[cobrashoch]

51/2 inches at the pan with, the pan about one inch above the glide. Headers are my low point, about 1/2 inch lower than the trannny. Beware, not all Canton pans fit all 385's the same. The pan rails vary in thickness dependent on castings and year. For some reason the Canton pans seems to be the most problematic to seal up of the whole bunch. I am running a custom Stefs pan but would most likely jump on a Armondo's pan, given if I were to do it over. If you get a custom pan, don't forget to order a couple of extra bungs (cheap) for those future projects we all love to do.
I also had Stefs weld on a skid plate on the bottom but found that to be a waste of money.
cobrashock