HOW ABOUT A 1979 318 V-8 IN MY '73 SCAMP?

Charrlie_S said
find a pretty good running 360 for the same price.

or a JY-Magnum for a lot less.
I wouldn't spend money on a 340 for this application....... except to use it as a big-bore 318; that worked out really well for me as a kid.