I'm revisiting some of my old posts, and this one caught my eye. You said that you have done the dash swap and you wouldn't do it again. I'm just wondering about how much (exactly) was needed to make the dash fit. I'm not concerned with the wiring at all due to, the fact that it will be a complete swap, including the wiring from the donor truck. The only thing that would change on the donor vehicle is the metal cab and box. The dash along with all the wiring (complete vehicle wiring harness) as much as possible, would be included with the swap, so only the dash fitment is my concern, at the moment.
Been a few years but short list: heater box and ducts are different, not all the holes are there. Cutout in firewall is close but not perfect. Lower bolts for dash are in different locations. I had problems getting the steering column and dash bracing to cooperate. Firewall Cutout for wiring is different. Lots of little things that don't come together like you'd think.
I'm debating going back to the 70s dash now that I have a good one to install.
