dove tail

[razor rc]

are we allowing dove tailing on our comp trucks??

[Bustedcrawler]

Re: dove tail

• 2.1.2 - Bodied vehicles: Any support chassis allowed. Body must be 3” minimum height on sides. No
less than 12.5” total length and full original width, and no less than 5” in the center. All bodies should
resemble its original form (Jeep bodies look like a Jeep)

So by this section in the rules, the CENTER can not be touched at all! However, either end maybe dovetailed. AS long as you keep the original form intact.

[Rockbound]

Re: dove tail

it reads by those rules that the body must be full width. how do you see that dove tailing is allowed. It doesn't read that way to me.

[Racer4Life]

Re: dove tail

Doesn't look like it is allowed to me either!

[Rckcrwlr]

Re: dove tail

My interpetation on this is that you cannot cut the body down the middle, take 2 inches out and then fuse it back together. That is narrowing the full width. Dovetailing is only narrowing the back or front...

[razor rc]

Re: dove tail

all i wanted to do was narrow the rear alittle because my tires rub the bed of my chevy and the sides are cut the hole way off just like the rear the rear is just flat no bed sides/tailgate at all. (ive seen it done for other comp trucks) (thats why i need to buy that chevy body off of you john)

[Rckcrwlr]

Re: dove tail

all i wanted to do was narrow the rear alittle because my tires rub the bed of my chevy and the sides are cut the hole way off just like the rear the rear is just flat no bed sides/tailgate at all. (ive seen it done for other comp trucks) (thats why i need to buy that chevy body off of you john)

[razor rc]

Re: dove tail

all i wanted to do was narrow the rear alittle because my tires rub the bed of my chevy and the sides are cut the hole way off just like the rear the rear is just flat no bed sides/tailgate at all. (ive seen it done for other comp trucks) (thats why i need to buy that chevy body off of you john)

I still got my stock ax-10 body if it wont pass tech.

[Rckcrwlr]

Re: dove tail

[quote=razor rc]

all i wanted to do was narrow the rear alittle because my tires rub the bed of my chevy and the sides are cut the hole way off just like the rear the rear is just flat no bed sides/tailgate at all. (ive seen it done for other comp trucks) (thats why i need to buy that chevy body off of you john)

I still got my stock ax-10 body if it wont pass tech.[/quote:9u4rt139]


The was that you are going to cut my C-10 Body...

[razor rc]

Re: dove tail

[quote=Rckcrwlr]

all i wanted to do was narrow the rear alittle because my tires rub the bed of my chevy and the sides are cut the hole way off just like the rear the rear is just flat no bed sides/tailgate at all. (ive seen it done for other comp trucks) (thats why i need to buy that chevy body off of you john)

I still got my stock ax-10 body if it wont pass tech.

The was that you are going to cut my C-10 Body... [/quote:211028ms]


im not going to cut it. the wheel wells will be cut out for x-10's super flexy suspension.

[Bustedcrawler]

Re: dove tail

it reads by those rules that the body must be full width. how do you see that dove tailing is allowed. It doesn't read that way to me.

The intent, which never got put into the rules, is that the CAB has to remain orginal width. You can dovetail. This is unclear in the rules, and will be brought up for clarification.

Why dont you just flat cut the bed area, like my F650 body was? That looks better than a dovetail job.

[razor rc]

Re: dove tail

Why dont you just flat cut the bed area, like my F650 body was? That looks better than a dovetail job.

it already is. my tires still run the body front and rear.

[Bustedcrawler]

Re: dove tail

Why dont you just flat cut the bed area, like my F650 body was? That looks better than a dovetail job.

it already is. my tires still run the body front and rear.

Sounds like you way too much flex then. I would try to limit flex before dovetailing a body.

[Rockbound]

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i personally think dovetailing it would look better than cutting it straight.

the rule deffiinitaly needs re worded if dovetailing is allowed!

[Bustedcrawler]

Re: dove tail

i personally think dovetailing it would look better than cutting it straight.

the rule deffiinitaly needs re worded if dovetailing is allowed!

This is something that has been brought up, and I will reremind the rest of the commitee about.