1.0s
Chassis
Frame and Cage |
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Chassis
- Any American made production chassis with a minimum stock
wheelbase of 101- 110" inches, from 1972 to current date.
No truck bodies are allowed.
- Chassis may not be altered from stock appearance unless
noted in the rules.
- No alteration/moving of chassis suspension mounting
points or spring locations
- Cross-member may be only altered for engine clearance.
- Reconstruction of chassis permitted from steering box
forward .
- Reconstruction of chassis permitted from center of rear
wheels back.
- Construction must resemble stock placement.
- Minimum 2" X 3" steel box tubing .083 thickness may
be used.
- No bars may travel under rear end housing.
- Wheel base must stay to specifications of chassis used
with 1” tolerance.
- The use of X-Y-G Mandrel bend Johnson chassis with no
modifications is permitted.
- The use of DCA racefab as manufactured
- Front mandrel bend clip assemblies from Johnson & DCA
may be used on stock metric chassis.
- Uni-body chassis may use sub-frame connectors.
- Only bolt in types allowed that travel straight back
from front snout to rear leaf spring brackets.
- Tubing may be welded across connecting subframes,
- No part of roll cage can be welded to sub frame
connectors.
- Sub-frame must be removable.
- Ground Clearance (with driver)
- Chassis 5 inches
- Fuel Cell 10 inches
- Exhaust 3 inches
- Crankshaft height / placement
- 13 inches
- Centered between frame rails +/- 1.0"
- Motor Mounts:
- All engines must be in stock location for chassis being
used.
- Steel motor mounts may be used.
- Mounts must remain in stock location.
- Notching of frame for fuel pump clearance is not allowed
- No engine plates.
- GM chassis will
use distance between centerline of bolts outlined,
- forward most fuel
pump mounting bolt and the upper idler-arm to frame mounting
bolt; measurement 8.75” +/- .25” so long as bolts are deem to be
in stock location.
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Cage
- Main Cage ( Halo, Front and Rear Hoop, Ear bar and
Door bars)
- Must have a four point symmetrical structure that
fully extends from left to right equally.
- Tubing -1and 3/4 inch with minimum 0.90 wall tubing
- Main Hoop
- Must be one piece continuous length
- welded perpendicular to the top of the chassis
or floor on to 1/8" plates
- 90 degrees to frame rail
- Lower ball joint to main hoop can be no more than
83.5 inches.
- Roof Bar
- Must extend forward from the outer edges of the main
roll bar
- May not be offset to the chassis.
- Must follow the contour of the windshield as it
bends across the front
- Must maintain a close distance to the roof.
- Brain bar must be added
- Center windshield bar mandatory
- One piece of tubing running diagonally or
perpendicular between halo
- Door bars
- 4 driver's door bars
- Must be horizontal and equally spaced
- must have six vertical bars connecting each
horizontal bar.
- The placement of left side driver support plates is
mandatory. Solid steel plates of 0.125-inch (1/8”) must
be either inside, outside or between horizontal door
bars. Door plates must be bolted or welded in place.
- 4 Right Side door bars required
- Padding
- All roll cage bars must be padded, anywhere within
driver's reach.
- Bumpers
- Bumper heights must be 16" to center front and rear.
- Stock OEM bumpers must be used if exposed and be
capped if cut, and connect to body.
- Non OEM
- Covered
- Single tube - front conforming to nose
- Single tube - rear conforming to bumper cover
- Must contour to body
- No sharp edges.
- No bumper over riders on front or rear
- Subject to official approval for design and quality
- Jack post not allowed
- Weights
- Right side total minimum 1450 lbs.
- Driver must be positioned with full gear
- Ballast
- Lead only
- Mounted Securely
- Minimum 2 1/2 diameter bolts
- Solid block form
- Painted White
- Car number must be clearly marked
- Within 3 inches of Main Frame Rails
- 3" will be measured from rear frame in front
of rear wheels.
- Ballast behind rear wheels must be mounted off 2" x
3" steel box tubing supported off frame.
- No weight is permitted inside driver's compartment
of car.
- No weight shifting devices.
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