You should have seen the rust in that cowl area!!!! Could put your fist thru the holes!! First thing I did. Found good rust free donor in a pic a part. BIG job, have to re lead the joint to the A pillar..
I cut out the cowl, from a complete car. A few days later I am back and the only thing left was the engine and the doors!!! Every bit of sheet metal was cut off to save other MOpars.