Starting My restoration on a 65 Barracuda...1st question Instrument Cluster Removal?

I want to do this right, so I ordered the new gauge decals...45 bucks. Since the car is not original, original...I plan to do mostly a cosmetic restoration and try my hand at painting the car. I want to do a few mechanical things to pick things up a bit like adding an aluminum intake, new plugs, wires, electronic ignition? And maybe headers (although that looks like a tight space to work around). New brakes (probably not the disc brake upgrade). I've got to stop somewhere. Any general advice on my "laundry list"? The response from Mopar nation has been awesome! Its really cool that a bunch of guys will take their valuable time to help someone that don't even know. Hopefully my posts will help the next guy do his thing. Thanks