72 swinger instrument swap????

thanks that took care of it car has power again now i need to make a new dash out of the old one the after market one i got dose not fit like every thing else lol!! since i have the whole dash out it looks like i can fab just about any thing i want to fit in there its just sheet metal thats painted black i can open it up make it longer dose any one have any ideas?

You can open it up larger if you want. If you are fabbing something you can do whatever you'd like. I bought a fabricated panel.

Here is the stock vs. the new panel