Time for some updates.....
While doing this:
Figured out the Edelbrock just doesn't like to turn. So I installed a Holley 650 double pumper. Throttle response was greatly improved, turning is now possible. YAY!
Also ran into this problem:
One tire fires. So I installed a Spartan lunchbox locker and fixed that problem. Well, sorta. Every bushing was 40 year old Arizona desert dry. Front springs had been cut with a torch, likely heated as well and the bumpstops were gone. Large bumps would smak the LCA on the crossmember.
So it all came out.
Sway bar bushings were worn clear through to touching the control arms. The control arm bushings turned to dust as I tried seperating things. Ball joints were toast. Idle arm and tie rods were sloppy. So it got all new.
McGuaghey's 4.5/6 drop kit. spindles and springs up front, flip kit in the rear. Bell tech shocks, Energy Suspension bushings, balljoints, tie rods and idler/pitman arm all new.