At 6ft4 250 lbs how tight or impossible would it be to fit in a Pantera or a Mangusta??
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quote:Originally posted by DeLoreans and DeTomasos:
At 6ft4 250 lbs how tight or impossible would it be to fit in a Pantera or a Mangusta??
quote:Originally posted by Mark:
I am 6ft 230lbs and when I drop the floorpans I fit with no problems.
quote:Originally posted by DeLoreans and DeTomasos:
At 6ft4 250 lbs how tight or impossible would it be to fit in a Pantera or a Mangusta??
quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
I never said you were a gorilla DT. I said I thought I saw a gorilla driving a black Pantera and you said that it was you.
Also, I thought that this thread was about making a Mangusta more habitable?
A 2" drop in the floorpans in that car is much more effective then the Pantera becasuse of the drivers normal location of head room against the windshield, or very, very close to it.
I am 6'2". My floorpans are droped 2".
I am using Halls rebuilt/recovered stock seats.
With the stock seat tracks, the seating position was to low.
It doesn't help with the lack of leg room under the steering wheel much if at all.
I found that shimming out the foot pedal plate 2" increased my leg room very nicely.
More importantly it changes the angle of your legs and gives me about 1" clearance under the steering wheel AND a COMFORTABLE leg position!
If ANYONE is actually listening, I would recommend doing the pedal plate shimming BEFORE you do the dropped floor pans. Who listens to me?
The shim plates are available from the Pantera vendors. I would say on this modification, it is worth it's weight in gold.
LOOK guys! Doug actually posted a pic...this is a monumentous moment!quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
I said you were a gorilla DT.
quote:Originally posted by lastpushbutton:LOOK guys! Doug actually posted a pic...this is a monumentous moment!quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
I said you were a gorilla DT.
quote:In order to use the stops you need to extend the studs, yes. However if you convert to US SAE bolts and threads, coupling nuts are available.
quote:At 6ft4 250 lbs how tight or impossible would it be to fit in a Pantera or a Mangusta??