[DeTomaso] Tall Guy Seat Problem

[Mark McWhinney]

My big concern with the dropped pans is that they are more vulnerable to
road hazards.  Since I don't use seats, I am even more at risk.  Some
bracing around the pans would be helpful.

 

From: STEVEN BLUM [mailto:steveblum2 at msn.com] 
Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 5:27 PM
To: Mark McWhinney
Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Tall Guy Seat Problem

 

I installed the 2 inch lowering pans from Hall Pantera. When welding in
the pans I added additional frame support and extra bracing for the seat
bolts. Ithen installed Sparco seats with Deist harnesses using the Hall
sholder bolt brace to replace the stock seat belts. Seat is much more
comfortable. I am 210 lbs and 6 feet tall so the stock seats just did
not work for me. I also instlled the quick release MOmo steering whell
to make it easier getting in and out of the car.

Steven 



 
> Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 19:09:01 -0500
> From: msm at portata.com
> To: artstephens at verizon.net; detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Tall Guy Seat Problem
> 
> http://www.portata.com/panteraadventure/tall_man_conversions.htm
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
[mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
> On Behalf Of Art Stephens
> Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 4:50 PM
> To: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Tall Guy Seat Problem
> 
> I am trying to get my car ready for Reno, in fact I'd like to
> leave a week early to drive out to Colorado before heading for Reno. I
> was planning to reupholster or replace my seat one of these days. I
> drove the car 900 miles in two days back in March. When I got home, my
> tailbone hurt for a couple of days and this was with two inches of
> temporary foam padding on top of my seat. I have been driving around
> town for a week or two with three inches of foam and I now don't think
> that's going to cut it for a two, three or four thousand mile trip. I
> had found a couple of seat cushions on the internet that looked like a
> possible temporary solution, but now I have my doubts as to whether or
> not they would do much good? I talked to a local upholsterer about
> redoing my seat. He wanted four hundred bucks a seat and I'm not even
> sure I would be happy with the results? I have lowered my floor pan by
> making three cuts in it and just pressing down on the back of the
flap.
> I did it this way to avoid removing any more structure from the car
than
> was necessary. Unfortunately, this method probably rules out all but
> the narrowest seats? Anybody got any good ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Art
> 
> 
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