I didn't notice the hood inserts but I did notice that you chose to leave off the P L Y M O U T H lettering from your front header panel. - I switched to a '68 grill in mine.
I did in deed. I like the smoothes out clean look. I filled in most of the badging with exception of the fish on the trunk and hood and also kept the Barracuda badge on the drivers side fender.
Are you still using the re-covered bench seat?
I seem to remember you saying that you kept it.
I picked up 66 Barracuda buckets that use the same frames as each other. the 66 seats have the chrome trimmed seat shells on the sides and the vinyl covered metal seat backs. I'll be recovering them in black leather. Thats the plan anyways.
Also, I tried to look up Metromopar and had no luck with him.