I've seen, at at least two vendor locations, cut up valve covers with the intake-side cut away so they can temporarily mount them and run the engine...
thanks.. yes i started doing th e rear armrest pieces last year and have done about 30 of them. i just started doing the dashes and have done a glove...
here are 3 dashes from stripping to repairing to revacum forming new material by me.. if anyone needs any of their interior parts redone feel free to...