03/06/2026
(Full-Size Class)
FULL SIZE Cars only. No hearses or limousines.
Imperials are welcome.
Read all rules carefully and follow them! Do not assume something is legal if it’s not listed in the rules, here’s you’re warning. Call and ask or be prepared to make changes. Any questions, please call!
There will be no stretching or bending of any rules. Judges have final say.
Windshield must be removed! The following must be removed prior to entering the fairgrounds, windows, headlights, taillights, all chrome and mirrors. Interior must be swept clean of debris and glass. You must remove all glass, plastic, and fiberglass on the outside of the car, this includes plastic bumper covers.
Frames
Plates may not cover more than 50% of any body mount bolt hole.
All cars will be allowed (6) 4”x6”x1/4” plates.
NO PLATE/ WELD CAN ATTACH FROM THE FRAME TO THE BODY IN ANYWAY. PLATES/WELD MUST MAINTANE A ½” GAP BETWEEN THEM. NO STACKING OF PLATES IN ANYWAY, THIS INCLUDES WELDS.
Plates cannot attach in anyway a driveline component to the frame.
Plates that are cut off must be completely cut off, this includes welds.
CREASING OF THE BODY IS PERMITTED on rear quarters only.)
Up to 8 body bolts may be changed. These include core support bolts. (see core support rules) Bolts may not be larger than 1/2” in diameter. Must have 1” of spacing. Spacing on changed body bolts is not negotiable, if you do not have required spacing you will remove the bolt and only be allowed #9 wire or allowed to load the car.
Body bolt changes may only pass through (1) thickness of frame. No welding is allowed when changing body mounts. The 1” body mount spacer must be floating. Body mounts cannot be added anywhere.
Front frame may be shortened to 1” forward of the factory core support mount. Cars with no core support mount may cut up to 2” of the front frame in front of the core support for bumper mounting purposes.
No Kickers / belly bars
No welding other than what is stated in these rules, this includes seams. If seams are welded you will not be allowed to fix the car, and will be loaded.
Taco plates are allowed on 02 and older cars. Taco plates may be no larger than 6"x6"x1/4", and must be located between the firewall and behind the a-arm. (Taco plates will not be counted toward your total plate number)
Cars may be tiled using 1 of these options.
(A) Cold bent in one place on the frame rail under the front doors.
(B) Pressure tilted at the crush box by cutting the flap. No plates may be under the flap.
Absolutely no frame shaping anywhere.
Bumpers
Bumpers may be loaded or fabricated. (Front only)
Front bumpers points must not be more than that of a Chrysler pointy bumper.
You may collapse the shocks and weld the bumper plate to the frame and the plate to the bumper. If the car has no shocks, bumper may be welded directly to the frame on the back side of the bumper where shock mounts you may use a ¼” X 4” X 4” piece of flat metal to create a flat mounting surface.
Front or rear bumper shock may not extend past the point of where the shock is bolted from the factory.
No other metal added Front or rear
Rear bumper may be any Factory none loaded bumper, or a 4” x 4” x 1/4” box tubing or similar.
Rear bumper may not have any point unless it is a factory bumper.
Body
CREASING OF THE BODY IS PERMITTED on the rear quarters.
No welding on the body other than what is stated in these rules.
No bolting or welding of sheet metal around wheel wells.
Hoods
(A) You may bolt, you may bolt thru the drip rail in 6 places. (3) each side.
(B) You may 2x2x2 angle iron in in 6 places (3 per side) with no larger than 3/8 bolts to hold the hood.
(C) You may wire or chained in 6 spots (3 per side). You may use 5/16” chain or 2 strands #9 wire per hole.
Must be 12" hole in hood in case of fire. You may use (6) 3/8” bolts, washers, nuts around hole cut in the hood.
Remove hood latch!!! Hood must be open for inspection.
Core support space/spacers can be 5” long max and no wider than 2”x2” tube. Spacer must remain between bottom of core support and core support mount on the frame in factory locations. This must remain free floating. Do not weld this to anything.
3” max washer (1 per side) to hold hood down with all thread thru the core support and hood.
Core support bolts can be 5/8 threaded rod max.
Cannot sleeve all thread.
Max of 5 nuts per all thread.
Driver’s door may be welded solid
Options for all other doors
Can be chained or wired (8 places per door)
Or you may weld door seams no more than 12” of weld per vertical seam only. 2” x 1/4” strap max. Don’t weld the bottom or top of doors in any way.
Driver’s door may have a door plate that is welded or bolted to the door (may not go more than 3" past seams). Door plate is mandatory if the car does not have a door bar!
Don’t weld, wire, or chain the bottom of doors to the rockers in any way.
Trunk options:
(A) Chained / wired- no more than 8 places chain or wire, 2 of these may go around bumper and/or frame. You may weld washers to body for wire only, ¾ hardware washers or smaller. Washers may not overlap any seam in any way.
(B) Bolted-You may bolt thru the drip rail or you may use 2x2x2 angle iron in in 6 places (3 per side) with no larger than 3/8 bolts to hold the trunk lid.
(C) Welded- Trunks can have (3) 2”x2”x1/8” plates per side, placed over the seam for the trunk lid to the fender. NO PLATES FROM BODY TO REAR BUMPER OR SPEAKER DECK AREA.
A 8x8 hole must be in trunk lid. This is not negotiable.
TRUNKS MUST BE ABLE TO BE INSPECTIONED!
Deck lid and or tailgate must be in factory position on car or be completely removed from car.
You may v the trunk lid or put (1) 90* bend in trunk pushing to the trunk floor area. No moving rear fenders/ quarters.
Nothing may attach the trunk lid to the trunk floor in any way.
No tucking or wedging of the trunk lid.
You cannot remove speaker deck from car.
No welding or adding metal
Drivetrain
Engine must be mounted with factory mounts in stock position using a stock type mount with a rubber/ poly.
You may use a basic lower cradle with a front plate only on your engine.
No halos, carb protectors, distributor protectors, transmission bracing or mid plates. Header protectors are allowed. Header protectors may be attached to each other using nothing larger than 1” from one header protector to the other straight across.
You may choose between a pulley protector or a sway bar not both. Pulley protector may not be attached to anything other than basic cradle.
You may weld mounts to the k-member with no metal added.
You may use 2"x2"×1/4" tube or channel only as a cross member. Angle for mounting may not be more than 2"×2"×1/4" 3" long.
No steel bellhousings aluminum Ultra bells are viewed as stock. Manual transmissions may have blow proof bell housing.
Slider driveshafts are allowed. Factory driveshafts may be shortened or lengthen to accommodate engine and trans swap.
03 and new cars may use a grey area/ Corey Budde type cradle adapter only.
Bolts may only go thru factory holes in the aluminum k-member. 4 places.
Adapter must be ½” off of frame at any point.
Any rearend is allowed.
Rearend may be braced with a pinion brake. Rear must be 6” at any point away from the frame.
Rearend must use the factory make and model mounting system to that car, NO CONVERSIONS.
No Axel Savers of any kind
Suspension
Factory a-arms, spindles, springs, shocks, and/or struts.
No solid suspension.
You may use 2 double strains of #9 wire to hold you’re a-arms down.
You may kick front springs 2 strands of wire only to hold spring to the lower a-arm only. Spring risers ARE OK.
NO wire, chains or any weld on rear ends or rear spring pockets.
No all-thread shocks front or rear.
Tie rods can be aftermarket or sleeved, buts must use factory OEM ends.
Cage
You must have a safety bar behind driver’s seat that must be a minimum of 2” X 2”, max of 4x4 or similar.
A mounting plate can be no bigger than 6” X 6” and mounted no farther than 6” behind front door rear seam/post.
You may have a 4-point cage with rollover protection. (four points are each end of your dash bar that is connected to your door bars that run horizonal (60”). And where your horizonal door bars meet you back bar. That makes a 4 point square.
Any bar extending from the ends of your door bar will count as part of the 60” allowed.
You may have one 2x4 bar per side located between the front door seams (front door front seam and front door back seam) that run vertical. These bars may only mount to sheet metal floors. You may use a 4” x4” x 1/4” plate on the floor that attached only to sheet metal and the down leg.
The vertical bars for the rollover bar must be vertical, and may not be any further back than 6" rear of the front door rear seam/ post. Roof bar may attach vertical bars and only attach to the roof in 2 places with (4) 1/2” max bolts. Side bars may not be any longer than 60” long. Side bars must stay 4” off floor, tunnel and firewall.
You may run a center bar from the das bar to the seat bar. This bar may not be any closer than 4” to the transmission tunnel. Nothing may attach to you center bar other than a switch panel and shifter.
You must relocate the fuel tank to the rear floor of the car when this is done you must use a fuel cell or boat tank. No stock tanks in the passenger compartment or under the car.
Fuel cell must be securely fastened to floor with bolts, ratchet straps, or can be mounted inside a halo no wider than 24”. Not a combination of methods of mounting.
Halo may run to the rear sheet metal but may not attach in any way, and must stay a minimum of 4" off floor sheet metal.
Halo can be attached to the rear seat spreader bar; gussets may only be attached to the vertical rollover bars (1 per side) or to the door bar. If attached to the door bar 4” forward of the end of the door bar.
Any rubber tire is permitted, doubles permitted,
Fully plated rims, split ring rims, and steel wheels are not permitted.
Bolt ins
You use up to (2) passenger automotive batteries in a car.
A single Transmission cooler is allowed. Transmission cooler must be confined to a 18” x 18” space.
You may run gas/brake pedal, steering column, shifter, headers, and fuel cell. Nothing can reinforce the car in any way.
Steering columns may not have any bracket attached to the frame.
Radiator must stay in factory location. You can use an A/C condenser as a radiator guard, or you can use a single piece of 1/8” thick expanded metal that is no wider or tall than 1” past the opening for the radiator. You can use (6) 3/8” blots, washers and nuts or (6) 1” welds to hold this to the core support. (3 each side).
Nothing can be used from the bolt ins to strengthen the car in any way. You may only use ½” diameter bolts to attach any bolt in to the sheet metal. Nothing can contact the frame in any way.
Final
Read all rules carefully and follow them! Do not assume something is legal if it’s not listed in the rules, here’s you’re warning. Call and ask or be prepared to make changes. Any questions, please call!
There will be no stretching or bending of any rules. Judges have final say.