Engine rebuild choices

ArizonaKid said

I didn't realize there was that much involved in choosing a cam, right now the car is a stock 225 slant six, i'm not sure of the gear ratio because the tag is gone, :oops: and I don't remember what it was when i re-did the seal. The transmission is a stock A-904 automatic, nothing has been changed on that. if i needed to, i would be willing to change the converter, especially because the motor would already be out. my tire size would be 215/70/14's all around.

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Houston, we have a problem. Plan on changing more than the converter. A slant trans won't bolt up to a V8. The bellhousings are totally different. The 2.76 geared 7 1/4" won't live long behind a stout V8 so plan on that swap down the road. If this were MY car here's what I would do. !. Set of Schumacher conversion mounts (www.engine-swaps.com) since I have a slant K member. 2. Find a V8 904 tranny with a stock converter. 3. Bolt the stock '72 engine/904 trans together and drop it in the car. 4. Drive the wheels off it until something breaks or the fun is gone and then reassess. Don't know why but '72 318s were magic. They were the stoutest stock 318 I ever ran across. Lord, did I have fun in Dad's '72 Swinger...