each side only, ( not all the way across). No guards in front or behind radiator.
13. Fenders may be cut for a larger wheel well opening. Fenders may be bolted back together (with no welding) with up to six 3/8” bolts (1” diameter washers maximum) per wheel well opening. Excess front fender in front of radiator support may be cut, folded over, and bolted (not welded) back together. Four 3/8” bolts (1” washers) allowed per fender.
14. Doors must be chained, wired, bolted, or welded (exterior seams only) shut. Weld full seams allowed on door seams. Chain must be a minimum of 1/4”, wire must be a minimum of two loops, bolts must be a minimum of 3/8”, and weld must be 4” on a minimum of two spots per door. No chain, wire, or bolts allowed to go to or around frame. 4” wide by 3/16” strap maximum allowed to weld over door seams. Other exterior body seams may be welded. 3” wide by 1/8” strap maximum allowed.
15. Trunk lids and station wagon tail gates may be chained, wired, bolted, or welded shut the same as the doors. Any two methods allowed to fasten the trunk lid or tailgate. No method may go to or around the frame or rear bumper. Trunk lid may be “tucked” down inside the trunk compartment. Trunk lid may not be welded to the trunk floor pan. Two bolts (maximum 1” diameter) are allowed in the trunk from the bottom of the trunk pan up through the top of the trunk lid. These two bolts are allowed to go down through the frame, but may not be welded to the frame. The use of 5” “washers” is allowed the same as the hood. These two bolts must be cut flush with the top of the nuts. Pre-forming or pre-bending the body sheet metal is allowed. It may be cut to shape it, but not allowed to re-weld or bolt back together (except for the front edge of the front fenders, wheel well radius, and hood holes). . Station wagon tail gates may be lowered, then chained, wired, bolted, or welded shut. No more than, Ten, 3/8 bolts ( 1” washer max) may be used to bolt inner/outer trunk lid sheet metal together.
If back bumper has been removed, Station Wagon gates maybe lowered & bolted or welded to back bumper brackets or shocks.
16. Tops of doors, and areas that had moving windows, may be pinched together and welded. Weld bead only, no plates or other material allowed. Inspectors must be able to see down into the body.
Interior rules:
1. No re-welding of interior body seams. No added bolts or screws. The re-welding of the doorpost or pillar, to the floor sheet metal, allowed on both the driver side and passenger side.
2. The use of fabricated parts such as steering columns, fuel pedals, brake pedals, transmission shifters, seat brackets, battery boxes, fuel tanks, and coolers allowed. Transmission and engine oil coolers are allowed. Two batteries are allowed.
3. Seat, battery, fuel tank, and cooler brackets must be welded to, or bolted to, the floor sheet metal. No chain, wire, or rubber type straps allowed to fasten these items. The seat, battery, fuel tank, and coolers must be secure. No bracket may be attached to, or come in contact with, the seat bar, dash bar, or door bars. Steering column brackets and seat brackets may come in contact with, and be attached to, these bars. No bracket may extend in front of the dash bar (other than steering column bracket). No bracket may extend past the rear of the seat bar. Brackets in the front seat area must be welded to, or bolted to, floor sheet metal only. Brackets in the front seat area may be attached to the factory body mount washers. Brackets in the back seat area must be welded to, or bolted to, the floor sheet metal only. Bolts in the back seat area may not go through, or around, the frame or sub-frame. Brackets in the back seat area must not be attached to, or come in contact with, the seat bar or door bars. Brackets for the front seat area, and brackets for the back seat area, must be completely separate..You are allowed a gas tank protector, no wider than 24 inches, must be at least 1” away from rear tray package/ backseat sheet metal. May NOT run straight back to frame humps, must angle in from back seat pipe. IT MAY RUN STRAIGHT BACK, BUT ONLY IN THE CENTER OF THE CAR, and must be 4” off the floor. May not be connected to gas tank and must be free floating.
4. Roll bars or “halo” bars, above the rear seat bar, must extend vertically, not angle back.
5. One post or pillar is allowed in the rear window area. 2” x 2” square, or 2” round maximum size allowed. This post or pillar must mount to the back edge of the roof and extend down to the front edge of the trunk lid. One 5” x 5” x ¼” maximum size plate allowed at the top and one plate allowed at the bottom. This post or pillar with plates, must be mounted to sheet metal only
6. Remove rear “decking” in station wagons . .
Suspension Rules:
WATTS-LINK CONVERSIONS:
YOU MAY CONVERT A WATTS LINK FORD TO A STANDARD GM REAREND IN THE FOLLOWING WAY.. USE THE TRAILING ARM BRACKETS OFF AN OLDER FORD OR METAL OF THE SAME SIZE AND THICKNESS. NO POSITIONING OF THE BRACKETS TO STRENGTHEN THE FRONT DOWNLEG OF THE REAR HUMP. YOU MAY CUT OUT THE COIL SPRING FRAME TRAY FROM AN EARLIER YEAR FORD AND WELD IT IN THE NEWER FORD,
IF YOU CHOOSE TO MANUFACTURE A SYSTEM FOR THE UPPER BRACKETS PLEASE CALL AHEAD. ONE PASS ONLY, ¼” MAXIMUM. NO STRONGER THAN STOCK.
1. No leaf springs under non-leaf cars allowed. No solid suspension. Suspension must be working and have a minimum of 2” travel. No reinforcing of steering or suspension components other than what is allowed in these rules.
2. The interchange of , rotors and upper “A” frames allowed. The parts may be reinforced or altered and must be considered OEM stock style. Only a minimum of fabrication is allowed to do this. The “A” frame mounts, if needed, may not strengthen the frame, or be stronger than what is considered stock, a-arms may be welded down with 2 2x4x1/4" straps per side, or bolted with 1 3/4" bolt. spindles may be reinforced but must be a stock style OEM cast material
3. Rear axle assemblies may be interchanged, .. Rear axle housing braces are allowed. Mounts may be fabricated. Mounts may be a maximum length of 12”.
Rear end bracing must be 6” away from frame (fresh cars)
4. No more than 9 leaf springs per side, no more than 3/8” thick leaves. The leaves must stagger down to bottom spring with a minimum of 1” stagger. The leaf directly under the main may not extend longer, or past, the main leaf eyebolt. No double wrapping of the main leaf. No leaf may be as long as the main leaf. No leaf springs on top of, or above, the main leaf allowed. 4 leaf spring clamps allowed per leaf spring pack, 8 total per car. Maximum size of clamps is 2” wide by 5” long by 1/2” thick.
5. Factory rear control arms on coil sprung cars may be lengthened or shortened. Only a minimum of reinforcing is allowed. “Boxing” of rear control arms, allowed. Double coil springs are allowed, (one coil spring turned inside a second coil spring). Coil springs may be wired, welded, or cabled in on top or bottom. Only one place is allowed to hold coil spring in. Air shock lines must be cut.
6. Front and rear factory leaf spring brackets, on Mopar cars, may be welded to the floor brackets, and or sub-frame brackets.
7. Allowed two chains or cable or wire around axle housing to frame or body. May not be welded or bolted to frame or body, just looped around it.
8. Shocks are allowed and must have 2” minimum travel. One strand (not loop) of chain (no wire or cable) 3/8” size maximum allowed to replace the shock. This strand of chain must be mounted at the same factory location, both top and bottom, as the factory shock. You may use either one shock, or one strand of chain, not both. The chain links must not be welded. The chain must flex.
9. Wire (four loops maximum) or cable (one loop of 3/8”) from driver side frame rail, across to the passenger side frame rail, is allowed. If used, it must be located above and behind the rear axle housing. No welding.
10. Altered, replaced, and or fabricated steering columns allowed.
Tire rules:. We do not want flats.
1No bigger than 15” rims, no spit rims, no studded tires on driven wheels. rim reinforcements ok. No spikes, paddles, or other material to be welded inside or to the rim. no liquid filled tires allowed. Rim screws allowed. Implement tread, forklift type, foam filled, urethane, solid, and double tires are allowed. Valve stem protection is allowed. Any ply allowed.
Bumper Rules:
1. Any car bumper allowed on any car. Bumpers may be cut. Bumpers may be chained, bolted, or welded on. Bumpers may be welded to the brackets, and brackets may be welded to the frame. Bumpers may be welded to the frame. Brackets may be cut. Use only factory brackets, no extra steel or other material allowed as a bumper bracket. . Bumpers may have seams welded. You may reinforce bumpers on the inside of the bumper. The bumper must start stock and may have metal put inside for reinforcement. Bumper chrome may be smashed down and welded to inner bumper support. Bumpers may be mounted upside down. Rear car bumpers allowed on the front. Front car bumpers allowed on the rear. All brackets must make contact with the bumper. YOU MAY USE 1 4" WIDE X 3/8TH STRAP FROM FRONT BUMPER TO THE TOP FAREST POINT FORWARD ON UPPER A-ARMS INSTEAD OF BUMPER SHOCKS AND BUMPER BRACKETS IF YOU CHOOSE BUT ONLY1 OR THE OTHER
3. Rear Bumpers, 4 chains or 4, 2” wide straps from rear bumper to car body allowed. No more than 5” of weld on straps on body and 5” of weld on bumpers. Bumpers must be smooth at the edges.
4.Front Bumpers allowed two straps not to exceed 2” wide x ¼ thick allowed from radiator support / hood hold down bolts down to front bumper with no more than 5” of strap welded to bumper & no more than 3” of weld to core support. OR #9 wire in two locations (two loops or 4 strands each) may be used from front hood hold-down/bolts to front bumper.
5. Home made front bumpers........ must be no larger than 8x8, the point must taper over an area of at least 32" overall the bumper cannot exceed 12" wide at the tip to the point . the point can only extend out 4" from the flat part of the bumper. Back bumper can be a straight piece of square tubing 5"x5" x3/8ths" max, no longer that 68", no points, square ends with NO caps.
Number 9” wire, You are allowed 2 spots no more than four wires thick from roof to frame. You may also have two per window opening sheet metal to sheet metal no more than four wires thick.