c10/c60 compatibility

[montes57]

sorry in advance to be "that guy" . i looked in search bar, didnt see exactly what i was looking for. I have a 77c10 plain jane custom deluxe. online,not terribly far is a 75 c60 for sale. pics show dash pad and doors in good condition. Cleary the instrument panel is different, but does the dash pad fit? It appears to be shaped slightly different. i liked the bad ass mirrors, granted a little much for a 1/2 ton, but i can make them tighter to door, to give it a more normal look. was gonna message guy asking if he would part her out but wanted all my ducks in a row. I anyone can help me out, that would be great. dont wanna miss out and more importantly, i can expand my search for old farm trucks if i know the doors are a match. from a pic it sure as hell looks it.

 

[AyWoSch Motors]

sorry in advance to be "that guy" . i looked in search bar, didnt see exactly what i was looking for. I have a 77c10 plain jane custom deluxe. online,not terribly far is a 75 c60 for sale. pics show dash pad and doors in good condition. Cleary the instrument panel is different, but does the dash pad fit? It appears to be shaped slightly different. i liked the bad ass mirrors, granted a little much for a 1/2 ton, but i can make them tighter to door, to give it a more normal look. was gonna message guy asking if he would part her out but wanted all my ducks in a row. I anyone can help me out, that would be great. dont wanna miss out and more importantly, i can expand my search for old farm trucks if i know the doors are a match. from a pic it sure as hell looks it.

I know the doors will fit, have done it. As far as the dash, I dont know.

 

[montes57]

thanks, i really want doors, dashpad would be gravy, mine is horrible. to far gone to try that expandable foam/ bondo resto mod ive seen on YT

 

[CheemsK1500]

The only things that are really different on the medium duty cabs is the hump in the floor and firewall, and the instrument cluster and bezel, depending on the feature set of the truck in question. The dash pad should be exactly the same as a light truck of the same time period.

 

[montes57]

thank u everyone for your feedback, now i know i can include c60 when i hunt marketplace!

 

[TPISly-C10]

The only things that are really different on the medium duty cabs is the hump in the floor and firewall, and the instrument cluster and bezel, depending on the feature set of the truck in question. The dash pad should be exactly the same as a light truck of the same time period.

instrument cluster is the same

 

[PrairieDrifter]

The only things that are really different on the medium duty cabs is the hump in the floor and firewall, and the instrument cluster and bezel, depending on the feature set of the truck in question. The dash pad should be exactly the same as a light truck of the same time period.

The dash pad will fit just the same, but they never had that style in the light duty trucks. It's a very plain Jane, homely lookin thing.

 

[75gmck25]

The cluster may be the same physical size, but the gauge layout is much different. The tach with embedded fuel gauge was never used on the light duty trucks, and it’s only a 4K tach. I’m also not sure about the pin outs of the large plug for the cluster.

 

[Turbo4whl]

At least the early C50 & 60 series truck (1974 &1975) dash pads are formed cardboard, they are painted, no vinyl cover.

They will fit the early squares to 1980 fine. Very fragile when you try to remove it there is no metal support.

We had '74 & '75 C60s in the fleet back then. They were all base model trim. Upper trim models may have a different dash pad.

 

[CheemsK1500]

The dash pad will fit just the same, but they never had that style in the light duty trucks. It's a very plain Jane, homely lookin thing.

Most square body medium trucks I see typically mimic a light duty custom deluxe of the same time period. There's no reason one couldn't be upgraded to Cheyenne or Silverado style features, in fact it has been done on many custom builds.

instrument cluster is the same

In regards to instrument clusters, you could make a medium duty one work in a light duty, but you have to modify your wiring harness accordingly, it's not plug and play like one light truck to another (the hook ups on light truck clusters changed throughout the years, so even they sometimes need modifications to work when you start mixing and matching.

 

[AyWoSch Motors]

instrument cluster is the same

What's the gauge in the lower left?

Boost gauge for a super charger?

 

[Bextreme04]

What's the gauge in the lower left?

Boost gauge for a super charger?

Its in metric... that likely air pressure in 100's of kPa

 

[Turbo4whl]

The cluster may be the same physical size, but the gauge layout is much different. The tach with embedded fuel gauge was never used on the light duty trucks, and it’s only a 4K tach. I’m also not sure about the pin outs of the large plug for the cluster.

The trucks with gasoline engines would have a 5000RPM tach with a fuel gauge. Some diesels had the lower 4000RPM gauge. Yes, you need to repin a couple wires. You also need use the resistor from your original large fuel gauge.

What's the gauge in the lower left?

Boost gauge for a super charger?

These trucks would havd a vacuum gauge for juice brakes, or an air pressure gauge for air brakes

 

[Craig 85]

For those wondering what the C60 dash looks like, here's a picture. This one said 1976.

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[TPISly-C10]

The cluster may be the same physical size, but the gauge layout is much different. The tach with embedded fuel gauge was never used on the light duty trucks, and it’s only a 4K tach. I’m also not sure about the pin outs of the large plug for the cluster.

can be retro fit with few mod