I'm going to attempt to explain what I did without it being to confusing.
1. I attached the plastic and cut the toe plates exactly like Wyo shows. With the upper hole drilled about 2 1/2 inches straight out from the tunnel side, exactly like Wyo did.
2. I used both holes you predrilled on the footloop.
- On the clutch side, the two bottom holes and the upper right (closet to the tunnel) holes lined up with the existing holes in the toe plate. I then used your predrilled holes as a guide to drill a new hole in the toe plate for the left upper bolt (upper predrilled hole furthest from the tunnel).
Above was how we planned for it to be. All that is different on that foot hoop from stock as far as hole locations is the outer hole on the hoop is moved up 1/2" closer to the upper hole.
- On the can side, I had to drill two new holes for the bottom and the upper right foot loop predrilled hole (furthest from the tunnel) lined up with the existing toe plate hole. I then used your predrilled holes as a guide to drill a new hole in the toe plate for the left upper bolt (upper predrilled hole closest to the tunnel).
- The only thing wyo did different was he drilled new holes in the foot loop that lined up with the existing upper holes in the toe plate. Different means to the same ending result!!
Hopefully all that makes sense.
I don't think Wyo's way or your way will have the side panels fit any better. Once you suck in that lower plastic the side panels do not fit all that well. It will take adding some additional 1/2 turn screws as CO2.0 shows in some of his pictures to suck those side panels in. I don't really see any other way around that.
We didn't think the side panels fit bad at all really, it was the bottom of the sled that I didn't care for. If I forced too much the belly pan opened up a big gap above the rear mount for the lower A arm. Ended up using a heat gun to soften the belly pan and force it around and fit. Still needed a pile of rivets and I like to try to use existing holes as much as possible so it doesn't Swiss cheese it.
The advantage of the narrower boards and sucking in the lower panels out ways the little hassle having to deal with the side panel fitment.
Hopefully CO2.0 and Wyo can chime in some more on the panel fitment. I haven't finished mine yet but know I'll end up doing what they did.
I will post pictures once I'm finished.
Bryan