5.3L GenIII /TH400 swap part 2

[67fleetsidec10]

I'm back, kind of.
Years ago when I first got my truck I had a bit of a presence on this forum. Once i stopped working on it and was mostly just driving it. I stopped coming here. Years later, here I am, but not only could I not remember my old account password, I can't even figure out what email address it was attached to.
Here is a link to my previous thread;
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=239446
Since then i swapped on some new rims, kinda finished the paint, some interior work and put lots of miles on it.
had a few issues such as having a tie rod end pull apart, and started breaking u-joints, a bunch of them. Took me a while to figure it out but it was rusted out axle perches. I don't know how they got in such bad shape, the rest of the frame is great.