It is on the rotisserie. I went by to take some detailed underside pics of things now that I can do it a little more comfortably. For 235K miles mainly in KS and MO (and a number of trips to CO) its not looking like its too bad. Here are some highlights:
Here is the Z-Bar frame side mount that was fabricated by a mechanic in something like 1974 or so. It will be returned to the factory configuration.
On another good note the repair spring was shipped, and the shifter will be rebuilt shortly. Here ia a couple of before and (current status) after pics.