After hours of work and over $1000 later, we have a truck that looks just about identical
Swapped out the rear brake cylinders and the brakes were functional. They're still quite firm, even with the booster, so I question how much power the power brakes are really providing me...I haven't checked the vacuum yet.
I took it around the block a couple times with open headers, just to make new friends in the neighborhood!
Then I got a simple exhaust slapped on there today, and then it started running poorly again.
The muffler I used was not a straight through baffled type that originally came on these trucks, and I'm wondering if that has anything to do with it.
Here are some photos after a bath! I'm contemplating adding some shine juice on the ole girl to bring some life into the paint and patina...the wet look, without the shine, so to speak.