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Here's a link to a thread where I got tons of help from Charlie Fisher, Don Dalton and Tracy @ Recovery Room on those filler panels in the corners.
http://www.clubhotrod.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47645
Of course, then Mike52 mentioned speaker pods, so I back tracked a bit and started modifying what I thought were finished panels
I bought a pair of 6" Kenwood speakers from Crutchfield - had it in mind to just buy speakers, but they had a great deal on a combo Receiver/Speaker package that gave me the two speakers for $10 over the Receiver cost so I sprung for the package
I cut a couple of rings from some 1" particle board (MDF would have been better), marked the panels and cut holes to fit in stages, leaving support top and bottom to inset the sides, but leave the rings protruding top and bottom. A test fit of the first ring, then glassed it in with a bit of cloth and resin. There's a shot of the back side, too, to show how the flat rings fit into the convex panels, which was another learning curve for an old dog!!

With the rings mounted I used some "Great Stuff" insulating foam (thank you Mike52 for that tip) to fill the bottom a bit, formed it smooth and finished it off with resin and bondo. One thing I learned, unlike the green floral foam, Great Stuff seems to absorb resin and shrinks about 30% unless it is sealed first with bondo. My first pod took a little more fill work because of that, but it worked OK. Also, the tape "form" proved to not be necessary if you lay the panel flat, and the foam dries much faster without that film covering it!! Once formed it was a matter of sanding for the desired conture, and getting them ready for foam and material. I mounted one speaker to see how they look, and I think that I can live with the look.