@Brett Slater Thanks for the pictures....I'm guessing the same trick is used for the rear mount of the bucket seats as well? Thanks again, Nick
The factory installs were ugly. They cut out a huge piece under the seat so sound deadne was visible under seat. I won’t do that because all kinds of debris gets in there. They also did a front to back slit under both tracks. I do that because it makes seat install easier. Seat tracks need to be metal to metal floorboards. Don’t put tracks on tops of carpets. You can make flaps that fit over where bolts go through. Make them fall over bolts from front or side. Factory I have seen were not neat.
Don’t use any glue. Factory didn’t. After everything is installed it will stay put. Be careful when tucking under kick panels. It’s easy to cut too much off there.
The verbiage might be incorrect on what they were calling it. I'm not entirely sure what they were looking for at this point. But this is pretty definitive.
Install update. Finally put some holes in the driver side. Now big question is where do you cut for the sill plates? How much goes under it? Put down some more Dynamat and 1/8” dynaliner foam up front and 1/4” foam in back. Cleaned up and painted seat tracks grey. Cleaned up seat belts and painted buckles black. Lots of rust on the inside. Think I got the carpet flaps at least in the back situated. Thanks!
As long as the sill plate covers the edge, there is no limit. Probably would be a good idea to cut short of the screw holes for the plates.
And just like that, confidence is built and overcame cutting into it for the shifter and console mount and now the front piece is installed (except for the edges being cut and holes for the front seat tracks). Gonna step back add some weights and see what happens during the week.
Well almost a month later got at least the driver side carpet trimmed. Cleaned up and painted the kick panel and windlace. Used double side tape for the new kick panel carpet and installed the kick panel, rear windlace and NOS door sill that I bought like 20 yrs ago
Process is similar but i use and soldering iron. It is pointed so easy to start hole then moved to the larger portion which is also hot. If you want or need larger hole simply move it around as the hole will melt larger. be careful it's hot and can move quick. I used this method on a mass backed carpet once and worked even better.
