I think I did read (or maybe saw in one of the videos) that the cowl section is hand formed and not stamped, but I can't be sure. It definitely looks had formed. My body was made in Nov. 2012 and was purchased from W/O. As far as the rear seat, I bolted my fold and tumble seat on just long enough to locate, mark and drill holes for the latched which mount to the wheel wells. I only used 1 bolt per side so now I'm wondering if the other holes line up. I'll try to check that this week. As for having to bend my hood, who knows, AMC might have bent it the other way to make it fit!
It still amazes me there is a company that makes Jeep bodies for us. And I will say that even with all the body work needed and drilling/modifying a few holes, I would buy one again and I would recommend the tub to a friend. If you think about it, you would have just as much fab work and filler if not more on a fiberglass tub. You would also have just as much on a factory tub or converting a YJ tub and you'd still have to deal with an old body where rust may have already taken a foothold.
I'm glad Rommel is here on the forum and working hard to make things better. You have to figure original OEM Jeeps are pretty rare in the U.S. and more so in the Phillipines, so good references are hard to come by. Combine that with the variations you get across all years and the variances in models that even came of the line together, how do you know what to use as a reference guide? A huge thanks to Keith as well for not only providing info to Rommel to make better bodies, but to us for use as a guide along the way for our restorations. That said, my cowl section is in great shape (don't think I wasn't tempted to splice the two bodies together) and I'd gladly ship it to MD Juan to keep for reference, though I'm not sure how practical that would be.
Keep up the good work Rommel, by the time my Jeep needs another body they will be perfect replicas!