I am really embarrassed to say it but it was all my fault. I started by removing the p/s belt and moved the pump over to actually see the timing marks better, see I had to build a new bracket to move the pump up since the AMC steering box is up front so now it actually covers the area to actually see anything. I retarded the distributor housing to align the pickup, reluctor and rotor to #1 on the cap and started the engine, I had to advance it just a smidge but got it to idle....and yep there was the timing mark sneaking past the w/p housing. I raised the idle to 700 rpm and set it to 10* with the hose plugged. I took a victory lap around the block, man it runs so much better. Thanks everyone for putting up with this old turd.
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