Here's the finished product in stages.
After cutting the shifter hole I laid the carpet down for a test fit. I was a little worried that the small doghouse Greg fabb'ed to clear the trans would pull the carpet up at the sides. It still fit fine with plenty of material laying over the door sill. The trim ring isn't bolted down yet. At this point I decided to finally paint the buddy seat brackets. The interior was originally saddle tan and brackets stand out. I want to reinstall the buddy seat, but the XV seat belt receptacles dogleg in towards the hump and get in the way of the seat.
Front carpet is out while the brackets are painted. I had some leftover padded insulation that I stuck between the Fat Mat and the carpet.
Passenger side first. I bought the fire extinguisher at Spring Fling a few years ago and the salesman threw in an additional hold down bracket. The Dart's been setup for years, now the Coronet. This gives a better view of the XV seat belt receptacles.
Installing the door sills can be a pain. The passenger side has two hold down screws, one at each end, in addition to the four screws on the sill. The driver's side has an additional screw in the middle.
The front screw holds down the sill and the kick panel. Pro tip: kick panels install before the door sills.
I cut away the carpet for the center screw
The hole for the rear screw is the hardest to find; it's between the forks. I just jammed the screw into the carpet and fished around until the it found the hole.
All done. I can't stop staring at the pistol grip. I already talked about the low end grunt and combined with the look, this is it. Just waiting for the weather to clear to start putting on some miles.
