318 or 360? That is my question...

I'm going to grab a copy of that book... sounds like it’s worth its weight in gold.

I think what I'm going to do is find a running 318 or 360 that I can drop in for now since it IS my daily driver and I'd rather not spend the money on a beater.. Then I can really take my time rebuilding MY 318 from pan to carb the way I'd like to and not worry about rushing to finish. I like the idea of doing everything myself with the exception of a good machine shop.

I get the feeling that the shop that did the bearings (TWICE) wasn't really experienced in diagnosing with Mopars or at all for that matter. I don’t want to do the top end when there may, in fact, be recurrent bottom end trouble as well.

I appreciate all the feedback! Progress and pics will be posted! (I'll probably have more questions as well)