Post by HotWired Customs on Mar 14, 2014 13:01:12 GMT -5
Rules for Marion County, Kentucky "Lebanon"
DATE: July 4
TIME: 7:00 PM
PAYOUT:
1st $1200
2nd $300
3rd $200
2014 Big Car Preparation & Building
1. All cars must have a cage in order to run! Safety Precaution Only!!
2. Any Year. No Imperials, Hearses, or leaf sprung cars.
3. All glass, chrome molding, hood latches, gas tanks, and rear seats must be removed before cars arrive at the fairgrounds.
4. Stock type hood must be used. Hoods must be open for inspection. Hoods must be secured in 6 places with 2” by 2” x ¼ angle. NO longer than 6” with 3/8th bolts.
5. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER.
6. Gas tanks must be relocated behind driver’s seat, securely fastened and covered. Any visible leaking fuel will result in automatic disqualification. All plastic tanks must be in a steel enclosure. However, it cannot be bolted to strengthen the car.
7. Radiators must stay in original location. May be wired on all four corners.
8. You may run electric fan.
9. Batteries must be moved to the passenger’s side floor board. The battery box cannot strengthen the car in any way. NO more than 2 batteries.
10. No welding on frames or body seams. This will be checked. No plated frames.
11. Cutting the ends off bumpers and fenders for clearance is permitted.
12. All cars must sit level within 5” with no car sitting lowers than 16” from the bottom of the bumpers or higher than 21” from the bottom of the bumpers. The bottom of the frame rail should be 15" to the ground. No wedge cars.
13. Sunroofs have to be covered, no exceptions. Any type of fan has to be covered.
14. Factory condensers only. They may be wired in, not welded.
15. A welded 4-point cage can be put around driver’s compartment. It has to be no bigger than 4x6 inches and can be welded to car but not excessively. The front bar has to be 5 inches from the firewall and tunnel. The back cage bar no further back than 12”s past driver/passenger door posts. You can wire cage to rails in 4 places using # 9 wire or 2” ratchet straps. NO KICKERS of any kind allowed.
16. Factory body bolts and bushings must be stock. Broken body bolts can be fixed (CALL FIRST!!!)
17. Motor swaps, rear end swaps, pulley protectors and engine cradles are allowed.
18. distributor protectors can be present, but a hole must be cut out of firewall big enough for all components of dp to pass through.
19. You can use aftermarket steering column. After market tie rods, front sway bar on new model can be bolted to lower A-arm, not to be welded to frame.
20. Transmission coolers or oil coolers are allowed. No transmission protectors at all.
21. . Upper A-arm may be bolted using a 3/8th bolt in center, or wired, or welded using a 1"x3" 1/4 strip welded vertically in spring bucket area only, nothing welded to lower arm up to frame! Can choose one not all any ?? Call.
22. Any year factory bumpers which can be welded are allowed. DEC bumpers are allowed. Loaded factory bumpers are allowed, but no extreme pointed bumpers. Factory bumper shocks for new models must be inside frame rail, you can hard nose but no added metal around frame to bumper, Old models can weld bumper bracket with one weld pass. You may tilt back bumper by tilting the whole rear shock, rear bumper can not be loaded, ends must be left open, any metal welded to help hold back bumper can not exceed 1" welded to the frame,
23. Slip shaft are allowed with rear end braces but no kicker to rails.
24. Trunk lids can be welded 5 on 5 off 2x51/8" plates, Trunk can be V'ed but 75% of 1/4 must be standing No wedged or ramped style trunks, Body creasing is allowed. Rear Window bars are NOT allowed! must be a factory car trunk lid with a 12” inspection hole cut into it!
25. Can pitch front rails by ONLY cutting outside flap and then pulling down and re-welding that flap with one pass of weld.
26. NO WELDING except bumpers and motor mounts.
27. Roll over bars are mandatory. Must be straight up and down.
28. You may use 1” all thread in core support, must use factory Core support mount. Core support spacers can only be a maximum of a 5” tall nothing bigger then 2x2 1/4 this will be strictly enforced! May shorten rails 4” maximum in front of factory eye. Factory eye must remain in factory location.
29. Doors can be welded shut 5 on 5 off with 2x5x1/8 plates
30. Two bars in front window are mandatory for safety, they can not attach to motor or cage at all,
Any questions, please contact:
Tommy Crask: 502-827-4091
Tyler Brangers: 270-268-1289
Andy Wardrip: 270-945-5204
DATE: July 4
TIME: 7:00 PM
PAYOUT:
1st $1200
2nd $300
3rd $200
2014 Big Car Preparation & Building
1. All cars must have a cage in order to run! Safety Precaution Only!!
2. Any Year. No Imperials, Hearses, or leaf sprung cars.
3. All glass, chrome molding, hood latches, gas tanks, and rear seats must be removed before cars arrive at the fairgrounds.
4. Stock type hood must be used. Hoods must be open for inspection. Hoods must be secured in 6 places with 2” by 2” x ¼ angle. NO longer than 6” with 3/8th bolts.
5. THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER.
6. Gas tanks must be relocated behind driver’s seat, securely fastened and covered. Any visible leaking fuel will result in automatic disqualification. All plastic tanks must be in a steel enclosure. However, it cannot be bolted to strengthen the car.
7. Radiators must stay in original location. May be wired on all four corners.
8. You may run electric fan.
9. Batteries must be moved to the passenger’s side floor board. The battery box cannot strengthen the car in any way. NO more than 2 batteries.
10. No welding on frames or body seams. This will be checked. No plated frames.
11. Cutting the ends off bumpers and fenders for clearance is permitted.
12. All cars must sit level within 5” with no car sitting lowers than 16” from the bottom of the bumpers or higher than 21” from the bottom of the bumpers. The bottom of the frame rail should be 15" to the ground. No wedge cars.
13. Sunroofs have to be covered, no exceptions. Any type of fan has to be covered.
14. Factory condensers only. They may be wired in, not welded.
15. A welded 4-point cage can be put around driver’s compartment. It has to be no bigger than 4x6 inches and can be welded to car but not excessively. The front bar has to be 5 inches from the firewall and tunnel. The back cage bar no further back than 12”s past driver/passenger door posts. You can wire cage to rails in 4 places using # 9 wire or 2” ratchet straps. NO KICKERS of any kind allowed.
16. Factory body bolts and bushings must be stock. Broken body bolts can be fixed (CALL FIRST!!!)
17. Motor swaps, rear end swaps, pulley protectors and engine cradles are allowed.
18. distributor protectors can be present, but a hole must be cut out of firewall big enough for all components of dp to pass through.
19. You can use aftermarket steering column. After market tie rods, front sway bar on new model can be bolted to lower A-arm, not to be welded to frame.
20. Transmission coolers or oil coolers are allowed. No transmission protectors at all.
21. . Upper A-arm may be bolted using a 3/8th bolt in center, or wired, or welded using a 1"x3" 1/4 strip welded vertically in spring bucket area only, nothing welded to lower arm up to frame! Can choose one not all any ?? Call.
22. Any year factory bumpers which can be welded are allowed. DEC bumpers are allowed. Loaded factory bumpers are allowed, but no extreme pointed bumpers. Factory bumper shocks for new models must be inside frame rail, you can hard nose but no added metal around frame to bumper, Old models can weld bumper bracket with one weld pass. You may tilt back bumper by tilting the whole rear shock, rear bumper can not be loaded, ends must be left open, any metal welded to help hold back bumper can not exceed 1" welded to the frame,
23. Slip shaft are allowed with rear end braces but no kicker to rails.
24. Trunk lids can be welded 5 on 5 off 2x51/8" plates, Trunk can be V'ed but 75% of 1/4 must be standing No wedged or ramped style trunks, Body creasing is allowed. Rear Window bars are NOT allowed! must be a factory car trunk lid with a 12” inspection hole cut into it!
25. Can pitch front rails by ONLY cutting outside flap and then pulling down and re-welding that flap with one pass of weld.
26. NO WELDING except bumpers and motor mounts.
27. Roll over bars are mandatory. Must be straight up and down.
28. You may use 1” all thread in core support, must use factory Core support mount. Core support spacers can only be a maximum of a 5” tall nothing bigger then 2x2 1/4 this will be strictly enforced! May shorten rails 4” maximum in front of factory eye. Factory eye must remain in factory location.
29. Doors can be welded shut 5 on 5 off with 2x5x1/8 plates
30. Two bars in front window are mandatory for safety, they can not attach to motor or cage at all,
Any questions, please contact:
Tommy Crask: 502-827-4091
Tyler Brangers: 270-268-1289
Andy Wardrip: 270-945-5204
