Well I suppose all those clutch dumps over the years cause a little stress here and there.
The brace from the firewall to the lower middle dash was fatigued and torn away. There was actually a small piece missing which I fabbed a replacement piece and welded in.
Top of this brace is broken loose and had been machine wired in place.
A little easier to see from this side
I did have to grind it a little afterwards to clear the defrost duct.