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2024 RUSTY BOLT RULES

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   CAR REQUIREMENTS

  • Any V8 cylinder car/truck providing it meets all safety requirements listed in the general rules.

  • No 4 wheel or all wheel drives. 

  • No Turbos, Superchargers, or Nitrous are allowed.

  • Gas only NO ALCOHOL!

  • Car must weigh at least 3,200 lbs. with driver at the end of the race. 

 

   BODY & FRAME

  • May run stock or aftermarket bodies. (No late model noses)

  • May run a maximum of a 5in spoiler.

  • Front firewall must remain stock, and in the stock location.

  • Must have stock floor pans from the front firewall to the back of the front floor pan behind the seat.

  • Must have a firewall between the trunk area, and driver’s compartment.

  • All holes must be sealed (firewall, floor pans, and rear firewall etc..).

  • No lightening or shortening of frame must have full frame. Can replace rear frame rails with square tubing behind rear-end. 

 

   ENGINE & TRANSMISSION

  • Engine must be in stock location.

  • V8 engines must be the same make of car ex. (GM-GM, FORD-FORD).

  • Chevy’s must run a 305 only. Ford’s must run a 302 only. Olds must run 307 only.

  • Unaltered quadrajet or a Holley 4412 2-barrel carburetor only (Must have choke horn). Carbs will be gauged no XP carbs.

  • 1 in. carburetor spacer/adapter allowed if you run the 4412.

  • Stock cast iron dual plain intake. No aluminum, Highrise, boat or bowtie intakes allowed.

  • No porting or polishing of the intake.

  • Any HEI distributor is allowed. No MSD boxes, and no ignition boxes.

  • Stock factory cast iron heads. No porting or polishing. No vortec heads.

  • No aftermarket engine blocks.

  • 1.94 and 1.5 valves only. Stock 1.5 rocker arms must have stock markings. May run screw in or pin in studs.  

  • Stock cast iron manifolds. No headers or aftermarket manifolds allowed.

  • Camshaft must be hydraulic only with a maximum of a .410 lift. Nowhere on the cam rotation should it exceed more than a 410 lift.

  • Must have stock length push rods (no shortening or lengthening of push rods).

  • Flat top or dish pistons only with a maximum bore of 0.60.

  • 5.7 I beam connecting rods. 

  • Absolutely no stroked or destroked engines. Pistons cannot come out of the block.

  • Stock stroke stock appearing no lightweight crankshaft minimum of 48lbs.

  • Can run racing oil pan, valve covers, air filters, aluminum pulleys, and aluminum radiators.

  • Quick steer and aftermarket steering are allowed.

  • No other high-performance racing parts.

  • Stock transmissions with stock working torch convertor. Stock manual transmissions allowed with stock flywheel, pressure plate, and clutch.

  • No racing clutches or lightened flywheels.

 

   REAR-ENDS & SUSPENSION

  • Stock rear ends or may run 9 in. ford floater. May run locked rear ends.

  • Rear end, mounts, and suspension must be in the stock location.

  • May run any suspension spring provided it is in the stock location.

  • No wedge bolts on front or rear. No spring spacers or spring buckets allowed.

  • Stock trailing arms can be boxed, and can run stock length aftermarket trailing arms. No adjustable arms or offset bushings. Mounts and trailing arms must be in the stock location. 2 ¾ inch maximum from bottom of rear end housing to center of control arm bolt.

  • Stock upper and lower A arms.

  • May run nonadjustable tubular upper A arms with unaltered mounts.

  • No adjustable or rebuildable shocks. No straighter valves or bulb shocks, and no heim joint shocks. $75 per shock non deniable claim. Track has the right to claim shocks during any racing event. 1 shock per wheel in stock location. 

 

   WHEELS TIRES & BRAKES

  • 8 in. maximum racing wheels. Bead locks are allowed. No homemade wheels allowed. 1 in. lug nuts on all 4 wheels. 

  • All 4 wheels must be the same size. No staggering of wheels.

  • DOT tires or 8in Hoosiers or American racers.

  • Must have all 4 working brakes. No brake bias at all.

  • Can run dual master cylinder. Can not be adjusted or pivot at all must go down together and straight. 

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 If you are disqualified for the following Motor, Transmission, suspension, or the refusal of a tear down or any claim you will lose all points for that night along with an additional 100 points.

 Any car that is dominating will be required to add weight at the tracks request.

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