Greetings from southern California

I'm located in Lancaster which is in northern Los Angeles county, and my little Dart currently has the 225 however a V-8 is in the works in the near future. I'll be posting more on this upgrade as it gets closer to happening. I'm weighing the benefits/detriments of going with a 273 4bbl or a later 318 4bbl. the original plan was to go with the drivetrain out of a Dakota or Durango and have a fuel injected Magnum with a 5 speed Dart. financial constraints may make me settle for something more mundane as I have both of the other engines sitting here and the Magnum idea takes a donor vehicle. My poor Dart is in mostly original condition and takes some creative photography to make it look good and I don't have lots of photos of it. I do however drive it daily and keep it pretty mechanically sound.
thanks for the warm welcome!
Scott8)
P.S. the weather here isn't so warm, I live in a high desert so it gets cold in the winter and hot in the summer with wind as a regular feature.:-D