removing dash 1953 chevy

[evilokc]

I may be taking on the monumental task of removing the complete dash on my 53. my understanding is that there at a couple bolts and many (not sure how many) spot welds. the original dash will not be reused. if I have cut it a little I can. if I do cut it will I still need to drill out the spot welds to install the replacement dash? when I install the replacement dash will I need to spot weld it in place of is there another way? I'm searching for other threads about this but so far have come up empty.