Yep, I'd put a 617 in there, would be quite easy. Putting in a V8 or I6 gasser would be a near-impossible nightmare unless you had a full donor car....even then, nightmare. Computers, wiring....

Keeping an originally-gasser one going is hard enough as it is!

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