[DeTomaso] To Drop or Not to Drop

B Hower b.hower3400 at yahoo.com
Wed Apr 28 20:23:57 EDT 2021 

I agree ... with comment that you can raise seats if you find them too low .... shim to desired height and know if you change seats you have the main item covered ... 
 3400 has dropped pans and Hall seats ... I am not as tall as Dr. but am long torso. I had to remove raised vent on top of helmet for roof clearance. And the head liner is against room .. with no sag. FWIW 

Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be ! ) 

    On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 4:05:40 PM CDT, Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:  
 
 Drop 'em.  It's an easy mod with few downsides.

It gives you more options if you decide to change seats later on.

If you don’t like how low they are, it's easy to raise them.

You can always drop them later on, but as long as you're in bare metal, now is the time to do it.

On 4/28/21, 2:18 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Charles Engles" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of cengles at cox.net> wrote:

    Dear Mike,

                  Ah, an opinion question.

                I am 6'4" and have just enough head room in both Panteras with
    modifications that do not include lowering the floor pan. Decades ago, I got
    to sit in a GT5.  I remarked to the owner that it was so much roomier than
    standard Panteras and he pointed out the factory dropped floor pans.  I was
    impressed by the improvement.  I would say that it will give you more room
    and comfort.  Should you ever want to take to the track, the extra room for
    the helmet is a plus. You'll have more choices of seats.  Finally, there is
    no better time to do it than while the car is on the rotisserie.  

                                  Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


    -----Original Message-----
    From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com] On Behalf
    Of Mike & Elizabeth
    Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 12:23 PM
    To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
    Subject: [DeTomaso] To Drop or Not to Drop

    OK, the forum has been pretty quiet lately so I'll throw this one out there.



    Doug Braun and I are both having our cars restored at the same time by the
    same guy.  Doug has done a dropped floor pan for more clearance when he has
    a helmet on but so far I'm not planning to do a drop.  Since my car is in
    bare metal right now and about to go on the rotisserie for all of the other
    metal work, I'm wondering if I should reconsider while I have the
    opportunity.  Headroom for me has always been just 'adequate' and I do have
    the seat springs removed from the bottom cushion of my C4 seats so I'm
    basically sitting on the floor.  I don't plan to track or autocross the car
    so don't need helmet clearance but it would be nice to be able to consider a
    seat upgrade sometime in the future if the C4's get old.



    Thoughts . . .



    Thanks, Mike Thomas

    Panteras Northwest


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   I agree ... with comment that you can raise seats if you find them too
   low .... shim to desired height and know if you change seats you have
   the main item covered ...

   3400 has dropped pans and Hall seats ... I am not as tall as Dr. but am
   long torso. I had to remove raised vent on top of helmet for roof
   clearance. And the head liner is against room .. with no sag. FWIW
   Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be
   ! )

   On Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 4:05:40 PM CDT, Will Kooiman
   <will.kooiman at gmail.com> wrote:
   Drop 'em.  It's an easy mod with few downsides.
   It gives you more options if you decide to change seats later on.
   If you donat like how low they are, it's easy to raise them.
   You can always drop them later on, but as long as you're in bare metal,
   now is the time to do it.
   i>>?On 4/28/21, 2:18 PM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Charles Engles"
   <[1]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
   [2]cengles at cox.net> wrote:
       Dear Mike,
                     Ah, an opinion question.
                   I am 6'4" and have just enough head room in both
   Panteras with
       modifications that do not include lowering the floor pan. Decades
   ago, I got
       to sit in a GT5.  I remarked to the owner that it was so much
   roomier than
       standard Panteras and he pointed out the factory dropped floor
   pans.  I was
       impressed by the improvement.  I would say that it will give you
   more room
       and comfort.  Should you ever want to take to the track, the extra
   room for
       the helmet is a plus. You'll have more choices of seats.  Finally,
   there is
       no better time to do it than while the car is on the rotisserie.
                                     Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
       -----Original Message-----
       From: DeTomaso [mailto:[3]detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com]
   On Behalf
       Of Mike & Elizabeth
       Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 12:23 PM
       To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
       Subject: [DeTomaso] To Drop or Not to Drop
       OK, the forum has been pretty quiet lately so I'll throw this one
   out there.
       Doug Braun and I are both having our cars restored at the same time
   by the
       same guy.  Doug has done a dropped floor pan for more clearance
   when he has
       a helmet on but so far I'm not planning to do a drop.  Since my car
   is in
       bare metal right now and about to go on the rotisserie for all of
   the other
       metal work, I'm wondering if I should reconsider while I have the
       opportunity.  Headroom for me has always been just 'adequate' and I
   do have
       the seat springs removed from the bottom cushion of my C4 seats so
   I'm
       basically sitting on the floor.  I don't plan to track or autocross
   the car
       so don't need helmet clearance but it would be nice to be able to
   consider a
       seat upgrade sometime in the future if the C4's get old.
       Thoughts . . .
       Thanks, Mike Thomas
       Panteras Northwest
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