Hey all,
I recently pulled out the 289/4 speed from my 71. On the way is a stroked 331 with aluminum heads and automatic. The new motor has less compression and should be more user friendly as well as get more than 3 miles to the gallon. Of course the next step is to get rid of the 5.43 gears in the rear end.
I also upgraded to Strange Engineering 5 lug disc in the front.
Randy