That’s pretty much it for the pictures.

Takes a whole lot of grinding, and that is some HARD material. It’s not pot metal.

Once I was done hacking, I took a thin piece of sheet metal and patched the rear of the hole. I JB Welded some sheet metal screws to act as studs for retaining the boot. Installed some reproduction wood grain. Trimmed out the front and read of the hole with pieces of door edge guard molding.

Pretty convincing conversion, especially considering what decent 4-speed plates are going for these days ($400+).