The new Omix-Ada dash pad was mounted. This is a duplicate of the original with Jeep logo. Nice quality. It has the relief pocket for the inside mounted wiper motor along with cut out for the VIN plate that is mounted behind the wiper motor. Our YJ windshield frame had a VIN plate but is shaped differently than the later CJ plate therefore not matching the dash cut out. One had to be fabricated to mount behind the YJ wiper motor but conform to the CJ cut out shape. Two patterns were used, one for the mounting behind the wiper motor and another for the dash cut out. The one was mounted behind the wiper motor then the windshield frame was brought up and fastened into position with the dash hold
down  bolts. Then the other was held into position in the cut out and marked against the first one. Everything was then disassembled, the two patterns taped together and reinstalled for final trimming, disassembled again then the cardboard pattern was transferred to sheet metal, bent to the proper angle and drilled then remounted. The final angle was tweaked then once again removed. After a coat of black paint cured the face was covered with a black piece of Naugahyde. We experimented with black vinyl door edge guard but just couldn't get the tight radius required. In the end we sliced a small length of vacuum hose down the middle and slipped it over the edge.