65 Barracuda Dash Restoration

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Anyhow -
Have a 65 Barracuda and the dash is not in teh best shape - anyone have any ideas on restoring it? Took it to a guy who does dashboards and he said he would have to custom fabricated everything to make a new cover for it. What he was estimating to do it was about what I originally paid for the car. He suggested to fill the cracks with windshield urethane (spelling is not my expertiese) and then re-dye the vinyl... any suggestions or comments on what others have done????