just need a quick confirmation on my idiocy

Treed me, Pomona...!

OP, why did you orient the vacuum advance due north? It normally points east- if you installed your plug wires referenced to the vac can or the dist. clips, your order could be waaay off...
Double check your points setting- also, new replacement point sets and condensors are suspect.

I WANT to say this is how it was originally oriented when I first purchased the car/ I also marked where it was before I took it out and put it right back on the mark. HOWEVER, there was plenty wrong or incorrectly done on this car when purchased so who knows how much that was worth to begin with

-kiyoshi