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Originally posted by Daniel_Jones:
I installed a set of Kirk's dropped floor pans on my red Pantera (purchased
from Marino Perna). As I understand it, Kirk makes them in a couple of
different drops. Mine were the larger drop (about 3 inches at the rear and
maybe half that at the front). You can see the angle of pans here:

http://www.bacomatic.org/galle...odyshop_005.jpg.html
http://www.bacomatic.org/galle...odyshop_004.jpg.html

and a couple of interior shots of the pans are here:

http://www.bacomatic.org/galle..._Stripped_1.jpg.html
http://www.bacomatic.org/galle..._Stripped_1.jpg.html

These are the position gets some of that
back.

Sliding the seat forward uses up a bit of legroom. I've not done it yet but
I'd like to install a spacer to space the pedals forward. That would be a
nice complement to the dropped floor pans.

Dan Jones

Very cool!! That is what I was looking for! THX!

...If you have the bucks, I recommend these Corvette seats All Leather and the smell in the Cockpit is incredible. Left the Backs on and removed the Bottom trays to put them right down on the floor! I'am 6' 6" and have No problems. I am the ONLY one that will ever drive this car... except for my son who is 6'5-1/2" Let someone else in Your Pantera? That's Your business!...

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...Notice the 4 Digital Gauges and fingerless Shift Plate. I wrote the CNC Program for the Solid Stainless Shifter Ball, One of a kind! A Machinist can do this!...

What year corvette seats? No sliders/adjusters? Electric/manual seats? Very cool setup!

...Bought them Brand New on ebay, I believe they were '96-2000' seats. NO sliders! NO adjustment! Just back as far as they will go. The Backs are mounted to the original Bolt holes with stainless straps. The Bottom seats are held in place with a Bungy Cord to those straps. The seat doesn't 'Hold' you in safety!! The SeatBelt and Shoulder Harness Does!! NO nothing moves out of place while driving. By the way; the floor pan is Original...

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The Bottom seats are held in place with a Bungy Cord to those straps

Are you saying your seats are not anchored to the floor?

I do imagine nothing moves out of place while driving . My concern about an un-anchored seat is the harness/seat belts/whatever you are using are designed to restrain a person's body weight. That design process assumes the seat weight is anchored and does not become some additional weight factor (Gravity G-forces and such) that the belts are NOT designed to restrain. A quick Google search shows just a hard-braking F-1 car generates 5g's. Say a seat weighs 60 pounds. That would be an extra 300 pounds pulling on a seat belt. Who knows what the g-force would be in a full head-on accident?

And on that same thought vein, if an un-anchored seat wasn't a safety issue, I imagine race cars could shave some weight (always a good thing for racing)by deleting their seat-anchor bolts. Right?

Larry

You might want to look at seats from a series III Dodge Viper. They are narrow, comfortable, and fit great in lowered pans. I purchased a drivers and passengers side with the bottom adjusters attached for $400. I will be recovering them in leather -- no idea what that will cost. Just be careful no matter what seat you purchase that it is not TWISTED. Yes, twisted. Most seats are out of crashed cars -- do not ask how I know.....

Mark

any pics of the Dodge Viper seats? I am intrigued!!

pantera7262,

Can you PM me and give me your e-mail address? I have one photo on this computer of the Viper seats that I am installing in the car, and my car is not within easy reach of my camera, otherwise I would have more to share.

Mark