Dash Frame Interchange?

Personally i am one to wait and do it right than hack n weld. Haste makes waste. Plus hacking and welding the section of the dash with the vin into another dash looks suspicious as hell if the car is ever sold. compared to just moving the vin itself and using a pair of the special rivets. even if it is the correct vin for the car, and if its this old, it could prob use a new windshield gasket and sealer when the dash is pulled to swap it out.