Your thoughts on this engine (photos included)

I agree. In fact, I ended up getting it. I put it through the ultimate test of driving it 200+ miles through the Colorado mountains. It performed awesome! So far, all I've had to do is replace the thermostat. Next will be leaf springs & timing chain kit...because reading other comments makes me nervous as hel about the timing chainl. View attachment image.jpg

This is the first Mopar I've ever owned. I'm excited, and sometimes nervous, about doing things myself - so thanks for your comments.