firing order 1-8-4-3-6-5-7-2
It is not 180 off. I never removed it from when I parked it. I am going to go out and try again, I have some ideas
It could have been 180 out when you bought the car, but it will still run fine.
Take #1 plug out, this is on the front of the engine drivers side.
Stick you finger in where where the plugs should be, with somebody bumping the engine over, or jumping the start solenoid with a screw driver you will feel pressure with your finger, there will be two pulses one is weak the other really pushes.
Stop when you feel it pushing hard, this is where #1 cylinder wants to fire.
Take the distributor cap off and
look where the rotor button is pointing, this is #1.
Put the plug wires on starting where #1 is pointing and fire it up.