RULES AND REGULATIONS

If it’s not in the rules, Don’t Do It!

Full Size Rules – no jeeps, trucks (rancheros, el caminos, considered trucks), convertibles, imperials, no carryalls, hearse, limos or imperial sub frames. Pre-ran cars and suicide lincolns allowed, built to the rules.

Preparation:

1. All glass, plastic and pot metal must be removed. Nothing may remain in the bottom of the doors or trunks. All outside hardware must be removed (door handles, mirrors, chrome, molding, screws, fiber glass, etc.)
2. No added weight to the car. No packing the frames, trunks, doors or under floor decking.
3. Front seats must be securely mounted to the floor and must have seat belts. Inner padding on driver’s door is optional.
4. Any flammable materials inside the car must be removed except safety padding and seat.
5. No anti-freeze or other cooling additives etc. allowed.
6. A pipe or bar behind (max 6” O.D.) the seat is mandatory. An 8” by 8” plate at the end of the pipe may be welded to the interior of the car behind the seat. An optional pipe may be put in the front were the dashboard was located, in between the front door posts. These must be welded around the plate only, no bolting them in place is allowed, no uprights may be attached from the cross pipes to the floor or frame. You may weld a connecting pipe on the inside of the driver and passenger doors from front pipe to rear pipe for safety.
7. Note on 2 door cars only: You may have larger plate welded to end of door bar. It may not exceed 10” wide by 14” long and cannot exceed 10” past door seam to rear of car.
8. On non full post cars you may weld one 4” max o.d. pipe to cross bar behind seat. It may have no more than a 6” plate welded on the end that will be bolted to the roof of the car.
9. Patching sheet metal to mount equipment necessary to run is allowed. Must use sheet metal to patch with.

Fuel Pumps:

1. Electric fuel pumps are allowed. Must have separate switch within driver’s reach and be labeled clearly.

Tires:

1. Any 15” tire. You may tube, screw or glue tire inside of tire. No foreign material (water, foam, concrete, etc.) inside of tire. Only air must be used to inflate your tire.
2. You may weld on valve stem protectors.
3. No paddles or tractor lugs.

Brakes:

1. All cars must exhibit the ability to stop before entering the arena. If a car looses its braking ability it will be subject to disqualification.

Steering:

1. Tie rods and steering shaft can be altered.

Engines and Rear Ends:

1. Any engine and transmission combination may be used in any car but must be mounted within 4” of the original mount and must be mounted securely. You may cut a hole in the firewall to accommodate the engine and distributor within reason. However it must be covered to prevent a fire hazard.
2. Holes left in the firewall from removing the dash and heater must be covered to prevent fire hazards.
3. Patching holes is for safety not reinforcement. If patching rust holes you may use sheet metal only.
4. Motor mounts may be welded; transmission and motors may be chained.
5. You may use any type of rear end as long as it has no more than 5 lugs.

Body Welding

1. Only ½” or less rolled steel or 4” by 4” by ¼” plates may be used for seam welding. Must have 4” spacing (weld 4” leave 4”).
2. Chain may be used with 2 chains per seam.
3. #9 wire may be used in place of chain, only 6 strands may be twisted together and 2 per seam. Doors, trunk & wagon gate only. No #9 wire in any window.

Securing:

1. Only one of the following (welding or bolting chains or #9 wire) must be used to secure your hood and trunk. #9 wire may only be used in place of chain where chaining is allowed. The hood may be welded to sheet metal only.

Doors and windows:

1. Doors may be welded. All EXTERIOR door seams may be welded OR you may chain or use #9 wire at least twice per seam. If chaining or wiring, none may go thru or around the frame.
2. A protective bar may be placed on the driver’s exterior door. It cannot extend more than 6” past the drivers’ door seam on either side. You may connect your inside cowl pipe and backseat pipe on driver and passenger doors.
3. You can have #9 wire in two separate places per opening of rear windows only.
4. A maximum of 2 bars running from the outside top of roof down to the cowl centered on the front window is mandatory.
5. Hoods must be bolted or chained & must be opened for inspection. Bolted or chained with no more than 4 bolts or 4 chains.

Welding:

1. No inner seam welding under body, under hood or under truck. All inner panels must be removed from station wagons.
2. A seam runs from one corner to another and is not continuous (weld 4” leave 4”).
3. The largest gap that you may fill is ½”.
4. No stacking of filler in any seams or gap.
5. No painting or undercoating may be used underneath the car, especially the frame, or automatic disqualification with NO REFUND.

Bolting:

1. Instead of welding your trunk to secure it you must use at least 6 but no more than 8 bolts with 4” washers.
2. No bolts may go through, around or touch the frame or uni-body except core support may go from top of frame through hood.
3. Bolts may not exceed ¾” in diameter or 8” in length except core support.
4. Washers may not exceed 4” in diameter on trunk and 6” diameter for hood.
5. The tailgate of a station wagon will be treated as a trunk.
6. Stock body mounts only in stock location.
7. No extra body mounts or bolts will be allowed.
8. Hood bolted with no more than 4 bolts ¾” diameter with 6” diameter washers, not to go through frame except the core support bolt which can go through the top of the frame and through hood. No welding.

Chains or #9 wire:

1. You may use on the rear bumper 1” by ¼” thick flat strap welded from the trunk lid to the chrome of the bumper. No more than 2 of these may be used on the rear bumper. It may only be welded up to 6” on the trunk lid.

Bumpers:

1. Stock O.E.M. bumpers passenger car bumpers only.
2. Bumpers may be cut so they do not smash into the tires during the event.
3. Bumpers may be chained in two or less places and attached to frame to hold bumper on.
4. Bumpers may be flipped, trimmed or folded and may weld fold together.
5. Bumpers to brackets and brackets to frame may be welded.
6. Compression bumpers may be drained, slid back into the shock and welded fully with no other material added.
7. No chrome may be welded to the body.

Frame:

1. Front frame seams may be welded from A-arms forward top and bottom with no added metal.
2. Do not weld frame anywhere except where stated. If it’s not in the rules don’t weld it or you will be subject to disqualification with NO REFUND.

Radiators & Radiator Supports:

1. Radiators must stay in the stock position (no added water capacity).
2. No antifreeze or other added coolants of any kind may be used.
3. Lower radiator support body mount bushings may be removed and replaced with up to a ¾” bolt from top of frame through hood.

Transmission Coolers:

1. Transmission coolers will be allowed.
2. Coolers must be secure in back seat area.
3. Metal, steel braided or high-pressure lines and fittings must be used.
4. Fans on coolers are permitted.
5. Overall safety will be determined by officials at time of inspection.

Gas Tanks:

1. Original gas tank must be removed from under car.
2. Replacement gas tank must be some sort of steel, pony keg, jerry can, boat tank, etc. No full size kegs.
3. Gas tank must be bolted down behind drivers seat and covered with a non-flammable shield.

Battery:

1. Any automotive battery legal (2 maximum).
2. Battery or batteries must be securely mounted on passenger floorboard and will be covered with a non-flammable material.

Air Cleaners:

1. You must have an air cleaner on the car at all times during the event.
2. No starting fluid will be allowed inside the car.

Cut Outs:

1. Cut outs over the wheel wells are legal.
2. Cut outs may be folded over.
3. No welding of the cut outs is allowed.
4. Cut outs must not have more than (4) ¼” bolts on running seam.

Trailer Hitches:

1. Trailer hitches and framework must be removed.

Suspension:

1. No other means other than tires and spring spacers may be used to raise the cars suspension.
2. No adding reinforcements to the suspension or steering parts except where stated.
3. No putting leaf springs on top of the axle and no leaf spring conversions from coils.
4. No welding or duck taping of leaf springs will be allowed.
5. You may weld coil springs to the frame so they do not fall out (no filler may be used).
6. You may not clamp the shocks. No solid suspension.
7. Station wagons and leaf spring cars must have factory leaf springs with factory stagger. No more than 9 leaf springs per side. No more than 4 clamps per side, no welding or duck taping. Springs must be of passenger car origin. NO TRUCK LEAF SPRINGS ALLOWED.
8. No air shocks may be used.
9. Trailing arms on non leaf spring cars may be shortened and lengthened.
10. Suspension must work.
11. One chain or cable per side allowed on wagons or sedans over the hump & around rear end.
12. Sway bars may be left on but not bent or welded on A frame.

Compact Rules – any car 104” or less, trucks 106” or less, no mini vans.

1. Suspension - no more than 5 leaf springs and 2 clamps per side. No welding or duck taping.
2. Cab on pick up must be secured to frame.
3. Fuel tanks must be secured to the front of the pick up bed.
4. All full size rules apply.