do i have to remove the windshield on my 71 to get the dash off?

ok guys put the violins down. grab some tissues. i wanted to take my dash out for paint and thought for a minute that chrysler couldnt have done something so stupid. then again they locked the headliner in with the glass too. i figured there had to be a better way. stuck my head up under the dash took all of about 5 seconds to come up with a plan. reach up there with a cut off tool, even a dremel, cut the blind nuts off low enough that the bolts are no longer grabbing any threads cut the side of the blind nut off where it bends around from the top to the bottom so it doesnt hang up, and simply pull the dash out. if you are worried about damaging your 40 year old original to the car bolts and blind nuts, this route might not be for you. i left the vice grips and right angled screw drivers in the tool box along with any tools required to remove the glass.