Surprise!

This entire journey has taken so many interesting (read frustrating and upsetting) and surprising turns and not to disappoint anyone the universe keeps the hits coming.

Got a good look under the hood and guess what? Did you know that Dodge 360's look a lot like Dodge 440's? There are some minor differences like the location of the distributor and other stuff but it bolts up to the same A727 Torqueflight transmission.

Near the bottom of the label under the hood reads "440-1 Engine"

 
Yep, turns out the scrap RV van has a 440 in it with a 4 barrel carb on it. Okay then. Did not expect that. If it fits in this van body it will fit in the "Long Hauler". It appears that this will fit without too much of an issue. It's a bit newer than the 360 by a few months. Been researching it a bit last night and early today and while it doesn't have gobs of added horsepower it does have more torque.

Uh, that's not a 2 barrel carb on there.....

Pic of 440-1 engine with the cover off.

I think that 120 amp alternator I bought will actually fit on this engine! The 65 amp one that's on it is barely enough to keep stuff charged and running.

Now to figure out the best way to get this beast out of the van body... A Sawsall could come in handy, again.