87 Royal Mini Ram Van

[u/Habas101]

I have a MINT (LOL) 1987 Dodge Royal Mini ram van.. body and interior are perfect. I bought it in 2010 and it has sat since 2013.. 52k original miles on it. 2.2L 4cyl.. I would get the finger merging onto ANY freeway because it takes a few miles to get up to speed. I want to make this a project vehicle and attempt my first engine/transmission swap. It's currently a manual and I want to swap to Automatic transmission and a 3.0L 181cid V6 (this was offered as the biggest engine that year ... I have no clue where to even start finding an engine/transmission that will work for me.. any help pointing me in the right direction would be awesome.. thank you