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My first timing belt replacement, I did not use any of the "special tools" from the Kent-Moore kit. With all the parts removed to access the timing belt but tensioner still installed, I used a "paint pen" to mark the belt and the toothed sprockets before the old belt came off. Then I counted the number of teeth between each painted mark on the old belt, and transferred paint marks to the new belt. The new belt then went onto the engine with the paint marks on the belt exactly lined-up with the paint marks on the toothed sprockets. Install tensioner, and allow it to take up the slack. Reinstall all the rest of the stuff removed for belt access. Done. Since then, I've used the various special tools, which does make the job go faster and allow for "perfect" OEM-spec cam timing, or adjusting the intake and exhaust cams differently if a person cared, and was exceedingly careful. I'm re-using the tensioner, and re-using the corregated bushing thingies that go between sprocket and cam on the earlier engines. (Later engines use a different system, but none of my belt jobs have been on the later-version engines.)

Just found this site while looking for carpet to fit my 93 vert, has anybody determined of a coupe will work and with how trouble.

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