Only Cub Cadets - Hello from the north woods in Wisconsin

Hi i just bought my first two cubs a few weeks ago a 108 and a 125 been slowly picking away at them for the last couple of weeks trying to get them to a running state the 108 has a broken rod but i have another k241 with a good rood but score cylinder so ill be making two into one. the 125 is missing a few parts like gas tank mount (looking for one on the cheap) and strap poured gas into carb and it fired up also has wireing problem it won't crank unless a wire is ran to the coil both have factory headlights and are in need of a good paint job then i bought a parts 129 with no engine got it home and realized it had the rear lift on it (SCORE). again thanks for having me