I'm not sure what I have or even if its the original for a Cuda or not. Hate to admit it, but I've found that I bought the car from a "flipper" and not a "restorer".
Are you calling "clip nuts" the stamped steel temp nuts ? Where the panel goes too, the indent is in the padding but I can't find any indication of where there should be any holes. That area is just black vinyl and what appears to be Styrofoam behind it. Are you saying that if I were to place the panel in place and use a small needle probe I should be able to find the holes for screws ?