In my case the panel was mismatched horribly with sheet metal screws going into toggle switches, missing gauges, etc. To further that, the bulkhead it was mounted on was rotted.

Here's my feeble attempt at rebuilding it all. Still needs some work but I'm getting there (those hinges don't seem to be quite straight

It's coming along. I'm redoing quite a bit of wiring and all with with proper heat shrink connectors.