The dash is a very nice piece.
And like you say, some stuff you just can't build at home.

Have you tried fitting it to the car yet?
The dash I have is a tight squeak getting it to fit under the cowl rail and onto the dash flange, but it does ok after a small struggle.

Very nice work with the rear roll pan on the other post.
Looks like it will be a one-of-a-kind deal.
Which to me is one of the best parts about hot rodding and building your own stuff.

Just for fun, here's a pic of the Brookville 32 dash in my 31 on 32 rails roadster.

The aluminum piece is natural as shown and I'm not sure how I'm going to finish it.
Perhaps a machine turned finish.
I usually make these panels from stainless, but thought I'd give aluminum a try this time around.