Modern Drivetrain Swap into '65 Valiant

That (still) isn't even a little bit true.

It (still) won't be true tomorrow.

It (still) won't be true next week…or next month…or next year.
Calm down. I have no dog in that fight. Just relating what I read somewhere, I recall a book about mod'ing Mopar engines, which might I might still have but don't care enough to look. That book discussed the 4 cyl engine since it helped me fix a smoking issue in our 1982 K-car (PCV plastic snorkel was installed upside down). In a quick google, this link says the 4 cyl was made in the same factory and had "some basic similarities", but was otherwise totally different:
"... 2.2 was introduced in 1981 as an all-new design, the first metric Chrysler engine. It was originally built at the Trenton Engine plant, which made the slant six and 440 RB. Though the two have some basic similarities, Pete Hagenbuch, who worked on both engines, wrote that "As far as I know there was absolutely no commonality between the 170/225 engines and the 2.2/2.5." The design philosophy may have held commonality, but not the actual design."
Chrysler (Mopar / Dodge / Plymouth) 2.2 and 2.5 Liter...