Ok,
I took my truck out for a test run after it's been sittin since the beginning of may (due to no reg/insurance). It handled pretty well, can still use a bit of help there, but I have motor and gear oil allll over my undercarriage, water in my rear diff, and prolly my tcase and whatever else it could get in since i flooded it at PC
So the "rear end shop" says that my rear axle isn't a '70, it is in fact out of a mid 80's ford, meaning in order to gear it I have to get a new carrier
We'll see...I got just under 2 weeks to get it figured out and finished