[DeTomaso] Dropped Pans?

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

The simplest way is, do your seats adjust position fore and aft? If so, the 
pans are likely not dropped. Most dropped-pan setups cut the floor under 
the seat to make a metal pocket, dropping them 1-2" while not cutting the 
stamped crossmembers in the floor. That effectively prevents the seat from 
travelling back & forth. Strangely, many cars with dropped pans and thus no fore 
and aft adjustment, still keep the adjustment rails which RAISE the seats 
about 1" above the floor. FWIW- J DeRyke