[DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
Steve Lisa
stevelisa at patentit.com
Tue Feb 2 21:22:25 EST 2021
Doug,
We did exactly that on our Pantera GRp3 build.
We left the front intact to avoid cutting the cross-brace under your feet.
We and angled it down "just enough" to keep the rear of the lowered seat
floor from dragging. Even doing only that -- you need to be very careful
what you cut and then rebrace everything to not weaken the frame. I can
snap some pictures tomorrow or Thursday if you like. We actually have the
seats out of it, as we are redoing the whole car, so now is a good time to
see what we did.
Regarding adjustability, our race seats are mounted securely with side
braces that have slots to allow minor adjustment forward/back and angled.
We now room for helmets and a full roll cage -- but the drivers are 5'10"
or under.
Let me know if you want some pics.
Regards,
Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
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On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 7:07 PM Pantdino via DeTomaso <
detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> I'm sure someone will post with more details or a reference, but my
> recollection is that you don't want to lower the entire floor but
> rather leave the forward portion as it is and angle the floor down as
> it goes rearward. You cut the floor on the sides and rear, bend it
> down, and weld in triangular pieces to support it that way. This lowers
> and tilts the seat bottom. Too much and you'll hit on every speed bump
> you come across.
> Jim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Braun <doug351c at gmail.com>
> To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> Sent: Tue, Feb 2, 2021 5:57 pm
> Subject: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
> Anyone recall a forum posting or article on lowering the floor pans.
> My search has come up empty.
> Doug Braun
> Blue 73L #5505
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Doug,A
We did exactly that on our Pantera GRp3 build.A A
We left the front intact to avoid cutting the cross-brace under your
feet.A We and angled it down "just enough" to keep the rear of the
lowered seat floor from dragging.A Even doing only that -- you need to
be very careful what you cut and then rebraceA everythingA to not
weaken the frame.A I can snap some pictures tomorrow or Thursday if
you like.A We actually have the seats out of it, as we are redoing the
whole car, so now is a good time to see what we did.A A
Regarding adjustability, our race seats are mounted securely with side
braces that have slots to allow minor adjustment forward/back and
angled.A We now room for helmets and a full roll cage -- but the
drivers are 5'10" or under.A
Let meA know if you want some pics.A
Regards,A
Steven G. Lisa, Esq.
The Law Offices of Lisa & Lesko, LLC
Email: SteveLisa at PatentIt.comA
Direct: 480-442-0297
[1]www.PatentIt.com
Scottsdale OfficeA |A P:A 480.535.6656A |A A F:A 480.535.6628A
|A A A:A 7689 East Paradise Lane, Suite 2, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Chicago OfficeA |A P: 312.752.4357A |A F: 312.896.5633A |A A: 55 E.
Monroe Street, Suite 3800, Chicago, IL 60603
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On Tue, Feb 2, 2021 at 7:07 PM Pantdino via DeTomaso
<[2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
A A I'm sure someone will post with more details or a reference,
but my
A A recollection is that you don't want to lower the entire floor
but
A A rather leave the forward portion as it is and angle the floor
down as
A A it goes rearward. You cut the floor on the sides and rear, bend
it
A A down, and weld in triangular pieces to support it that way.
This lowers
A A and tilts the seat bottom.A Too much and you'll hit on every
speed bump
A A you come across.
A A Jim
A A -----Original Message-----
A A From: Doug Braun <[3]doug351c at gmail.com>
A A To: [4]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
A A Sent: Tue, Feb 2, 2021 5:57 pm
A A Subject: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
A A A Anyone recall a forum posting or article on lowering the
floor pans.
A A A My search has come up empty.
A A A Doug Braun
A A A Blue 73L #5505
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