Post by critter on Feb 2, 2016 13:42:05 GMT
*FULL SIZE PRO STOCK CAR REGULATIONS*
Front engine, hard top automobile or station wagon is allowed. No trucks, Jeeps, SUV's, or carry-alls.
Seat belts, approved helmet, and eye protection are required.
All glass including wind shield, doors, headlights, taillights, mirrors, etc. must be “removed” not broken and laying in the doors.
The car must be swept clean of all dirt and loose pieces. All this work must be done before entering the pit area.
*FUEL*
1. Fuel to be gasoline only, no alcohol. Only tanks permitted are STEEL boat tanks or metal fuel cells "NO PLASTIC TANKS" and must be mounted in the area of the back seat and suitably covered. "GAS TANK PROTECTORS" (not frame protectors) may not be more than 26" wide, 3" minimum off floor, and at least 4" from rear sheet metal. Tanks must fit within the 26" tank protector area and not be excessive in size. Rubber and steel lines can be run under floorboards. Steel lines may run inside the car. Rubber lines inside the car must be run inside another hose. ALL FUEL LINES AND TANKS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSPECTORS! Vehicles requiring electric fuel pumps must have an operational fuel pump kill switch. All original tanks must be removed.
*BATTERY*
1. The battery and wiring, may be moved rearward of the firewall. One battery maximum size group 31 must be fastened down through the floorboard and suitably covered. Battery box may not strengthen car in any way.
*MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION*
1. Transmission coolers may be ran and WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSPECTORS if its ran in a safe manner . No engine oil coolers.
2. Air cleaner is mandatory.
3. No homemade radiators. Radiator must remain in original location and should be filled only with water, no antifreeze. You may use a/c condenser, screen, or expanded metal in front of radiator but may not be welded or excessive. Overflow hose must point down.
4. Engine and transmissions swaps allowed and protector or engine cradles of any kind,BUT MAY NOT STRENGTHEN CAR IN ANY WAY. The oil pan and transmission pan may be reinforced.
5. Skid plates may attach only to oil pan and or transmission pan, not to engine cross member or transmission cross member. Skid plates may extend no farther than from the back of the engine cross member to the front of the transmission cross member.
6. Slider shafts are okay
7. Distributor protectors are allowed and will be at the discretion of the officials. None wider than the top of engine, none down the sides of engine, and no chains.
*BODY,HOODS AND TRUNKS*
1. HOODS.
Hoods may be held down with up to six spots,TWO SPOTS BEING THE ALL THREAD THROUGH THE COURSE SUPPORT and the other four being bolts up to 1/2" in size."HOOD MUST BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION". Hoods must cover fan blades. Hood safety latch must be removed. Hood hinge bolts may be up to 3/8”. You may add up to 8 bolts in hood sheet metal.(plus hinge bolts). There must be a minimum 12” hole in hood above carburetor.
2. TRUNKS.
If you run a trunk lid it must be a factory trunk lid, no plate steel and must be attached to factory hinges at factory location. Front half of trunk lid "SIDES" must stay above drip edge and drip edge must remain in original location. Back half may be folded down but not folded in half (doubled over). You may push center of trunk lid down but must remain above drip edge at sides. Trunk lid (or tailgate) may be wired with double strands of wire in up to 7 spots or welded in up to 7 spots with a maximum of 3" x 4" flat steel or max. ½" rod, sheet metal to sheet metal only. There MUST be a 12" hole or otherwise clear view inside trunk area! You may add a vertical bar in rear window from top of window opening to front edge of trunk lid "NOT THE FLOOR". Window bar will count as one of the "7" trunk fasteners and may weld to one of the plates or rods. If you choose to remove the package tray you will not be allowed to run a deck lid, window bar, or any wire. If you choose to remove the tailgate on station wagons you will not be allowed to run a window bar or any wire. You may NOT fold rear quarter panels over or smash them down, they must stand up in stock position. NO WEDGING!
3. BODY
All chrome and decorative ornaments must be removed from the outside of the car. Protruding fenders or sheet metal must be cut off or bent over. You may add 2 strands of #9 or smaller wire from fenders to core support (sheet metal to sheet metal) on fresh or pre-run cars.
Fenders: A small amount of weld may replace broken lower rear fender bolts (below rocker panel just in front of doors). You may add 2 strands per side from fender to core support, sheet metal to sheet metal only.
All doors must be wired, banded, or chained, or a maximum of "three" 3"x 4" (or smaller) plates per vertical door seam may be welded to secure all doors. Gas doors may be welded. ANY PLATES OR WELDS LONGER THAN 4" WILL BE CUT. "Drivers door may be welded solid with up to 3" strap and must also be reinforced with a suitable strong bar. IF NO CAGE IS USED DRIVER'S DOOR MUST BE PAINTED WHITE. Numbers to be painted on both doors with a contrasting color for ease of scoring.
Body bolts may be changed to maximum 1/2" bolts and may not extend to bottom of frame. Washers 3" maximum (round or square), may not be welded to frame or any sheet metal. Core support spacers (max 3" diameter) min of 1/2" and max 7" tall, may not be welded to frame or core support. Core support bolts may be up to 3/4" and may extend from top of frame (not bottom) through core support and hood, may not be welded to frame, core support, or hood. A maximum of 4 double strands of up to #9 wire may run from core support (not hood) to front bumper. You may cut lower sides of core support beside radiator, raise bottom then overlap and re-weld to raise radiator. Pre-run sheet metal damage may be patched ON DOORS ONLY with up to same gauge material and no more than 1" overlap. Rust repair is ok for floor pan and trunk pan and roof pillars only you must leave rust spot and you may overlap up to 1" in the area. Any other part of the car may be pushed over and bolted up to 5 times with 3/8 bolts but must leave the rust.
*CAGE*
1. A FOUR POINT CAGE may be installed consisting of one dash bar, one bar behind the seat, and one door bar per side. An optional X bar behind the seat may replace single straight bar and may be welded to door post and floor SHEET METAL ONLY (not frame) and must be 5" from any body bolt. Dash bar must be straight with no kickers and must have 6" clearance from bar to distributor protector. Door bars may be mounted to body at the dash area or to dash bar and to the door post and may have two down legs per side welded to floor "SHEET METAL ONLY" (not frame). Down legs must be 5" or more from any body mount. One mounting plate per side approximately 6" X 12" may be welded and or bolted to the door post and or door. The door bars may extend a maximum of 12" behind front door post and be no more than 15" above lower inside door seam. An optional seat bar without a four-point cage may be installed conforming to above "seat bar" specifications. No cage bar in the center of car running front to back. Cage must be at least 3" above floor. An optional roll bar may be added but must stand straight up and may be attached to inside cage and roof only (bolted to roof not welded). Cage must be at least 3" above floor.
2. A minimum of one vertical safety wire or bar must be in Windshield area SHEET METAL TO SHEET METAL ONLY. If steel bar(s) are used they must be left and or right of distributor protector and may not be used as a kicker.
*Suspension*
1. You may alter, reinforce, or build steering components including tie rods.
2. Suspension jack screws (twisty jacks OR knuckle buster) or other material may be used but must move up and down / bounce. No chaining up or down any suspension or welding to any support. Where applicable leaf springs must be equal to or less than factory stock and have no more than 6 clamps per side. Rear shocks must be working "factory manufactured shocks". No coil spring to leaf spring conversions.
3. Any 5 lug rear end of choice,and may run protectors,but must NOT STRENGTHEN BODY OR FRAME in any way.
4. On 98 and newer you may run after market upper trailing arm brackets, but must use factory lower trailing arm frame bracket.
*FRAMES AND BUMPERS*
1. FRAMES MUST BE STOCK WITH ALL FACTORY WHOLES UNCOVERED AND FACTORY BRACKETS INTACT.
2. No trailer hitches or other reinforcements are permitted.
3. NO SEAM WELDING UNLESS NOTED IN RULES.
4. ON 03 AND NEWER No engine cradle swaps.
5. NO PINNING OR PLATING OF FRAME UNLESS NOTED IN RULES.
6. YOU MAY TILT IN ONE OF TWO PLACES
A. At the crush box, by cutting the front frame loose from the crush box and welding back together with a single pass of weld.
B. At the cross member, you cut the frame and tilt then weld your seem back together with a single pass of weld.
7. You may fix rust on frame with same gage of metal with a 1" overlap, but must leave rust spot to show proof.
8. You may shorten the front frame rails to core support body mount but body mount must stay in factory location.
9. 1980 and newer GM full size cars may add 1 hump plate to the outside of each rear frame rail. Plates to be a maximum of1/4" thick and 24" long when measured straight across end to end (not following curve of plate) and must be centered over.Axle not ahead or behind center.
10. You may dimple frame at rear humps only.
You may weld up to 6" of angle or flat steel to frame to mount transmission cross member but it must be at least 6" from front corner brace (gusset) or cars with no corner brace mount must be at least 9" from the box.
11.You may add gussets (frame to box and or rear frame gussets) to cars that came without but they must be factory gussets (not homemade) and out of 2002 and older and use the same amount of weld as factory.
12. A maximum of two chain links (or one bolt) may be welded, one chain (or bolt) per side, max weld 3" total per side, welded to frame for motor mounts, chains must be in front of A-arms.
13. Pre-run (vehicles run at a Previous show or a Previous day) "full frame" (not uni-body) cars and trucks with damaged frames may be repaired with up to 2 patches per side (4 total) with a maximum of 4 x 4 x 1/4 plate. Previous damage must be visible. You may NOT weld frame patches between heats and the feature.
14. YOU MAY RE-CLIP PRE-RAN CARS WITH SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WITH A BUNT WELD METHOD WITH A SINGLE PASS OF WELD, EX: FORD TO FORD, CHEVY TO CHEVY.
*BUMPERS*
1. Front bumpers may be homemade but must meet 100% of the rule or prepared to cut to meet the rule. Bumper dimensions as follows: Bumper can only measure 8” front to back. Measurement will be a straight line from the point the bumper meets the bumper shock mount. If you are building a bumper with a point it MUST tapper at least 18” from center both ways. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO FOR EXAMPLES. Maximum bumper thickness (top to bottom) is 5”, no maximum or minimum length. Factory bumpers are allowed to be loaded, seam welded, and reinforced behind the factory shell. You may NOT alter any factory bumper from its original shape or dimensions other than it may be shortened. Chrysler pointy bumpers are not allowed! We realize some factory bumpers may exceed the 8” rule but being factory it will not have the advantage of a homemade bumper. Homemade rear bumpers same specifications other then must be flat.
2.Shocks factory mounted in frame must remount in frame, shocks factory mounted outside frame must remount outside frame.
3.Cutting bumpers for wheel clearance and/or restriction of steering is permissible.
4.Bumper shocks may be factory stock or homemade and may be remounted and welded or bolted up to 12" (welds may extend the entire 12" length of shock) inside frame or outside frame depending on original factory mounting.
5. Shocks factory mounted in frame must remount in frame, shocks factory mounted outside frame must remount outside frame.
6. Bumpers may be welded to bumper shocks and bumper shocks may be welded to frame, any steel besides the shock used to mount bumper may not extend back further than front of core support.
7. Bumpers may be chained or bolted, chain or bolt may be welded to frame forward of core support and may go around bumper or be bolted to bumper.
8. Bumpers may be flipped over. Car bumpers only
9. Max. 24" (front) and min. 15" (rear) from bottom of bumper to the ground.
*TIRES*
1. NO SPLIT RIMS
2. 16" MAX IN SIZE AND 13" MIN.
3. NO PADDLE TIRES
Front engine, hard top automobile or station wagon is allowed. No trucks, Jeeps, SUV's, or carry-alls.
Seat belts, approved helmet, and eye protection are required.
All glass including wind shield, doors, headlights, taillights, mirrors, etc. must be “removed” not broken and laying in the doors.
The car must be swept clean of all dirt and loose pieces. All this work must be done before entering the pit area.
*FUEL*
1. Fuel to be gasoline only, no alcohol. Only tanks permitted are STEEL boat tanks or metal fuel cells "NO PLASTIC TANKS" and must be mounted in the area of the back seat and suitably covered. "GAS TANK PROTECTORS" (not frame protectors) may not be more than 26" wide, 3" minimum off floor, and at least 4" from rear sheet metal. Tanks must fit within the 26" tank protector area and not be excessive in size. Rubber and steel lines can be run under floorboards. Steel lines may run inside the car. Rubber lines inside the car must be run inside another hose. ALL FUEL LINES AND TANKS WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSPECTORS! Vehicles requiring electric fuel pumps must have an operational fuel pump kill switch. All original tanks must be removed.
*BATTERY*
1. The battery and wiring, may be moved rearward of the firewall. One battery maximum size group 31 must be fastened down through the floorboard and suitably covered. Battery box may not strengthen car in any way.
*MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION*
1. Transmission coolers may be ran and WILL BE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE INSPECTORS if its ran in a safe manner . No engine oil coolers.
2. Air cleaner is mandatory.
3. No homemade radiators. Radiator must remain in original location and should be filled only with water, no antifreeze. You may use a/c condenser, screen, or expanded metal in front of radiator but may not be welded or excessive. Overflow hose must point down.
4. Engine and transmissions swaps allowed and protector or engine cradles of any kind,BUT MAY NOT STRENGTHEN CAR IN ANY WAY. The oil pan and transmission pan may be reinforced.
5. Skid plates may attach only to oil pan and or transmission pan, not to engine cross member or transmission cross member. Skid plates may extend no farther than from the back of the engine cross member to the front of the transmission cross member.
6. Slider shafts are okay
7. Distributor protectors are allowed and will be at the discretion of the officials. None wider than the top of engine, none down the sides of engine, and no chains.
*BODY,HOODS AND TRUNKS*
1. HOODS.
Hoods may be held down with up to six spots,TWO SPOTS BEING THE ALL THREAD THROUGH THE COURSE SUPPORT and the other four being bolts up to 1/2" in size."HOOD MUST BE OPEN FOR INSPECTION". Hoods must cover fan blades. Hood safety latch must be removed. Hood hinge bolts may be up to 3/8”. You may add up to 8 bolts in hood sheet metal.(plus hinge bolts). There must be a minimum 12” hole in hood above carburetor.
2. TRUNKS.
If you run a trunk lid it must be a factory trunk lid, no plate steel and must be attached to factory hinges at factory location. Front half of trunk lid "SIDES" must stay above drip edge and drip edge must remain in original location. Back half may be folded down but not folded in half (doubled over). You may push center of trunk lid down but must remain above drip edge at sides. Trunk lid (or tailgate) may be wired with double strands of wire in up to 7 spots or welded in up to 7 spots with a maximum of 3" x 4" flat steel or max. ½" rod, sheet metal to sheet metal only. There MUST be a 12" hole or otherwise clear view inside trunk area! You may add a vertical bar in rear window from top of window opening to front edge of trunk lid "NOT THE FLOOR". Window bar will count as one of the "7" trunk fasteners and may weld to one of the plates or rods. If you choose to remove the package tray you will not be allowed to run a deck lid, window bar, or any wire. If you choose to remove the tailgate on station wagons you will not be allowed to run a window bar or any wire. You may NOT fold rear quarter panels over or smash them down, they must stand up in stock position. NO WEDGING!
3. BODY
All chrome and decorative ornaments must be removed from the outside of the car. Protruding fenders or sheet metal must be cut off or bent over. You may add 2 strands of #9 or smaller wire from fenders to core support (sheet metal to sheet metal) on fresh or pre-run cars.
Fenders: A small amount of weld may replace broken lower rear fender bolts (below rocker panel just in front of doors). You may add 2 strands per side from fender to core support, sheet metal to sheet metal only.
All doors must be wired, banded, or chained, or a maximum of "three" 3"x 4" (or smaller) plates per vertical door seam may be welded to secure all doors. Gas doors may be welded. ANY PLATES OR WELDS LONGER THAN 4" WILL BE CUT. "Drivers door may be welded solid with up to 3" strap and must also be reinforced with a suitable strong bar. IF NO CAGE IS USED DRIVER'S DOOR MUST BE PAINTED WHITE. Numbers to be painted on both doors with a contrasting color for ease of scoring.
Body bolts may be changed to maximum 1/2" bolts and may not extend to bottom of frame. Washers 3" maximum (round or square), may not be welded to frame or any sheet metal. Core support spacers (max 3" diameter) min of 1/2" and max 7" tall, may not be welded to frame or core support. Core support bolts may be up to 3/4" and may extend from top of frame (not bottom) through core support and hood, may not be welded to frame, core support, or hood. A maximum of 4 double strands of up to #9 wire may run from core support (not hood) to front bumper. You may cut lower sides of core support beside radiator, raise bottom then overlap and re-weld to raise radiator. Pre-run sheet metal damage may be patched ON DOORS ONLY with up to same gauge material and no more than 1" overlap. Rust repair is ok for floor pan and trunk pan and roof pillars only you must leave rust spot and you may overlap up to 1" in the area. Any other part of the car may be pushed over and bolted up to 5 times with 3/8 bolts but must leave the rust.
*CAGE*
1. A FOUR POINT CAGE may be installed consisting of one dash bar, one bar behind the seat, and one door bar per side. An optional X bar behind the seat may replace single straight bar and may be welded to door post and floor SHEET METAL ONLY (not frame) and must be 5" from any body bolt. Dash bar must be straight with no kickers and must have 6" clearance from bar to distributor protector. Door bars may be mounted to body at the dash area or to dash bar and to the door post and may have two down legs per side welded to floor "SHEET METAL ONLY" (not frame). Down legs must be 5" or more from any body mount. One mounting plate per side approximately 6" X 12" may be welded and or bolted to the door post and or door. The door bars may extend a maximum of 12" behind front door post and be no more than 15" above lower inside door seam. An optional seat bar without a four-point cage may be installed conforming to above "seat bar" specifications. No cage bar in the center of car running front to back. Cage must be at least 3" above floor. An optional roll bar may be added but must stand straight up and may be attached to inside cage and roof only (bolted to roof not welded). Cage must be at least 3" above floor.
2. A minimum of one vertical safety wire or bar must be in Windshield area SHEET METAL TO SHEET METAL ONLY. If steel bar(s) are used they must be left and or right of distributor protector and may not be used as a kicker.
*Suspension*
1. You may alter, reinforce, or build steering components including tie rods.
2. Suspension jack screws (twisty jacks OR knuckle buster) or other material may be used but must move up and down / bounce. No chaining up or down any suspension or welding to any support. Where applicable leaf springs must be equal to or less than factory stock and have no more than 6 clamps per side. Rear shocks must be working "factory manufactured shocks". No coil spring to leaf spring conversions.
3. Any 5 lug rear end of choice,and may run protectors,but must NOT STRENGTHEN BODY OR FRAME in any way.
4. On 98 and newer you may run after market upper trailing arm brackets, but must use factory lower trailing arm frame bracket.
*FRAMES AND BUMPERS*
1. FRAMES MUST BE STOCK WITH ALL FACTORY WHOLES UNCOVERED AND FACTORY BRACKETS INTACT.
2. No trailer hitches or other reinforcements are permitted.
3. NO SEAM WELDING UNLESS NOTED IN RULES.
4. ON 03 AND NEWER No engine cradle swaps.
5. NO PINNING OR PLATING OF FRAME UNLESS NOTED IN RULES.
6. YOU MAY TILT IN ONE OF TWO PLACES
A. At the crush box, by cutting the front frame loose from the crush box and welding back together with a single pass of weld.
B. At the cross member, you cut the frame and tilt then weld your seem back together with a single pass of weld.
7. You may fix rust on frame with same gage of metal with a 1" overlap, but must leave rust spot to show proof.
8. You may shorten the front frame rails to core support body mount but body mount must stay in factory location.
9. 1980 and newer GM full size cars may add 1 hump plate to the outside of each rear frame rail. Plates to be a maximum of1/4" thick and 24" long when measured straight across end to end (not following curve of plate) and must be centered over.Axle not ahead or behind center.
10. You may dimple frame at rear humps only.
You may weld up to 6" of angle or flat steel to frame to mount transmission cross member but it must be at least 6" from front corner brace (gusset) or cars with no corner brace mount must be at least 9" from the box.
11.You may add gussets (frame to box and or rear frame gussets) to cars that came without but they must be factory gussets (not homemade) and out of 2002 and older and use the same amount of weld as factory.
12. A maximum of two chain links (or one bolt) may be welded, one chain (or bolt) per side, max weld 3" total per side, welded to frame for motor mounts, chains must be in front of A-arms.
13. Pre-run (vehicles run at a Previous show or a Previous day) "full frame" (not uni-body) cars and trucks with damaged frames may be repaired with up to 2 patches per side (4 total) with a maximum of 4 x 4 x 1/4 plate. Previous damage must be visible. You may NOT weld frame patches between heats and the feature.
14. YOU MAY RE-CLIP PRE-RAN CARS WITH SAME MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR WITH A BUNT WELD METHOD WITH A SINGLE PASS OF WELD, EX: FORD TO FORD, CHEVY TO CHEVY.
*BUMPERS*
1. Front bumpers may be homemade but must meet 100% of the rule or prepared to cut to meet the rule. Bumper dimensions as follows: Bumper can only measure 8” front to back. Measurement will be a straight line from the point the bumper meets the bumper shock mount. If you are building a bumper with a point it MUST tapper at least 18” from center both ways. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO FOR EXAMPLES. Maximum bumper thickness (top to bottom) is 5”, no maximum or minimum length. Factory bumpers are allowed to be loaded, seam welded, and reinforced behind the factory shell. You may NOT alter any factory bumper from its original shape or dimensions other than it may be shortened. Chrysler pointy bumpers are not allowed! We realize some factory bumpers may exceed the 8” rule but being factory it will not have the advantage of a homemade bumper. Homemade rear bumpers same specifications other then must be flat.
2.Shocks factory mounted in frame must remount in frame, shocks factory mounted outside frame must remount outside frame.
3.Cutting bumpers for wheel clearance and/or restriction of steering is permissible.
4.Bumper shocks may be factory stock or homemade and may be remounted and welded or bolted up to 12" (welds may extend the entire 12" length of shock) inside frame or outside frame depending on original factory mounting.
5. Shocks factory mounted in frame must remount in frame, shocks factory mounted outside frame must remount outside frame.
6. Bumpers may be welded to bumper shocks and bumper shocks may be welded to frame, any steel besides the shock used to mount bumper may not extend back further than front of core support.
7. Bumpers may be chained or bolted, chain or bolt may be welded to frame forward of core support and may go around bumper or be bolted to bumper.
8. Bumpers may be flipped over. Car bumpers only
9. Max. 24" (front) and min. 15" (rear) from bottom of bumper to the ground.
*TIRES*
1. NO SPLIT RIMS
2. 16" MAX IN SIZE AND 13" MIN.
3. NO PADDLE TIRES
