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I have thin checkerplate door panels in my super street car and a judge told me they are illegal. The only rule I could see says that they have to be no thicker than the original door panels, which they are not, any judges ruling?
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Super Street Division Passenger Compartment Restrictions
3-9a No modifications to the passenger compartment in front of the trailing edge of the door jamb are permitted.
Additional Guidelines:
· The OEM headliner (or an equivalent replacement) must remain in place for those areas in front of the trailing edge of the door jamb. · The OEM door panels (or an equivalent replacement) must remain in place for those areas in front of the trailing edge of the door jamb. · The OEM carpeting (or an equivalent replacement) must remain in place for those areas in front of the trailing edge of the door jamb. · Sound damping materials may be used throughout the vehicle. For mat-type materials, a maximum of 2 layers may be applied at any given point that is located in front of the door jambs, and an unlimited number of layers may be applied to those areas that fall behind the door jambs. For spray-on materials, a maximum spray thickness of 1/8 inch may be used on surfaces that are located in front of the door jambs, and an unlimited spray thickness may be applied to surfaces that fall behind the door jambs. (Only one type of sound damping material may be used at a given point if that point falls in front of the door jambs.) · Expanding foam may be used sparingly in front of the door jambs to seal small openings or reduce vibration, but may not be used to fill voids or other large cavities (such as the dashboard or doors). An unlimited amount of expanding foam may be used behind the door jambs.
3-9b Competitor’s may fold or remove their seats from the vehicle during competition. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I was at the show you speak of, the thin metal checkerplate would not be alowed to competed at finals without being in extreme. Your intentions were good, the rest of the install was awesome. I would recommend replacing the metal panel with 1/8" hardboard, you would see no loss in spl and it would be legal.
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Thanks Don, that really sucks though, those weren't cheap, and they would be no good in extreme if I ever jumped up a class because they are too flimsy. Thanks for the complement and the recommendation for the hardboard. Did you look at my box? What did you think of the port?
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quote:Originally posted by BoomKing: I have thin checkerplate door panels in my super street car and a judge told me they are illegal. The only rule I could see says that they have to be no thicker than the original door panels, which they are not, any judges ruling?
What is Checkerplate? Is that the same as Diamond plate? JUst curious
quote:Originally posted by BoomKing: don't know what diamond plate is, but checker plate is that thin metal that they make truck boxes out of with the raised pattern on it.
That's diamond plating.
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quote:Originally posted by Stuart Smith: No - they are illegal because they are much stiffer than the OE ones.
Extreme class if you keep them in
Correct. Sam used my door panels as a referance at a 3X'er last year. I'm not too sure who he was but, he got bumped into Extreme. Wood door panels BUT, 3/8" thick. So, 1/8" thick hardboard IS definitly better than what is in there now.
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