In case someone runs into the same situation theres a special fastener for this. I had to look at a ton of websites before stumbling on it on the intense racing site.It is a GM part so it will be easier to go get it at the dealer. If I knew this would have been such a P.I.T.A. I would have took pics and made a how to for the 97-98 gtp guys since it SEEMS like a streight forward thing.