1965 Barracuda Road Racer Project

Congrats and welcome to the madness.
My opinion only and we all know what opinions are cause everyone has one. - Keep it Mopar. But it is your car and your build.

Whats wrong with the 273? Decent little motors and run like a bastard if done right. plenty of them around and lots of parts on here.
Good luck and what ever which way you decide to roll- good luck and keep us posted with pictures.
Welcome aboard!
Joe
My area is devoid of any 273s, I've searched high and low. 318 or 360 seems like my best bet, the original block is rusted to the point of being unsalvageable. Regardless, though, my searches have been fruitless. Most I've found have had too high of prices for too high of miles. I'm waiting for the right one to come along, I'm focusing on suspension first, a lot of fabbing and using what I have.