newbie - 72 Gold Duster

Joined a week or so ago, was asked to post pics. These are the pics we took when we picked up the car. Needs a lot of work but very very solid, only needs a trunk pan and some work on the rear quarters. The real question is to restore to a good driver leaving the / 6 in the car, or do a resto mod with a V8? Have not found a reasonable deal on a 340 yet... all advice and comments appreciated.