I am asking for help here, not to try & prove any point, simply to find what the actual rule is. My floorpan is riveted to the frame (as most were when my car was constructed). I have been told that this is illegal & after reading the story about Williams old car, clearly he was too. I have tryed to find where i say it in the CAMS manual but I am unable to find anything that directly says it or anything that may imply it.
I have looked under general requirements for off road vehicles. All I can find is - Under protection refering to floorpan "shall not be of a temporary nature but shall be joined together & firmly fixed to the coachwork or chassis" I have also looked to see where it says you cant drill the chassis & all I can find is a dirct reference to the "roll cage" that says under "roof" "the drilling of holes in any part of the rollover protection to facilitate the mounting of the roof is not permitted".
Sorry, I have enough trouble finding anything with the online manual. Around a campfire at a race gets the best advice (although usually incorrect). Not much point asking scrutineers, as they all decipher rules differently too.
I feel sorry for racers like yourself, its a unnecessary hassle! I am nearly finished a full rebuild, and added barwork that no-one can tell me if its required or not, but I wont risk arguing anymore, easier to comply!....or give up?
If your floorpan is riveted to your frame it is up to the Silver scrutineer to determine if possible whether the bar work underneath might have cracks etc. Yes some scrutineers do decipher the rules differently, but the question of floor pans riveted to the frame was raised at NSW Scruitineering Panel last year, who took it up with CAMS, and the advice given was that the Scruitineer could make the call on each vehicle when it is presented. Generally buggies that have been stripped down and maintained regularly, the scrutineers have had no problems with, but those that have just had running repairs only, once up on the hoist, it is obvious to everyone that there are cracks, holes etc and the scrutineer would naturally ask you to remove the floor pan as the chances are very high, that the frame that it is riveted to, is suspect.
Many thanks Elaine, so just to clarify it is your understanding that it is not illegal to have a floorpan rivited direct to the frame & also there is a chance that the floorpan doesn't need to be removed if the silver scrutineer considers the vehicle to be well maintianed. Thanks.
