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THE NATIONAL STANDARD FOR TEMPLATE BODIES

ABC NEXTGEN
BODY PANEL SPECIFICATIONS
FRONT NOSE:
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In the event that the lower part of the nose has been worn off, a replacement wear strip may be installed on the nose. This part will be made from plastic only, and must measure a maximum of 1-7/8 inches tall (photo N1). The valance piece must be mounted in the same plane as the original air dam and will be subject to tech approval.
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The nose is manufactured with a finished wheel opening and must not be altered in any way (photo N2).
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The nose piece must be supported by a tubular support to the chassis. These support tubes must remain on the inside of the nose piece and may not extend through or past the bumper.
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The maximum front overhang from the centerline of the spindle to the leading edge of the lower air dam at the centerline is 47 inches (photo N3 and photo N4).
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The maximum distance from the bumper line to the leading edge of the air dam is 4-1/2 inches including the wear strip. This dimension will be regulated by the Nose Centerline template (photo N5).
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The nose must fit the Nose Centerline and Fender templates within the allowable tolerances (photo N6).
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The maximum width of the nose at the wheel opening will be 79-1/2 inches. This dimension can be checked with the Nose Side-to-Side template (photo N7).
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The shape between the Nose Centerline and Fender templates at nose/hood intersection will be controlled with the Hood Pin Bar template (photo N8).
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The grill area above the bumper line cannot be cut out for any reason. All radiator cooling air must be obtained from the grill area below the bumper line.
HOOD:
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The only alterations allowed to the hood will be trimming the outer edge to fit the nose, fenders, and cowl.
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All hoods must be adequately braced so they do not deform under racing conditions.
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The hood must fit tight to the fenders and cowl at all times.
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The only open holes allowed to be drilled in the hood are for the hood pins, and only one hole is allowed per pin.
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All hoods shall have a minimum of four positive locating pins across the leading edge of the hood. Each hood pin is allowed only one hole for the fastening clip (photo H1).
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The hood must fit the Nose Centerline (photo H2) & Body Centerline template (photo H3) within the allowable tolerances with the hood pins installed.
FENDERS:
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Only approved fiberglass or molded plastic fenders produced by approved manufacturers containing visible labels will be allowed for competition.
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The only alterations allowed to be made will be trimming excess material from the trailing edge of the fender at the fender/door intersection to allow for wheelbase variations.
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All fenders must be flange fitted to the nose.
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Wheel openings may not be larger than 7 inches from the edge of the wheel (not the tire) on the front & rear of the wheel opening (photo F1). Altering the wheel openings is prohibited.
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The left fender must fit the Left Fender/Nose template (photo F2) and the right fender must fit the Right Fender/Nose template (photo F4) within the allowable tolerances. There are dimples on the top of the nose air dam to indicate the proper position for the fender template at the front as shown in photo (photo F3).
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The front edge of the fender behind the tire can not be more than 2" inward from the outside of the sidewall of the tire on both sides of the body.
ROOF:
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A common roof will be used for all body styles. The roof is manufactured in two sections, front & rear. The cowl is integrated into the front section of the roof. The “B” & “C” pillars as well as the deck lid filler are integrated into the rear-roof section.
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The roof is designed to be 2-1/2 inches left of the centerline of the body.
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Roof rails will not be permitted.
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The roof height is measured 10 inches back from the windshield/roof intersection on the centerline. The height will be 47 inches minimum. This dimension coincides with the minimum rear door height of 33 inches and the minimum deck lid height of 34-1/4 inches. If these dimensions are higher, the roof height must increase by the same amount. This height will be checked using the “Referee” (photo R1).
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The air intake opening must be 2-1/2 inches x 20 inches plus or minus 1/16 inch (photo R2 & photo R3). This will be regulated by the Air Intake template (photo R4).
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Quarter panel window areas must be cut out to scribe line and have polycarbonate windows in both the left & right sides.
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The shape of the roof is regulated with the Body Centerline template (photo H3), the Roof Rear Side-to-Side template (photo R6), & the Roof Front Side-to-Side template (photo R8).
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The correct location for the Body Centerline template (photo H3) is 2-3/4 inches to the right of the hashmarks at the front and rear of the roof. From the roof, the template extends down to the hood at the front and between the spoiler halves at the rear. The hashmarks are located above the windshield and above the rear window.
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The Roof Rear Side-to-Side template (photo R6) is located at the top corners of the rear window at a 90° angle to the roof (photo R8). It extends down the quarter panel across the quarter window, over the top of the quarter panel, and down to the wheel opening.
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The Roof Front Side-to-Side template (photo R8) is located at the top corners of the windshield and extends down to the top of the doors and part way down the side of the door. The proper placement of this template is at a 90° angle to the roof (photo R7) and 20 inches back from the trailing edge of the "A" post where it meets the door.
DOORS:
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The width of the top of the doors will be controlled by both the Roof Front Side-to-Side (photo D1 & photo D2) and the Roof Rear Side-to-Side (photo R6) templates.
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The front of the door must fit in the recess in the base of the “A” pillar (photo D3) and the rear of the door must fit in the recess on the quarter panel (photo D4).
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The height at the rear of the door will be 33 inches minimum. This dimension coincides with the minimum roof height of 47 inches and the minimum deck lid height of 34-1/4 inches. If these dimensions are higher, the door height must increase by the same amount. This height will be checked with a chain on the “Referee” (photo D5).
QUARTER PANELS:
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Wheel openings may not be larger than 7 inches from the edge of the wheel (not the tire) on the front and rear of the wheel opening (photo Q1). Altering the wheel openings is prohibited.
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All quarter panels now are manufactured with a finished rear edge that fits into the recess of the bumper cover. No trimming required as in the original ABC quarter panels.
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The quarter panels must fit the Roof Rear Side-to-Side template within the allowable tolerances (photo Q2).
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The height at the quarter panel/deck lid/bumper cover intersection will be 34-1/2 inches (34-1/4 inches minimum) on both the left and right sides (photo Q3).
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The quarter panels must be mounted at the same plane as the deck lid & the top of the bumper cover as shown (photo Q4).
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The Rear Deck template works with the Body Centerline template (photo Q5) to maintain the proper shape of the decklid and the shape of the top of the quarter panels. It is approximately 2" forward of the decklid hold-down recess (photo Q5).
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The Rear Deck template (photo Q5) has been added from the original builder's template and enhanced to go down the sides of the quarter panels behind the wheel to control the original intended shape of the quarter panel and will also
control the front edge of the quarter panel behind the wheel opening to be 2" inward from the outside of the sidewall of the tire on both sides.
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The quarter panel (in front of wheel) must be perpendicular to the ground for the first 15 inches. The maximum gap is 3/8 inch for the first 15 inches up from ground (photo FDQ1 & photo FDQ2). The measurement will be taken from the leg of the
quarter panel to the framing square as indicated with the arrow.
ROCKER PANELS:
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Only .040” minimum thickness aluminum or molded plastic approved rocker panels produced by approved manufacturers will be allowed for competition.
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Rocker panels must be mounted in a single plane from the front to rear and top to bottom as shown (photo R1, photo R2, & photo R3).
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The only alterations allowed to be made to the rocker panels will be notching for the jack posts and trimming to length.
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The offset in the rocker panel for rigidity must be a maximum of 1/4 inch and must run parallel to the bottom edge of the rocker panel.
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The minimum height of the rocker panel will be 4 inches from the racing surface.
DECK LID:
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Only .040” minimum thickness approved aluminum deck lids produced by approved manufacturers containing visible labels will be allowed for competition.
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The deck lid must be able to be opened for inspection purposes.
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The deck lid must fit to the Body Centerline template within the allowable tolerance of 1/4 inch (as indicated by blue line on template) (photo D1).
REAR BUMPER COVERS:
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The bumper cover is designed in a manner that, when the spoiler is mounted, the dimension from the centerline of the rear axle to the base of the spoiler at the centerline will not exceed 47 inches (photo S4 and photo S5).
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The bumper cover must be supported & securely fastened to prevent it from deforming under race conditions.
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The bumper cover must be mounted to fit the Body Centerline template (photo D1) for the correct rear overhang dimension.
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The bumper cover must be mounted at the same plane as the deck lid & the top of the quarter panel as shown (photo BC1).
SPOILER:
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Only approved spoilers produced by approved manufacturers will be allowed for competition.
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An approved rear spoiler must be a non-adjustable (from the driver’s compartment) part of the body that controls the flow over one surface only.
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There will be two options for the height of the polycarbonate spoiler blades.
Height to be determined by the sanctioning body.
3.1 Option #1 - 6 1/2 inches tall by 60 inches wide.
Option #2 - 5 inches tall by 60 inches wide.
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The maximum width of the spoiler will be measured across the rear of the spoiler (photo S1).
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The maximum height of the top corners of the spoiler left and right will be 41 inches for a 6-1/2-inch spoiler and 39-1/2 inches for a 5-inch spoiler with the deck lid at the correct height.
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The polycarbonate blades must be mounted on the front side of the spoiler base (photo S2).
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The spoiler must maintain the same contour as the bumper cover.
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The spoiler must be centered on the bumper cover seam.
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The spoiler must have a minimum 1/2 inch to maximum 5/8-inch split in the center to accommodate the Body Centerline template (photo S3). The ends of the left and right spoiler halves that create the gap for the Centerline template must be an equal distance from the bumper cover seam.
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The base of the spoiler at the centerline may not exceed 47 inches from the centerline of the rear axle (photo S4 and photo S5).
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Rudders or forward mounted brackets will not be permitted.
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Spoiler supports mounted from the rear side of the spoiler to the bumper cover will be permitted.
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A minimum of the top 3-1/2 inches of the rear spoilers of all cars must be made of clear, unformed polycarbonate with a minimum thickness of 3/16 inch. It is recommended that the majority of this area remains free of visual obstructions.
WINDOW DISCLAIMER:
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All polycarbonate windows must not be installed using rivets as it is likely to shorten the lifespan of the window. The pressure exerted on the surface of the window during rivet installation will eventually cause fracturing and/or stress cracking. Instead, machine screws with nylon lock nuts should be used.
WINDSHIELD:
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A clear, molded polycarbonate windshield with a minimum thickness of 1/8 inch must be used in all cars. The same shape windshield will be used for all body styles. Flat, unmolded windshields are not allowed.
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All windshields must be supported by a minimum of three internal windshield braces to prevent deflection under racing conditions.
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The windshield braces must be mounted in the recesses provided in the window bed.
REAR WINDOW:
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A clear, molded polycarbonate rear window with a minimum thickness of .093 inch must be used in all cars. The same shape rear window will be used for all body styles. Flat, unmolded rear windows are not allowed.
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All rear windows must be supported by a minimum of three internal rear window braces to prevent deflection under racing conditions.
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The rear window braces must be mounted in the recesses provided in the window bed.
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A maximum of three holes will be allowed in the rear window. The holes must lead directly to an adjuster (screw jacks and/or track bar). The maximum diameter of the holes allowed will be 1 inch.
QUARTER PANEL WINDOWS:
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Clear polycarbonate quarter panel windows with a minimum thickness of .093 inch must be used in all cars.
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Flat or molded quarter panel windows are allowed for competition.
DOOR VENT WINDOWS:
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