Roadster in S/ST?

BLIND MULE · 08-10-2013, 06:04 PM

Are they still allowed I ask because I have an older car that was a convertible and want to build a roadster. Do they require a Tonneau cover on all open door type cars? What is the weight for S/ST and Hot/Rod?

Thanks!

Adger Smith · 08-11-2013, 01:38 AM

After looking at the NHRA rules a key sentence would be convertibles & cars that came with removable tops may run without tops.
I also find: Cars without tops do not require
working doors.
I think the way it is worded it does not allow a car like the late mod vettes built as topless roadsters.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 08-11-2013, 12:17 PM

I know to run my ST series you must working doors, factory roof, windows , more less a real car, not a funny car bodies roadster or a real roadster.

BLIND MULE · 08-11-2013, 12:53 PM

This is a real car with the vin.# and working doors. Was driven on the road for many years ole grandma car!!! Stock hood and trunk all lights work even horn too.

Carl Juliano · 08-11-2013, 01:20 PM

Yes, you can run a roadster in S/ST. I remember one a few years back in D1, it was a 27 ford roadster. As long as its left hand steer and makes the 2800# min.
I also remember a 68-72 stock style Vette that ran without its hardtop.

Adger Smith · 08-11-2013, 04:05 PM

Bob Albert # BA1927
He had the car for sale here on Class Racer and listed as S/G S/ST and I called him on it. He said they had won a D-1 Pts meet with it.
By the NHRA rules it doesn't need doors because it was a car that came without a top.
1927 Fords did not have tops.
Google 1927 Ford and follow the rules.
See this line out of the NHRA rules -- Cars without tops do not require
working doors.
Copy out of NHRA Rules
BODY
Must be full-bodied car. Coupes, sedans, street roadsters, vans,
pickups, sports cars, and panel trucks permitted. Fiberglass bodies
permitted. Door hinges on any lift-off door must have safety pins or
locks. Cars with top and windshield must have two driver exits.
Convertibles and cars that came with removable tops may run
Section 7, page 4 Super Street
Super Street Section 7, page 5
without top. Tops may be chopped. Cars without tops do not require
working doors. Bodies may be channeled or sectioned. Street
roadsters, sports cars, and convertibles may remove top and
windshield.

As for the car that was a convertable it can run with the top removed or down.

BLIND MULE · 08-11-2013, 04:48 PM

If I do This car it will be different!

Thanks!

G E T Racin · 08-11-2013, 08:58 PM

I did it in nhra div one with a vette roadster for a few years. body was built in 97 and looked like a 61/62 vette. theres no reason you couldn't use a late model vette. The hardest part is making legal weight.

sst1226 · 08-11-2013, 08:59 PM

This car ran s/st at the 1997 Dutch Classic.

BLIND MULE · 08-12-2013, 12:48 AM

SST1226 I like your car mine will be a little older 1964 and a Ford not a Mustang!

I like the factory windshield look is it mandatory or can you not have one and use a small one like on the roadsters now? Does the passenger compartment have to be covered also? Sorry for all the questions but want answers from people that have ran them! I saw a 66 Chevy 2 that was converted it looked great also a few 57 Chevy's ! Any pics of cars please post.

Thanks!

08-10-2013, 06:04 PM	#1
BLIND MULE Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 318 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Roadster in S/ST? Are they still allowed I ask because I have an older car that was a convertible and want to build a roadster. Do they require a Tonneau cover on all open door type cars? What is the weight for S/ST and Hot/Rod? Thanks!

08-11-2013, 01:38 AM	#2
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? After looking at the NHRA rules a key sentence would be convertibles & cars that came with removable tops may run without tops. I also find: Cars without tops do not require working doors. I think the way it is worded it does not allow a car like the late mod vettes built as topless roadsters. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS) Last edited by Adger Smith; 08-11-2013 at 01:56 AM. Reason: Add on

08-11-2013, 12:17 PM	#3
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 58 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? I know to run my ST series you must working doors, factory roof, windows , more less a real car, not a funny car bodies roadster or a real roadster. __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

08-11-2013, 12:53 PM	#4
BLIND MULE Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 318 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? This is a real car with the vin.# and working doors. Was driven on the road for many years ole grandma car!!! Stock hood and trunk all lights work even horn too.

08-11-2013, 01:20 PM	#5
Carl Juliano Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Queens, NYC Posts: 294 Likes: 234 Liked 64 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? Yes, you can run a roadster in S/ST. I remember one a few years back in D1, it was a 27 ford roadster. As long as its left hand steer and makes the 2800# min. I also remember a 68-72 stock style Vette that ran without its hardtop. __________________ Carl Juliano TS 1275 John Juliano SG 151 Carl Sr.

08-11-2013, 04:05 PM	#6
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,446 Likes: 575 Liked 880 Times in 311 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? Bob Albert # BA1927 He had the car for sale here on Class Racer and listed as S/G S/ST and I called him on it. He said they had won a D-1 Pts meet with it. By the NHRA rules it doesn't need doors because it was a car that came without a top. 1927 Fords did not have tops. Google 1927 Ford and follow the rules. See this line out of the NHRA rules -- Cars without tops do not require working doors. Copy out of NHRA Rules BODY Must be full-bodied car. Coupes, sedans, street roadsters, vans, pickups, sports cars, and panel trucks permitted. Fiberglass bodies permitted. Door hinges on any lift-off door must have safety pins or locks. Cars with top and windshield must have two driver exits. Convertibles and cars that came with removable tops may run Section 7, page 4 Super Street Super Street Section 7, page 5 without top. Tops may be chopped. Cars without tops do not require working doors. Bodies may be channeled or sectioned. Street roadsters, sports cars, and convertibles may remove top and windshield. As for the car that was a convertable it can run with the top removed or down. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS) Last edited by Adger Smith; 08-11-2013 at 04:18 PM.

08-11-2013, 04:48 PM	#7
BLIND MULE Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 318 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? If I do This car it will be different! Thanks!

08-11-2013, 08:58 PM	#8
G E T Racin Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 66 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? I did it in nhra div one with a vette roadster for a few years. body was built in 97 and looked like a 61/62 vette. theres no reason you couldn't use a late model vette. The hardest part is making legal weight. __________________ Gary T Last edited by G E T Racin; 08-11-2013 at 09:00 PM.

08-11-2013, 08:59 PM	#9
sst1226 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Newark, DE Posts: 63 Likes: 2 Liked 11 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? This car ran s/st at the 1997 Dutch Classic. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mario DiTeodoro III SST/SG1226 STK126M

08-12-2013, 12:48 AM	#10
BLIND MULE Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 318 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Roadster in S/ST? SST1226 I like your car mine will be a little older 1964 and a Ford not a Mustang! I like the factory windshield look is it mandatory or can you not have one and use a small one like on the roadsters now? Does the passenger compartment have to be covered also? Sorry for all the questions but want answers from people that have ran them! I saw a 66 Chevy 2 that was converted it looked great also a few 57 Chevy's ! Any pics of cars please post. Thanks!