[DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
Mike Drew
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Thu Feb 4 13:27:52 EST 2021
Christer,
Since my floors were rusted to the point of translucency, they were cit away and replaced with a full-length flat floor during the car’s restoration. It was not a well thought-out plan because the stock floors are angled (which is true of most cars I think) and with my Recaro seat rails bolted to the flat floor, it feels like they are tilted forward. I had to elevate the front of them and it’s still not enough.
Rather than hacking up your floors, you should seriously consider excavating some of the seat foam. Your seats are likely far more thick than they need to be, and you could probably achieve what you want at an upholstery shop rather than a body shop....
Mike
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> On Feb 4, 2021, at 19:15, Christer Eriksson <unnerstad.ekelund at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ok, thanks Juliand-d->>
>
> I realy need some more headspace! My new carbon Recaro seats are more
> firm then my previous seats and itas no room for a nice hairdo d-CUR-a
> A flat floor would be nice also for the downforce!
>
> /ChristerA
>
> tors 4 feb. 2021 kl. 18:19 skrev Julian Kift
> <[1]julian_kift at hotmail.com>:
>
> Christer,
> I have never physically measured the two, but can do so later this
> evening, I would guess at least 50mm, maybe as much as 75mm.
> Julian
> __________________________________________________________________
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> From: Christer Eriksson <[2]unnerstad.ekelund at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 4, 2021 4:46 AM
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> To: Julian Kift <[3]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> Cc: Dave Londry <[4]davel at trguys.com>;
> [5]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
> <[6]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
> A
> Thanks Julian,
> interesting to see the difference! How much "headspace" differs between
> the earlier models compared to this?
> BR/Christer
> Den ons 3 feb. 2021 kl 19:22 skrev Julian Kift
> <[7]julian_kift at hotmail.com>:
>
> Full size sent to Christer, here's what I have in reduced resolution
> for the rest of the group.
> Julian
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> From: Christer Eriksson <[8]unnerstad.ekelund at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 3, 2021 10:07 AM
> To: Julian Kift <[9]julian_kift at hotmail.com>
> Cc: Dave Londry <[10]davel at trguys.com>;
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> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
> A
> Do anyone have pictures of the 9000 series floorpan?
> BR Christer #2783
> ons 3 feb. 2021 kl. 16:48 skrev Julian Kift
> <[13]julian_kift at hotmail.com>:
>
> A A The vendors sell varying degrees of drop from 1 to 3" if I
> recall, many
> A A of these 'pans' are exactly that, a replacement pan to be
> welded in
> A A which also drops the front of the seat pan and depending on
> your seat
> A A style can restrict seat travel forward.
> A A The triangular insert method avoids the forward seat movement
> A A restriction above, but does only really lower the rear of the
> seat i.e.
> A A adjust rake to lie back more.
> A A Significantly more work, but a more complete solution is to
> replace the
> A A entire floor pan lowered like the later 9000 series cars. Of
> course,
> A A one can slope the pan starting much more forward and remove the
> cross
> A A brace mid-way. Add some bead rolled ribs to strengthen the pan
> and/or
> A A your own lowered cross brace.
> A A Julian
> A A
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> A A Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more headroom
> A A pantera floor-pan lowering kit - Google Search
> A
> A <[1][18]https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=pante
> ra+floor-
> A
> A pan+lowering+kit&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdwI2U08zuAhUOuZ4KHQeRBDoQjJkEegQ
> IBxAB
> A A &biw=1180&bih=967>
> A
> A [2][19]https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=panter
> a+floor-p
> A
> A an+lowering+kit&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdwI2U08zuAhUOuZ4KHQeRBDoQjJkEegQI
> BxAB
> A A Lots of info here.
> A A Dave
> A A On 2021-02-02 6:15 p.m., B Hower via DeTomaso wrote:
> A A >A A A 3400 has lowered floor ... level and driver and
> passenger side
> A A ... I
> A A >A A A would think that sloping floor and tilting seat would
> restrict
> A A rear
> A A >A A A travel of seat adjustment ...
> A A >A A A Bud #3400 ( Drive it like there is no tomorrow -- for
> there may
> A A not be
> A A >A A A ! )
> A A >
> A A >A A A On Tuesday, February 2, 2021, 8:07:02 PM CST, Pantdino
> via
> A A DeTomaso
> A A >A A A <[20]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
> A A >A A A A I'm sure someone will post with more details or a
> reference,
> A A but my
> A A >A A A A recollection is that you don't want to lower the
> entire floor
> A A but
> A A >A A A A rather leave the forward portion as it is and angle
> the floor
> A A down as
> A A >A A A A it goes rearward. You cut the floor on the sides
> and rear, bend
> A A it
> A A >A A A A down, and weld in triangular pieces to support it
> that way.
> A A This
> A A >A A A lowers
> A A >A A A A and tilts the seat bottom.A Too much and you'll
> hit on every
> A A speed
> A A >A A A bump
> A A >A A A A you come across.
> A A >A A A A Jim
> A A >A A A A -----Original Message-----
> A A >A A A A From: Doug Braun <[1][21]doug351c at gmail.com>
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> A A >A A A A Sent: Tue, Feb 2, 2021 5:57 pm
> A A >A A A A Subject: [DeTomaso] Lowered Floor Pans for more
> headroom
> A A >A A A A A Anyone recall a forum posting or article on
> lowering the
> A A floor
> A A >A A A pans.
> A A >A A A A A My search has come up empty.
> A A >A A A A A Doug Braun
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