Finally got my first ABody!!

Nice looking car! Definitely a good find!

I agree with cudaspaz, the stock drum brakes don't do that bad when bled and adjusted properly, and it sounds like yours are in need of some serious adjustment. In the long run, especially for a daily driver, I prefer disks. They are much more "set it and forget it" than the drums are, have fewer moving parts to keep up on, and do provide some more stopping power as well.