Finally mustered the needed courage to start drilling holes on the car. Summing it up, took me a bit over 1h30 and a 3mm drill bit to make 4 holes. But let's get into details...
Started by taking out the upper part of the steering column, since it got in the way and I assembled it too early.
Looking at the drill bits and the bolts that came with the peddle box, it seemed 8mm drill would make a hole too big. Started by drilling with a 3mm. When it went through the peddle box and the steel floor, it snapped. Enlarged the hole with a 4,5mm bit and ended up using the 8mm bit. The following two holes were done with the 4,5mm to mark the spot and the 8mm to open it up.
To finish that up, I went for the clutch cable, laid it in place and measured to drill for the clutch peddle stop bolt. Had to drill laying on my back from under the car. Ends up I measured once and drilled immediately... The mantra goes something like "Measure twice, drill once". I had to enlarge the hole to one side so that the bolt would actually stop the peddle. Enlarging with just the drill bit is not easy. But in the end, it all worked out well and the washers cover the enlarged hole.
Just a note on the clutch cable. It fits on the peddle with a bolt that came with it. But the bolt is too long. It would either had to be inserted on the peddle before attaching the peddle box to the car or be shorter. I'll have to shorten it up around 2mm to make it go through.
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