How many of you without a dash pad? Now With Pics

I have been meaning to pose the same question for some time. I keep forgetting to. A little concerned about the safety of not having one on a street car, but I really like the look of the dash without the pad. I have some deletions on my dash face and its all painted out. I think I'll be keeping it this way. My only real concern is how it will visually come together where it meets the bottom of the window and pillar trim. I think the rubber seal will cover the gap between the dash and window frame/firewall area. If anyone has some pics of a finished dash with no pad and the window/pillar trim installed, I'd like to see them. Particularly of a '67-'69 Dart.