Rust Bucket Resto Conundrum

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Hello there, I've been lurking for a for weeks now. I thought I'd present my problem for you opinions.

My father is pack rat. He won't throw anything away, unless someone pays him for it. But, i digress I am skipping ahead some.

My family has had alot of old GM stuffs. And still has a few.
My dad has his 72 k/5 blazer rotting because he never got around to puttin the transfer case back in.
He had a 84 Grand National, until some guy offered him way too little money for it and he let it go.
He had a 65 Impala that my grandmother sold for scrap.
We have a 65 Olds 442 thats been in my family since it was brand new. Still have the owner's manual.
And we have a 69 CST10 396 Long bed with a Dana rear end.

Which is where me and my father's will diverge.

First off, let me tell you that this truck hasn't moved in living memory. Its been in the same spot since before I was born (I'm 25). It is very nearly to that point where restoration is no longer feasible.

I want it. But I also want to ... how shall we say, Resto-mod it...
He wants a full on restoration. My argument is this:

Its never gonna be a 100 point Barret Jackson resto, so why try?
It has drum brakes. I wanna update the brakes for safety sake.
The bed has rust, and the wood floor is gone, I can't find full long bed side replacements so even if we do find a good bed somewhere, its either gonna be non matching numbers, or have patch panels.

He swears he will sell it before he lets me take it. Just because I want to shave the side moldings and lower it a bit. Admittedly I did mention making the top removable like the blazers of that era would make for a cool roadster look, probably a mistake on my part...

So what do you think? Should I cave in to his boring restoration demands? Or just go haul the truck off? Its at my grandmother's, and while my father may have the keys, I know where the title is, and its not in his name.

Plus, push button start is awesome anyway...