[DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
Julian Kift
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Wed Feb 3 10:47:55 EST 2021
The vendors sell varying degrees of drop from 1 to 3" if I recall, many of these 'pans' are exactly that, a replacement pan to be welded in which also drops the front of the seat pan and depending on your seat style can restrict seat travel forward.
The triangular insert method avoids the forward seat movement restriction above, but does only really lower the rear of the seat i.e. adjust rake to lie back more.
Significantly more work, but a more complete solution is to replace the entire floor pan lowered like the later 9000 series cars. Of course, one can slope the pan starting much more forward and remove the cross brace mid-way. Add some bead rolled ribs to strengthen the pan and/or your own lowered cross brace.
Julian
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
pantera floor-pan lowering kit - Google Search
<https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=pantera+floor-pan+lowering+kit&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdwI2U08zuAhUOuZ4KHQeRBDoQjJkEegQIBxAB&biw=1180&bih=967>
https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=pantera+floor-pan+lowering+kit&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdwI2U08zuAhUOuZ4KHQeRBDoQjJkEegQIBxAB
Lots of info here.
Dave
On 2021-02-02 6:15 p.m., B Hower via DeTomaso wrote:
> 3400 has lowered floor ... level and driver and passenger side ... I
> would think that sloping floor and tilting seat would restrict rear
> travel of seat adjustment ...
> Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may not be
> ! )
>
> On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 8:07:02 PM CST, 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
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> From: Doug Braun <[1]doug351c at gmail.com>
> To: [2]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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The vendors sell varying degrees of drop from 1 to 3" if I recall, many
of these 'pans' are exactly that, a replacement pan to be welded in
which also drops the front of the seat pan and depending on your seat
style can restrict seat travel forward.
The triangular insert method avoids the forward seat movement
restriction above, but does only really lower the rear of the seat i.e.
adjust rake to lie back more.
Significantly more work, but a more complete solution is to replace the
entire floor pan lowered like the later 9000 series cars. Of course,
one can slope the pan starting much more forward and remove the cross
brace mid-way. Add some bead rolled ribs to strengthen the pan and/or
your own lowered cross brace.
Julian
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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
Dave Londry <davel at trguys.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2021 6:23 PM
To: detomaso at server.detomasolist.com <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
pantera floor-pan lowering kit - Google Search
<[1]https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=pantera+floor-
pan+lowering+kit&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdwI2U08zuAhUOuZ4KHQeRBDoQjJkEegQIBxAB
&biw=1180&bih=967>
[2]https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=pantera+floor-p
an+lowering+kit&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdwI2U08zuAhUOuZ4KHQeRBDoQjJkEegQIBxAB
Lots of info here.
Dave
On 2021-02-02 6:15 p.m., B Hower via DeTomaso wrote:
> 3400 has lowered floor ... level and driver and passenger side
... I
> would think that sloping floor and tilting seat would restrict
rear
> travel of seat adjustment ...
> Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for there may
not be
> ! )
>
> On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 8:07:02 PM CST, 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 <[1]doug351c at gmail.com>
> To: [2]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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References
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