1960-1962 Valiant/Lancer thread

hey fellas heres my 62 170 all original. got it for 1200. has not a single body issue. had black primer. no interior. got it to a lil rat rod looking daily driver.



i am hoping to turn it into a littl ebit of a street rod with maybe the intention of racing. so street/strip. i am a handy gent but have not had a huge amount of experiance with engine swaps. ide like to go v8. i was thing 360 la. the car has what i believe to be a a904 trans in it. wich to my understanding through research is junk. correct? any and all information in this area would be so greatly appreciated. i just want to make her roar. i was planning on a tunnel ram set up. real lean and mean looking. im hoping to do this on a budget as well. so basically best cheapest set up. can i use my 904? will a sb v8 bolt to it? can i fit a bb v8 in the car itself? caus ethat would make my year haha.

thanks so much guys.