08/14/2026
* WINTER SLAM TEAM MOTOR SWAP RULES*
*PLATES FOR TEAM CARS*
-03Up No plates before heats, 4 after heats.
-98-02 down 4 plates fresh plus 2 more after heats.
-old iron 4 plates fresh plus plus 2 more after heats.
🏁Motor swap rules 2026 🏁
1. Car’s allowed 73-11!!! Car must be stripped 100% clean.
*BODY*
1. Doors can be welded in 2 spot’s per vertical seam with a 3”x3” plates. So if you have a 4 door car you can only have 6 plates on one side. Drivers door can be welded solid & can have a door plate.
2. Trunks can be bolted in 8 spots with 3/8 bolt’s through the drip rails. Or they can be welded in 8 spots using 3”x3”x1/4” max plates/ two plates per seam. You can cut trunk halfway off or 90 the trunk lid. Speaker deck has to stay in tact. Can crease with a normal crease job no squeezing what so ever. (There will be no ramp cars)
3. Hoods can be Secured down with #9 wire in three locations per side. YOU CAN DRILL YOUR HOLES & WELD WASHERS ON SO THE WIRE DOESNT RIP THROUGH YOUR SHEET METAL. OR you can use 6-2”x2”x1/4” max angle with one bolt to hold hood down.
4. MUST HAVE FRONT WINDOW BARS! chain, wire or 2-3”x3”x1/4” max flat straps! Hitting 6” on roof & 5” on cow panel.
5. You can bolt your front & rear Quarters in 5 locations with 3/8 bolts.
*CORE SUPPORT*
1. You can change factory front body bolts out with A piece of 5/8 all thread.
2. Can use a piece of 2 1/2”x2 1/2”x 8” tubing MAX for core support spacer’s. For clearance purposes only.
*BUMPERS*
FRONT BUMPERS
1. Can run your aftermarket bumper’s (Chrysler pointy bumpers are not allowed)
2. Can mount bumper’s by hard nosing them with 2-4”x4” mounting plates. Plus a 3”x6” plate from bumper back! These plate’s must be welded on the sides of the frame. These are only to help hold the bumpers on.
3. You can cut back to the factory eye BUT DO NOT TOUCH THE FACTORY EYE PERIOD!!!
BACK BUMPERS
1. Must run a factory back bumper.
2. Must run factory shock for that car.
3. After your bumper is mounted you can weld a 3”x6”x1/4” bumper strap from you bumper to frame or the straps BMS make.
*FRAME*
1. Factory body bolts & bushings. No body bolts can be added & none can be changed from factory. 1” gap from body to frame in all locations.
2. No welding on frame period unless it’s stated in the rule’s.
3. You can dimple or notch your frame. For the back end to Roll.
4.CARS ARE ALLOWED 6 TRUE-4”x4”x1/4” PATCH PLATES BEFORE THE SHOW!
5.EVERY FRAME WILL BE SCOPED & I CAN PROMISE YOU IF ANYTHING IS FOUND THAT ISN’T STATED IN THE RULES YOU WILL GET LOADED WITH NO OPTION TO CUT.
6.You can tilt at the boxes by cutting the flaps & welding them back with a good single pass no bigger then 1”. (No added metal)
*FRONT SUSPENSION*
1. Fords you can change the Wish bone style A arms to box ford A arm’s. MUST HAVE STOCK FACTORY FORD BALL JOINT or OEM REPLACEMENT NO AFTERMARKET.
2. You can weld TOP A arm’s down in two spot’s using 2 1/2”x2 1/2”x1/4” straps. DO NOT ABUSE THIS RULES OR YOU’LL LOSE IT.
3. Front bumper height FROM BOTTOM OF BUMPER TO THE GROUND MAX 22”. IF IT OVER 22” YOU’LL CUT UNTIL ITS RIGHT.
4. Back bumper height FROM THE GROUND TO THE FRAME RAIL 15”. ANYTHING UNDER YOU’LL CUT UNTIL ITS RIGHT!
5. After market tie rods are ok. Must have factory appearing ends!
*DRIVE TRIAN*
1. Can run whatever motor you’d like HEAD PLATE & LOWER CRADLE ONLY! HEADER PROTECTORS ARE ALLOWED.
2. Can run aluminum or steel bells with a adapter plate that can only be 1” taller then the Bell housing
3. Braced 5lugs & 8lugs are allowed. THE REAREND CANT STRENGTHEN THE CAR IN ANYWAY. 98-02 you may use a 3”x3”x3” piece of tubing to mount your lower control arm’s to frame. Two piece ZTR style uppers only for top control arm’s, bolted only.
4. You may chain rearend in two places. Can wrap around rearend & weld two links to center of your humps or can chain to package tray.
5. Factory control arms, You may overlap 2” max & weld back up, you can boxes these in a weld solid or you can use aftermarket control arms ( but they can not strengthen the car in anyway)
6. Factory cross member or a piece of 2 1/2”x2 1/2”x1/4” MAX. You may weld a piece of 3”x3”x6” 1/4” thick angle to mount your crossmember with. (Cross member must go straight across)
7. Slip shafts are allowed
8. Aftermarket steering columns are allowed NO HYDRO STEER.
CAGE*
1. Four point cage no bigger then “2x6”x1/4” material.
2. Side bars 60” max. Can go to firewall has to be 10” from floor.
3. Front bar has to be 6” from Tr**ny tunnel & 6” from firewall
4. Rollover bar has to be straight up & down. It can’t go past side bar’s.
5. Gas tank protectors are allowed to go to sheet metal but the sheet metal cannot be beat in. No welding or bolting back of gas tank protector or you’ll lose it point blank! No wider than 32”
6. You’re allowed 4 spots to wire with #9 wire from cage to frame, 3 strands only ANY MORE THEN THAT YOU’ll CUT THEM OFF. Or you can use 3” wide ratchet straps. The straps can only wrap one time around.
*OLD IRON*
Same rules as what’s stated above!
⁃ leaf spring cars must run factory leaf packs & must mount in factory location.
⁃ If you choose to use stock bumper brackets “for that car” it can only be welded 6” back max. If you abuse this rule you’ll lose it!!!
⁃ All rust repair MUST be approved before it can be fixed.
This is a easy & fun build!! Don’t look into these rules because it’s not going to workout in your favor. If it’s not stated in the rules then you can’t do it. Thanks for y’all’s support.
*03-11*
* starting JULY 25th @ Macon co fair*
03-2011 will be allowed.
-Front bumper must be MAX 22” from ground to bottom of bumper. If it’s over you’ll cut until it’s right.
-you can cut frame back to the front of the factory eye but absolutely no farther or you’ll be loaded. Don’t even touch the factory eye. You can not recess the front bumper with the frame period.
-you’re allowed 2 true- 4”x4”x1/4” mounting plates on each side to help hold bumper on. Plates must touch bumper. Plus can have a true 4”x4”x1/4” plate that can be welded on top of your factory eye.
- you’re allowed 1- 3”x6”x1/4” plate from bumper back. No bumper shocks inside frame.
-you can have a metric bolt in cradle. (Bolted only no welding what so ever) meaning plug welds etc. if found you’ll be loaded no option to cut.
-factory steering racks only, after market tie rods are fine, tie rods must go from rack to spindle, there can’t be a bar/link that goes from spindle to spindle. Strut spacers are ok. Ski high steering shafts are ok but absolutely no Hydro steer.
-Can change upper an arms to steel ones but they must bolt on in factory location & spindles can be swapped for box ford or 98-02. NO aftermarket spindles or welding on spindles.
- you’ll be allowed 2 True- 4”x4”x1/4” plates on frame so choose wisely where they’re placed.
-you’ll also be able to crease the rear quarters with a normal crease job. The rear frame rails must have a dimple on each side at least a 3/4” deep.
- factory core supports or you can cut a 98-02 core support & weld in 3 locations single pass only for radiator.
-NO PITCHING AT ALL.
We’re starting here & seeing how everything goes.
Hope everyone has had a blessed weekend & enjoyed their family and friends.
Thanks & have a blessed day.
