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Interior pan advice please - 3 piece ok?
rooman:
Exactly, but it is what is in the book and that is all that the tech guys have for reference.
dreracecar:
but nothing into reference to F/C or Altereds for which the feet are pretty much on the floor pan
Draw 3D:
--- Quote ---2019 NHRA Rulebook and 2019 HRHS Rulebook General Regulations
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7:5 FLOOR
All cars without floors must be equipped with floor pans made of steel or aluminum that must extend the full length and width of the driver compartment to the rear of the driver’s seat. Cars equipped with floors or belly pans made of fiberglass or other breakable material must have metal subfloors. In all cars with OEM fiberglass floors, a crossmember (minimum 2 inches x 2 inches, .083-inch wall thickness square tubing) must be installed between framerails for proper driver’s seat, seat belt, shoulder harness, and crotch strap installation. Belly pans and subfloors enclosing engine or driver compartment must contain suitable drain holes so that liquids and foreign matter cannot collect, thus creating a fire hazard. Minimum .032-inch aluminum or .024-inch steel. In certain instances, an NHRA-accepted panel made of composite material may be substituted for steel or aluminum. Contact the NHRA Technical Services Department for list of accepted composite panels. Use of magnesium prohibited.
THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER:
One additional consideration:
Last fall at the NHRA Div. III E.T. Bracket Finals I got bounced from tech. I had a full belly pan but the PG trans was exposed in the driver's compartment, requiring a metal "tunnel" over the drivetrain. Truth be told, I had the necessary trans cover but I left it off to give me a little more room in the car.
I'm not sure if FEDs have to also have a trans cover ( or a Fuel car driver's suit) but I'd check to be sure.
A team member brought me the necessary cover and I got to race.
Paul New:
--- Quote from: THE FRENCHTOWN FLYER on March 18, 2019, 07:18:12 PM ---One additional consideration:
Last fall at the NHRA Div. III E.T. Bracket Finals I got bounced from tech. I had a full belly pan but the PG trans was exposed in the driver's compartment, requiring a metal "tunnel" over the drivetrain. Truth be told, I had the necessary trans cover but I left it off to give me a little more room in the car.
I'm not sure if FEDs have to also have a trans cover ( or a Fuel car driver's suit) but I'd check to be sure.
A team member brought me the necessary cover and I got to race.
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-20 suit and your fine without trans cover
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