Just picked up a 69 Cuda...

That's exactly what my father told me. I actually make pretty good money for a kid my age so in about a month or two I could get the motor, everything necessary to bolt it in and a couple upgrades.

I've said that myself in previous projects, and six months later it's still on jack stands. Parts get out of stock, back ordered, lost in shipping, things break that you don't expect, plans change, things take longer than expected, etc.

Do what you like, but if you expect everything to be fast and easy in an engine swap you'll be disappointed.