Another vote for Major pain in the ...

I had to fold the pinch seam over also, and cut a rather large hole in the floor of my duster to make it clear.

I'm not sure why you guys all say to drill holes in the firewall though. I didn't think it was really that bad to install the bolts. But if you had a mid-plate in the car, and couldn't angle the trans/motor down, I could see why you'd need to...