It is official, rods are toast. Now rebuilders

Put all that on hold--- EGGE --- is in Santa Fe Springs,
been in business since 1921?,
The Egge kits are quite expensive and I am not aware that their parts are any better. You can get a better reground cam and lifters from Doug Dutra for the same price as the standard Egge part.

The EngineTech kit has good parts, and is MUCH less.

A couple more things I will say to the OP on cams and such is that the later cam for the /6 is better; has more lift and zip to it. Uses the same other valvetrain parts. My favorite cam for a stock rebuild would be a torque cam from Doug Dutra rather than any stock cam; better torque and throttle response. I would also suggest a new set of valve springs; they tend to get weak and the valve action gets poor. The Sealed Power ones are available for about $2 each; you buy box of 16. So those are cheap renewable parts for any stock rebuild old or new cam.

Also, have the head shaved .050" or .060" for improved compression. No other mods needed for that.

The VHT Chrysler Red is almost a perfect match to the original. Don't be a skunk and let them use Chebbie orange LOL.