[BIG BLOCK JIMMY]

The shop called me back today with the "good news/ bad news". I'll skip to the bad. My rear axle is also bent. The front was bent in a horseshoe and the rear as well. Both facing the center of the vehicle. We assume that someone transporting it at some time used chains and binders to haul it and bent the axle tubes.
At least it's getting fixed, but it will be another 2+ weeks and I have all kinds of goodies to install: Boyds gas tank, new steering column, steering wheel and instrument cluster (w/tach and vacuum).