[DeTomaso] Dropped floor pans

[Rob Dumoulin]

I got hold of Steve Wilkenson.  FYI The Space City Pantera site has Hall
Pantera's number listed for Steve.  Somebody needs to fix that or I need to
go to the source to get my phone numbers.

Steve told me that the channel going North/South that looks structural is
not and can be cut.  He also told me I need to trim down 1/2 inch from the
top of the East/West support in the front and add in a piece of steel to add
structurem and something to weld the pan to.

Steve also said that I can trim back the parking brake box, which I've
always though was not structural on the seat side.

I suspect my car will be a Flinstones-mobile for a few weeks until I get
this all correct.

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 6:19 PM, Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com> wrote:

> If you're not talking about the cooling tubes..... I for one need a
> picture.
>
> Asa jay
>
> Quoting Rob Dumoulin <rob at dumoulins.net>:
>
> > This is a tube steel member that goes down the length of the car.  Not
> part
> > of the floor pan.
> >
> > On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 5:55 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> In a message dated 11/5/10 2:53:45 PM, rob at dumoulins.net writes:
> >>
> >>
> >> I took measurements based on what Dan said and realized that there is a
> >> major structural member that runs between where my seat mount holes are
> and
> >> the where the floor pan meets the center console.  I thought the pan
> would
> >> just drop in and tie into the frame.. There is no way I'm going to cut
> the
> >> frame.  Is my drop pan ill conceived?
> >>
> >>
> >> No, your fears are ill-founded, I believe.  The Kirk Evans/Pantera East
> >> dropped floor pans are HEAVY duty steel, and are almost assuredly
> stronger
> >> than any floppy Italian structure you cut out to install them.
> >>
> >> Mike
> >
> >
> >
> >
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