06/01/2026
Old Iron & 80’s and Newer Light weld fullsize class 2026
• General Rules
1) The following is not allowed in this class: Distributor protectors, reinforced tie rods, reinforced control arms, reinforced trailing arms, and creasing body panels. No tipping or cold bending of frames.
*New* 2) No frame repairs are allowed! If stubbing must be a butt weld ONLY at crossmember location and cover with your angle iron to mount your crossmember. DO NOT TIP WHEN DOING SO OR AUTOMATIC LOAD!
3) Welding is only allowed for the following: Motor mounts, bumpers, spider gears.
4) ABSOLUTLEY NO WELDING ON THE FRAME!!
5) Remove all glass, chrome, plastic, moldings, headliner, dash, flammable material, a/c coolant, antifreeze, trailer hitches and interior decorating.
6) Stock gas tanks must be removed. A small tank must be mounted in the rear seat area. The tank must be very secure and covered. Use proper rated fuel lines, plastic tanks must be in a metal box. No exceptions.
7) Electric fuel pump allowed; switch must be clearly marked.
8. No more than 2 batteries are allowed, which must be relocated to the front passenger floorboard, secured and covered.
9) Hoods must have at least a 12” x 12” opening, in case of a fire, if not running headers.
10) Floor shifters, ignition and wiring (hotwire) modifications are allowed.
11) #9 wire only allowed in the door window openings. (1) spot of 4 loops may go around frame. No #9 wire anywhere else allowed.
12) Creasing is ok.
• Bumpers/Frame
1) Any Bumper is legal. Homemade cannot be anything crazy ill be the judge.
2) Bumpers must be attached to stock bumper shocks, no extra metal allowed. Shocks may be welded, no extra metal allowed. Shocks and welds may not go more than 8” back from center of core support mount. You may hard nose bumper to frame and eliminate the shock and adding a 8in plate or tube behind bumper.
3) Notching and dimpling of the frame is allowed.
4) pre-bending is ok but dont go crazy.
5) No creasing or squaring of the frame is allowed.
6) 03+ FOMOCO products are allowed with the stock cradle, no exceptions to this rule. No brackets or shocks can be inside of frame.
• Driver’s Cage/ Roll Bar
1) You may have a 4-point cage which consists of a dash bar, a bar behind seat, and a bar along driver and passenger door. Connecting the four bars is allowed by welding. Cage cannot be attached in any way to body mounts. You may run a roll bar which can be attached to the roof in 2 spots. You may have one outside driver’s door bar no more than 2” past the door seam. ***You may have (4) down bars that are welded to top side of frame only! 3x3 max tubing. They have to be attached to side bars and can not go past front or back of side bar. MUST BE VERTICAL!****
2) Gas tank protector may be mounted off rear seat bar and must be 4” away from sheet metal and no more than 24” wide.
3) Door Bars cannot exceed 60” Max.
• Body Mounts
*new* 1) Core support may be changed to a 1” max bolt, 5” x 5” washer max. 4” max space between core support and frame. No adding extra body bolts or mounts. All other body mounts can be replaced up to a 1/2 bolt no longer then 6in long. 2 nuts and two 3x3 washers 1/4 per bolt location. Must have a rubber spacer or a hockey puck 1in thick. If you have one rusted out message me first!
• Hood/Trunk
1) Hood must be open for inspection. After you pass inspection, you may bolt, wire, or chain your hood in (6) spots.
2) Trunk may be chained in (4) spots using 3/8” chain max.
3) You may have (7) 3/8” drip rail bolts between 3 drip rails.
4) You may have (2) max – 1” threaded rod in core support.
5) Front chains (core support) may go around the bumper or frame, NOT BOTH.
6) Only (2) of the trunk chains may go around the frame or bumper, NOT BOTH.
7) One chain per hole or two strands or #9-gauge wire per hole.
8. You may have (2) max – 1" threaded rod in trunk. Must go through body mount hole or welded vertically to the frame. (3” max to frame)
• Doors
1) Driver’s door may be welded shut for safety. Doors must be chained (2 chains per door max), wired, or welded shut. No chains or wire may go around the frame. ***Vertical seams may be welded 20 inches total each with 1/8 max. May have one 2x3 1/8 plate per horizontal seam!***
• Engine/Drivetrain
1) May run a J.W. style ultra-bell. No other aftermarket ultra-bells are allowed!
2) Transmission coolers allowed but lines must be safely protected. Motors may be swapped, example: Ford to Chevy and so on. Slider drive shafts allowed.
3) Aftermarket motor mount is ok long as it has rubber bushings, 2 additional chains are allowed; 1 per side to go from head to engine crossmember. Lower engine cradle with pulley protector are allowed, must use factory style rubber mounted motor mount.
4) No aftermarket tail shafts. Transmission must be rubber mounted.
5) You may run aftermarket steering columns.
*new* 6) Any rear end is legal. (3) strands #9 wire or one 3/8 chain per side. Must use stock control arms, no added metal or tube arms!
7) If you need to relocate transmission cross member you can weld a piece of angle iron 2x2x1⁄4”x6” long to frame and set cross member on. You may also use a 2x2x1⁄4” box tube straight across and must use rubber transmission mount. Cross member must be centered on angle iron.
8 ) 03 and up Engine Mounting: You may fabricate an engine mount pad that bolts to upper a-arm mounting bolt and another to factory engine mounting lug in alum. Cradle, mounting pad can be no wider than 8” max, 1/4" thick. You may not connect mount to mount. There must be a 1⁄2” gap between the mount you make and the inside frame rail. At the top that bolts through the (2) cradle bolts it can sit tight! (You will not run if there is no gap.
• Suspension
1) You may add a spacer block on top or bottom of strut or coil spring to gain height. You may change out front springs for height as well. Since rads are expensive I will allow a (2) 2in weld or (2) 2x4 1/8 plate on front side of upper control arm for height up front that’s it!
2) Leafs must be factory from the car you are running, don’t add any!
3) Max of (5) spring clamps per side. ABSOLUTELY no welding or attaching clamps to frame in any way. 3/8” max bolts for clamps.
4) Must use stock ball joints or OEM replacement. Must bolt directly in.
5) aftermarket tie rods ok but have to have stock size ends!
• Rear Ends
*new* 1) You may any rear end.
2) You may have hump chains – must go around frame (not body), no welding of the chains!
3) Rear end may be welded to gain posi-traction.
4) stock rear control arms not reinforcing them
• Tires
1) Tires no bigger than 16 inches, No split rims, No studded tires. Doubled tires and Solid Tires are ok – we don’t want any flats!!! Valve stem protectors are ok. Tires may be screwed to rims.
2) Wheel reinforcement is allowed as long as the wheel starts with a stock wheel, and the reinforcement stays within the factory bead. Bead locks are permitted in this class. Bead locks may be no more than 20” in diameter and can be on inside of tire only.
Plate rule- Fresh get 4 6X6 1/4 plates, Pre ran get 8 6X6 1/4 plates