As the title says, I have this car and its working well, and is a very straight driver, but I am considering two paths, and want to ask the mopar experts what path is best. (I am not concerned about numbers matching, etc. just a fun cruiser)
I would be interested in swapping the tranny from a 3 on the tree to either a floor shift or automatic, which path would be easiest to source and get done for that motor. I can do it, but have limited space, so I might source the parts and then either rent the space or have someone do it.
I would not mind keeping the slant six since I know the motor and am not making a hotrod, just a cruiser that is a driver now. The wife will can drive a floor shift stick well, but the non-syncro 3 on the tree is a non-starter for her, so I would not mind making it easier for her, and in traffic frankly.
So would it make more sense to source a 273 auto and rebuild/swap, or just the transimission for a slant six. Just not sure at this point which path has best parts availability and able to work without having to do a ton of mods, and spend 5K.
Thoughts, resources, feedback is welcome.