11. Using scissors, Troy cut out openings around the holes in the rear tack strip. Metal screws will secure this tack strip, through these holes, to the inside of the back of the convertible top well.

The tack strip, replete with the well liner and rear window attached, is screwed into the upper sheetmetal below the decklid area. A good portable screwdriver/drill is a great help here.

To remove the carpet, you cut a slit in the carpet near a wall, grip the carpet and pry it up off the tack points along one side. From there it’s a simple matter to roll up the carpet and haul ...