You know, I was annoyed that I gunned the HB with the woodruff key in wrong and I was upset how much I goofed that up....but that sounds like a lot worse! So at least I'm not the only one, nor the worst issue here!
Seems like both the tie rods are good as is the CPS, now I just need to get my alignment setup and I should be good to drive this car into the ground. I live in MN, so the rust has taken hold so many places, I'm afraid it's not going to be worth fixing up much longer.