I want to lose the dashboard

What I did was take out the gauge cluster from the stock dash and fabricated a replacement panel with the gauges I needed and put this in the stock frame opening. This presereved the stock column mounting and ebrake mount. Very easy to put the stock gauge cluster if needed. Not as light as it could me but saved removing the
Windshield to get the stock dash out also.

If I'm reading you right.....this is what I'd lean toward. Unless you're completely weight conscious, I think the custom cluster will work with the look of the other lightweight panels.