I agree with Falcon on this point... I'd leave the Cube a Cube and instead opt for a less rare machine to franken the CC with such as an early G4 Mini, which are twice as fast as a Cube anyway.
I'm not terribly comfortable with the idea of irreversibly franking a Colour Classic either but I guess if there is a really poor example out there that is electronically cactus, then it's probably a good way to re-use the machine.