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I did this a few months ago. I used the same coin/cup holder, but used a different procedure.
1) Instead of beating the dash support with...anything...cut the back of the coin holder out so it no longer gets in the way.
2) With the back cut out, the springs in the coin/cup holder will now press directly against the support bar. The problem here is that one of the springs (can't remember which one) falls directly into a hole that's in the support bar. Take a small piece of sheet metal and stick it to the support bar (I used jb weld to hold the piece in place).
3) I also had to move the din clips on the coin/cup forward so that it would sit flush against the dash. To do this, I popped them off, moved them to where they had to be, drilled two small holes (for each one) and rivetted them into place. When I did this, I also added a small piece of metal to the back with two holes drilled into it so the rivets would go through the din clip, then through the plastic holder, and finally through the metal tabs. I wasn't sure, but thought that the plastic wouldn't be strong enough to hold the rivets.
And you need a short shifter to use the cup holder...unless your tranny is fubar and doesn't go into 1st, 3rd, or 5th....
If anyone can host the finished pics I can email them.
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