273 or 225?

MidnightSwinger said
I ain’t trying to pick on you, but your love for the 273 clouds your judgement. It’s a great motor, but not the best option for this situation.

The car is a total rust bucket with years of back fees at the DMV. $1000 for a clapped out 273 and cable shifted 904 just isn’t worth it in our area. Junk yards full of 318’s with a guarantee(you can buy an additional 12 month warranty too) and marketplace/Craigslist is full of v8 904’s for cheap or free.

If it don’t make dollars, it don’t make sense.

That looks great. I'd do that in a heartbeat, looks unmolested. Been doing this stuff all my adult life. ALL the stuff to do a V8 transplant in a 66 dart, starting with a complete 273 drive train. I mean everything is there. Plus wagon rear springs and torsion bars. I could care less about which engine. A good 273 has so many sweet parts. Never would I swap that 273 for a 318.