[theastronaut]

After welding the panel in, initial planishing of weld seam, and grinding the welds flat. Notice that I also lengthened and reshaped the upper edge of the door jam panel so that seam is in line with the upper corner of the dash edge.










And then the process was done on the other side of the dash. This side was much easier since there was no transition into the cluster hump.




The removed panel with a bit of tape added was sufficient for a template.




Shaped on the english wheel to match the dash profile.






Cut line scribed.




Initial fit up.




Final fit.






After welding, leveling the welds, and planishing the weld distortion. Finished in 60 grit on a DA sander to prep for epoxy.