"Rookie-Touring" '69 Dart

Will - I think it would actually look pretty slick if you put tabs for Dzus fasteners on the main tube that runs from the firewall to the radiator then created inner fender panels that attached horizontal and vertical to close off the engine bay from the wheel wells. You could use a bead roller to add stiffening ribs with a pattern similar to your hood or something that fit your personal taste.