If you were restarting a rebuild.. what are "musts", "important" or "optional"?

I would suggest rebuild the complete suspension , all A -arm bushes and ball joints.

Simon

Thanks Simon, the car came with a ton(almost) of parts.. I'm pretty sure I have those.. Mike Drew helped me go through them and he'll probably remember if I do or not..

Definitely check the pipes in the center tunnel…. Make sure they not rusted through.. would be perfect time to replace them.
have a look up the paddle box and see if there’s any major wear or broken Springs (Maybe install clutch assist linkage).

brake master cylinder,  clutch master cylinder.. Check hydraulic lines (Depending on preference, delete proportioning valve and shuttle valve and substitute with Wilwood brake proportioning valve) brake calipers

Check steering rack.

check the Wiring harness for 50 years of mechanic torture.

check all electrical switches

Open up Heater Core box and replace Heater Core… and valve…

Treat all the rust.

Rear uprights and wheel bearings

+ everything mentioned above

pretty much everything I did last year lol

For the “optional” stuff check out

https://pantera.infopop.cc/top...uld-the-can-of-worms

Great list!  fortunately this car came with a lot of "parts", some of those were a large brake kit, will need to navigate that. It also already had the larger booster, new brake and clutch master(previous owner was a tall guy, so is that an extender behind the booster? The seat was also lowered). wiring is a must, and I do enjoy the satisfaction of everything working as it should!