[DeTomaso] Seats

[Larry Weston]

What is a reasonable minimum ground clearance at the lowered pan for a street driven car? My rear 'A" arms are level with 225 and 295/50/15's on 8"s and 10"s.
Under 7102 I have 4 1/4" clear at the rear seat track bolts to pavement with stock seat pans. There is really only one other part of the chassis that is lower, only by maybe a half inch, and it already has a couple good kiss marks from bottoming. When Vin and I left the Boston Cup show two years ago I thought I'd left a piece behind. What a jolt it must be when the pans bottom first!!!

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From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seats

I cut the carpet back and mounted the tracks to my stock floor/stock seats, 72.  That gave me just enough head clearance.  I later dropped the rears of the floor pans and installed Corbeau LG1 seats.  These seats have plenty of side bolsters, more padding, and my head is about the same place.

On 2/5/21, 11:04 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Bob via DeTomaso" <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:

    I have the early Recaro seats that originally were in an 80’s BMW. They are cut down in height  already but I still pulled the tracks and carpet to get more head clearance for my Helmet
    I am 6’-2 1/2” with a 35” inseam
    Some people are build different with short legs and long torssel.  Many that have sat in my car had no issues. A few still did not have the head clearance

    Bob Benson #3 Black Pantera
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   What is a reasonable minimum ground clearance at the lowered pan for a
   street driven car? My rear 'A" arms are level with 225 and 295/50/15's
   on 8"s and 10"s.

   Under 7102 I have 4 1/4" clear at the rear seat track bolts to pavement
   with stock seat pans. There is really only one other part of the
   chassis that is lower, only by maybe a half inch, and it already has a
   couple good kiss marks from bottoming. When Vin and I left the Boston
   Cup show two years ago I thought I'd left a piece behind. What a jolt
   it must be when the pans bottom first!!!
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: DeTomaso <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com> on behalf of
   Will Kooiman <will.kooiman at gmail.com>
   Sent: Friday, February 5, 2021 2:32 PM
   To: Bob <rcbsons1 at aol.com>; detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
   <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Seats

   I cut the carpet back and mounted the tracks to my stock floor/stock
   seats, 72.  That gave me just enough head clearance.  I later dropped
   the rears of the floor pans and installed Corbeau LG1 seats.  These
   seats have plenty of side bolsters, more padding, and my head is about
   the same place.
   On 2/5/21, 11:04 AM, "DeTomaso on behalf of Bob via DeTomaso"
   <detomaso-bounces at server.detomasolist.com on behalf of
   detomaso at server.detomasolist.com> wrote:
       I have the early Recaro seats that originally were in an 80's BMW.
   They are cut down in height  already but I still pulled the tracks and
   carpet to get more head clearance for my Helmet
       I am 6'-2 1/2" with a 35" inseam
       Some people are build different with short legs and long torssel.
   Many that have sat in my car had no issues. A few still did not have
   the head clearance
       Bob Benson #3 Black Pantera
       Sent from my iPhone
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