dashpad from a C60 to a C10

[57hauler]

hello all. hoping someone can offer some advice. I have an opportunity to purchase parts from a 77C60. I have only seen pics of it and know its rotting away in a farm field roughly 150 miles from me. Wanted to grab dashpad, cluster, steering wheel and any other misc parts i can think of before it goes to the scrapper. It would be for my barebones 77C10. Reasons for the swap are as follows:
Dashpad- although it appears slightly different, its in surprisingly good shape. My current one looks like a wolverine attacked it.
Cluster- the C60 one appears super clean as mine has sun faded needles. More importantly, i like the fact the C60 has actual gauges as opposed to that one idiot light for brake gauge in my C10. What would be needed to make voltage?amperage gauge and what appears to be a vacuum gauge functional for my application in my C10?
Steering wheel- the crown jewel, lol. I like the big old chrome horn cap, like the old school look of the bigger wheel and my C10 doesnt have PS so it would be functional. So my other questions. Since i have a 150 mile roadtrip to to get to this thing, i need to be completely prepared to. Wanted a gameplan of attack to minimize time working out in the cold. Was gonna just cut column with a sawzall and deal with removing correctly when i get home. I have 3 speed on column so one in C60 wouldnt work. Maybe the rear glass as well? Not a fan of that cheesy looking center slider. Thanks in advance to any insight, i believe it has a seized 283/4speed. maybe the dash wiring harness is mice didnt get to it? idk

[Dead Parrot]

If you take the instrument cluster, get the cluster plug from the donor as well. You may need some of the pins when you rework your existing idiot light plug. Same for the column.

Don't overlook things like visors, door panels, handles etc. A lot of the little stuff interchanges between models even if the big parts are different.

Check out the engine. Even if the block is bad, some of the parts may be good. Might be able to score a rebuildable Q-Jet or a working OEM HEI distributor.

[Pontiac1976]

As said but, the Vaccuum gauge pretty easy to hook up if the line is copper has the fittings to the Eng side, oil line or wire to the sender, water temp same, tach connectors @ dist. any factory connector for the ground any fuse or noise copastors that goes to fuse box or the gauges. And fuse box and the bulkhead on the fire wall both sides. and a + take pic's wire harness motor or the whole thing. Wiring breakdown most times as Eng& Tran, light front, rear light, mid body light extension, wiper. Good luck and have fun do take pic of where and connection is what it plugs in to on body, before and after you unplug. So you can know for later will and can help.

[57hauler]

thank you guys for the pro tips. As soon as gets just slightly warmer, ill take a ride to score the parts

[1774btcrew]

Dash pad isn't what you would call padded. In the big trucks there are a hard pressed cardboard type material which is why it looks to be in good shape. There is nothing to crack. Rear window will be too small as the big trucks had a smaller window. Probably due to the possibility of being easily broken on a work/dump truck.

[57hauler]

thanks for intel on glass. sooooo would dashpad not work as well or crumble if i attempt removal. thought steering wheel and dash would be a slight but cool deviation from stock. was basically trying to think of my own look instead for "stealing' someone elses idea.