Removing rear carpet for BR Racing roll bar install

[bavarianstig]

I'm trying to remove the carpet in the rear footwells (the piece begins halfway under front seats and extends to the back seat) because I don't want to cut the carpet to install a bolt-in roll bar which bolts to the floorpan: http://i52.tinypic.com/xbmvl4.jpg (look at the bottom of the front seats to see where rear carpet section begins as well as where the roll bar mounts)

Has anyone had experience with this? I found a TIS document describing the removal, but for some reason it says that it involves removing the handbrake lever? I don't see how that matters, but to me it looks like it might require removal of central console?

Ive included the links to the TIS docs below:

Removing and installing/replacing rear carpet on seat pan:
http://tis.spaghetticoder.org/s/view.pl?1/09/95/00

Removing handbrake lever (part of instructions to remove carpet)
http://tis.spaghetticoder.org/s/view.pl?1/09/80/75

Removing and installing storage compartment (necessary?)
http://tis.spaghetticoder.org/s/view.pl?1/09/80/87

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How'd you make out? I have been looking at this setup for awhile now. When I do get it, and install it, I was going to just install over the carpet... putting small holes In the carpet for the bolts/hardware