The D2AE-GA is very likely D2AE-CA as I'm not aware of Ford using a GA suffix and 2M13, is a 1972 block, cast on Oct 13.
9 degrees of static timing sounds reasonable, depending on your engine build. That's 30 degress if you have a dizzie with 21 degrees of centrifugal advance.
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