Opinions on a restoration

I own one of each but my vote would be to pull every possible part off both and flatten what is left. In the end you should keep the V8 stuff and BBP brake hardware. Sell everything and put your money in a jar. Look for the car you want and then look some more. While you are looking, build the motor and trans. What you really want is a clean roller. You can find one for easily half of what you will have in the cut and paste.