I finally was able to get the suspension mostly restored and reassembled as well as the front disc brake upgrade.
I spent a lot of time (more than I ever thought I would spend!) taking apart the entire suspension, cleaning, scrubbing, stripping, degreasing, priming and painting. It's well worth it in the end as it looks real nice.
I also reapplied undercoating to the front areas and will be installing the front sway bar (Thanks again Dave!) this week.
After that, it's on to completing the engine bay before repainting/ refreshing the engine.