I'm on my daughter's RU-vid account. Maybe someone mentioned this to you already, but I'll say it just in case. When you drill the rivets so you can remove the rotor, don't pound on the remaining part of the rivets after you get the rotor off. The short axle shaft resembles a pinion shaft on a rear end. The axle bearing on corvette axles are the same style of bearing use on a pinion gear, not the same style of bearings on a normal rear end. By pounding on the rivets you're basically smacking the outer axle bearing into its race. Some guys just grind the remaining part of the rivets so they're flush with the axle flange. Less chance of debri getting into the park brake area.
TMP... nice project. if i may help by adding my .02. the bent rods that you referred to are called strut rods. some guys in the past with your car decided it would be smart to destroy them by bending them to adjust the camber. that's accomplished by having a good camber bolt kit to do that. the trailing arms carry the rear tires and related assemblies. the drive shafts are lovingly referred to as half shafts. good luck and congratulations. enjoy your project. hope your weather warms up.
Those strut rods can be replaced with easier adjustable ones that look nice and make for a more accurate alignment and they aren’t too expensive (I have a 74) Good luck with the project. Be patient, if I could do mine all over again I’d go slower and take extra time
