Pulled the Mess that was my Timing Chain....

Degreeing it and then adjusting for a little cam advance will help the low end torque and feel good. But you need to have the car running so you can figure out the current problem. IMO, skip the degreeing for now; it can be tedious, the timing adjustment takes some minor mods, and just getting in the new chain will take out 4-5-6 degrees of retarded cam timing anyway and make it fee like a new car....if it idles right!

The crank sprocket teeth wear pattern seems pretty deep for these few miles. This is the block with the deep wear groove behind the cam sprocket, right?