360 Mild Build Questions

I just picked up a project 360 engine this past weekend. It's a 1974 block out of a van and it came with a pair of 915 casting heads. One is a J head but the other is a U head. My understanding is they are basically the same head, can I use these on the same engine or should I start looking for either a J or a U head to have a matching pair. The bores seem really nice so my plan was to maybe take it to the local machine shop for a good cleaning, and hopefully only a hone. I was planning on using the Edelbrock Performer that's on a 318 in my Dart right now and also use the Holley 4160 600 cfm carb that's on that manifold. A good fairly mild cam and I should have a cheap but fun engine. My main question is the heads, though. Will a J head and a U head work well on the same engine?
@273 has posted a good video where you can copy what you see.

The bug question(s) is;

What size rear end and gears do you have now?
Size tires?
Who or manual transmission?
If automatic, is a torque converter change something you can afford or want to do?

Have you figured out what compression the engine is?
Is it the original engine?

Answer these questions or your just flying blind.