[DeTomaso] To Drop or Not to Drop
Tony Ömalm
tony.omalm at malmgruppen.com
Thu Apr 29 03:49:02 EDT 2021
Hi
I agree to! Don’t drop! 185 cm ( 6,2 ft)
Reposition the backrest and redo the original seat ! It will fit excellent
/ Tony
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> 29 apr. 2021 kl. 04:22 skrev Steve Lisa <stevelisa at patentit.com>:
>
> I should clarify....my son and I are the only drivers, and we drive in
> the same pedal/seat/steering config, with a full cage and helmets.A We
> don't need to adjust the position, other than I add a thin custom foam
> back pack since my arms are shorter (although the mounts are
> adjustable).A With a full cage, I don't see how you escape lowered
> seats.A We love the extra room.
> But, for the occasional helmet use, and with multiple drivers, I would
> likely not lower the floor. There are seat options that make daily
> driving accommodating, IMHO.
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> On Wed, Apr 28, 2021, 19:07 Julian Kift <[2]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> A A To add to what other have stated;
> A A Not all lowered floor pans are the same, the method of lowering
> A A combined with the chosen seat bears a large influence on the
> outcome.
> A A The tip back method of adding triangulated portions and a rear
> section
> A A simply lowers the back of the seat, but retains the fore-aft
> seat
> A A adjustment. Many seats like your C4 Corvette have a raised
> front
> A A bolster and don't lend themselves well to this style of pan
> with added
> A A rake, I personally then find them awkward and uncomfortable.
> A A A full 4-sided drop pan lowers the seat vertically, but one
> usually
> A A loses the fore-aft adjustability. Then with a low seat one's
> legs are
> A A outstretched almost on the remaining stock forward stock height
> floor
> A A section.
> A A The later GT5 style of lowered floor (despite Mr. Drew's
> opinion and my
> A A own opposingly biased one) is the best execution, it offers all
> options
> A A of seats to be installed with spacers if required (fore or aft
> for rake
> A A adjustment or all 4 for height) and provides for 2" of
> additional head
> A A room. This allows for any combination of seat to be installed
> and
> A A adjusted to the right (or wrong) height as I can attest to
> having
> A A driven my GT5 the 12 hours straight home from Phoenix after
> purchase,
> A A it took a week to work that crick out of my neck!
> A A If I had a car in bare metal and wanted to lower floors, I
> would
> A A personally go GT5 full floor route, but taht is stock in a GT5
> and
> A A there's a lot to be said for staying stock, especially now you
> are
> A A retired and the freshly painted garage queen is probably
> destined to
> A A rarely see the light of day until lack of use forces a sale.
> A A Julian
> A A
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> A A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] To Drop or Not to Drop
> A A I tend to agree with the don't-cut folks. I'm 6'2" and by
> simply and
> A A cheaply modifying the stock (early) seat back-rake angle, I
> always had
> A A plenty of headroom even when wearing a helmet. Plus, I shared
> the car
> A A with a 5'2" wife who obviously did not need a dropped floor, so
> it
> A A would have forced us to carry some sort of booster aboard a
> rather
> A A small street car. The adjustable-rake seat(s) make getting
> either of us
> A A comfortable a few seconds adjustment in either seat- even while
> on the
> A A road.
> A A Cutting the floor often means you lose fore-&-aft seat
> adjustment for
> A A pedal position as well. If so, floor mods can complicate the
> situation
> A A with multiple drivers & pedal extensions etc. If you're the
> only
> A A driver, cut away (just not the floor-stiffening crossmember.
> The
> A A Pantera monococque is none too stiff anyway!)
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> A A Sent: Wed, Apr 28, 2021 4:39 pm
> A A Subject: [DeTomaso] To Drop or Not to Drop
> A A A Don't do it!
> A A A From everything you've told us, you don't need to, so
> don't.A If and
> A A A when the time comes that you need to make an adjustment for
> more
> A A A headroom (e.g. because of a new seat), you can modify it
> then.A And
> A A A frankly, there are less intrusive ways to get more headroom
> before
> A A A going to dropped floor pans.
> A A A That's my 2-cents, and it's only worth what you paid for
> it!A :)
> A A -------------- original message --------------
> A A A OK, the forum has been pretty quiet lately so I'll throw
> this one out
> A A A there.
> A A A Doug Braun and I are both having our cars restored at the
> same time
> A A by
> A A A the same guy.A Doug has done a dropped floor pan for more
> clearance
> A A A when he has a helmet on but so far I'm not planning to do a
> drop.
> A A A Since my car is in bare metal right now and about to go on
> the
> A A A rotisserie for all of the other metal work, I'm wondering if
> I should
> A A A reconsider while I have the opportunity.A Headroom for me
> has always
> A A A been just `adequate' and I do have the seat springs removed
> from the
> A A A bottom cushion of my C4 seats so I'm basically sitting on
> the floor.
> A A I
> A A A don't plan to track or autocross the car so don't need
> helmet
> A A clearance
> A A A but it would be nice to be able to consider a seat upgrade
> sometime
> A A in
> A A A the future if the C4's get old.
> A A A Thoughts . . .
> A A A Thanks, Mike Thomas
> A A A Panteras Northwest
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