scta legal roadster body ?

[mitchell968]

i emailed mr. eyres and the folks at poly form to find out if their 29 ford roadster race body is legal for scta or not ?  any ideas? ?                                                                               thanks                   mitchell

[maguromic]

There are lots of those Poly Form bodies running in SCTA.  Just be careful of the 33-34 roadster body, its a coupe cut down and the door widths are different between the coups and roadsters.  When in doubt get it in writing from the powers, remember nobody will care if its legal till you set a record. Tony

[mitchell968]

good to know .  thanks tony ...... and i thinks thats a position upgrade.

[dw230]

According to someone who had a body idea rejected, there is NO SCTA legal roadster body being produced currently.

DW

[mitchell968]

they advertise a 29 race body?

[mitchell968]

now whats one to think ?   
                           mitchell

[dw230]

I think someone should continue to attempt a contact to the person listed in the rulebook. There is an email address and two phone numbers, page 176.

DW

[NathanStewart]

they advertise a 29 race body?

that just means you wouldn't want to use the body on the street, ie very thin and usually not as nice, not as much structure, and no doors (usually). 

[Nortonist 592]

From the minutes of the SCTA board meeting March 17, 1941.  "Vic Edlebrock attempted to define a roadster".   Things don't look to have changed much.

[DSR88]

If your looking for a 29 body you need to call Mike Cook,Cook Motorsports I got the first one he produced nice!!!!!!!!!! 951-278-4243

[jimmy six]

As a caution with any fiber glass body try to get the measurments of a steel body siting on an original frame for measurments. Guys can nitpick any aftermarket body but that is actually not the SCTA's intent. Many would just take the body out of the crating and put in on a frame. That's the start of the problem. Many come pinched in.

You need the measurments so it sits correctly. Doors widths, body widths behind the door, bottom and top, etc need to be in the correct proportion to an actually steel body even if they are not "EXACTY" the same. No one can tell 1/4" by sight but everyone can tell 2".

All the body revels must there and not ground off to "look good" (ask Murray and Alman on that one) and a 29 has lots of them............Good luck   

[dw230]

That reminds me JD. Miller and I have been talking about adding a rule that all OEM body revels must be in place. What do you think?

DW

[Stan Back]

And maybe address flush doors.  Doesn't really matter now that a door is longer than stock -- if it's only indicated with a line.  How 'bout hinges, too?

[DSR88]

DW are you talking about a street roaster or all roasters?

[Stan Back]

Roasters?  I thought it was about fryers.