Bought my new project! 71 Barracuda

Wow! Nice! Congrats!
My current focus is my '73/4spd small block Cuda. It also has a 360 in it. I didn't get the 340 when I picked it up for the now ridiculous price of $600. But that was when I was 20. I'm now (LOL) 48. Best $600 I ever spent since the car was and still is in a rag condition. Which affords some, "Not worried about what I do to it, or not" attitude.

Been street stripping, bang shifting, this ride without mercy ever since.

For a cruiser/driver, the 518 is a very good thought.
The 3spd, IMO should make way for an overdrive. Manual or automatic.
I'm not a big fan of the GV/OD, but, what ever floats YOUR boat is what you should do.

I don't get the hate for these cars. It's just another MoPar to me. My personal fav at that. Then again, I just can't seem to live life without a Duster ether.
Hummmmm