Project- Bills Buggy

72Dodge said
I'll even it out by saying I'd wait on the new engine until next winter, just for the reasons you just said. Being so close to spring now, I wouldn't want to risk not having a car to drive this summer (or for part of it), having new bugs to work out and so on. Unless there's something wrong with what you have now, and it's fun to drive as-is, why not just leave it? Get the Cordoba done (I LOVE Cordobas, want one so bad!), get your interior & shifter worked out, then it will be spring driving weather! But, that's just me. Maybe you work faster than I do. I have a whole lot bigger of a project with my engine swap, since I have to swap brakes, rear, radiator etc at same time, so that could be influencing my feeling about your swap unnecessarily also.

For me, its more about making sure I take the time to do what I want in terms of fixing the engine compartment.. and fixing it right.. I mean I can drop the new motor in and go, and not many people would notice at first glance that there are any issues in the engine compartment.. but there are.. several chips in the inner fenders from working on the car over the years (and not being as careful as we should've been) and apparently the master was leaking at some point, or my prep of the fire wall wasnt done right the first time, cause theres paint lifting under the master..

then there are the bugs.. lol.. the guy I got the motor from is a real cool dude.. stand up kind of fellow, had the motor all done up.. got it in the car, put about 10,000 miles on it, and switched gears.. wanted to go big block... pulled the motor and tranny out, and that was that.. its been out for a good while.. Says it ran like a raped date when he pulled it... more than likely I can sit it between the fenders and it'll do the same thing for me... run like a raped date... but.. I'd still feel better spending a little more time, going over things and making sure everything is the way I want it..

Like I said, we shall see... I'll know more when I see how my first priority projects go, and when I pick up the motor and tranny..