(Back when I had my '65 Bel I post car, I got a repro AWB fiberglass dash for it. Never weighed it but it felt like it was about half of what the regular steel dash weighed. It was rough and took a LOT of work to make it look presentable. Plus I had too fabricate mounts for it. I wanted it to look stock with the stock bezel, two tone paint and all. Sold the car before I finished it though.)
Yes, I would probably get bored if I did not have interesting things to do on my car from time to time, so I choose the fabrication route and tribute route to sooth my creative side. Hint: look no further than over to The Silver Bullet, Ramchargers, Don Carlton, Ted Spehar and others for this madness. LOL. The true essence of Hot Rodding and cheating clean. LOL