new ride, 68 barracuda formula 1 ? Help Decode !!!

I would never sell the car as an original with the 67 body or "tub" it goes against everything that I am. But the 68 tub is bad, and would take a lot to rebuild. the best part is the floor pan with the 4 speed tunnel. which I will need if I use the 67. some one cut up the 67 floor pan , some dumb young kid . The easy way out is to rebody it but I'm Thinking hard on trying to fix 68 body. As I have all the 68 parts except hood ,trunk n seats . As the 383motor and 4 speed trans is all matching to the 68 S , I would hate to brake them up . I guess I will cut up the 67 and use all the sheet metal for the 68 and keep it all correct. But I still have a lot of thinking to do . Thanks or all the advice, C