Hello Brian from the north....
to the boards....wish I was closer...always love to help out when I can!!!...check out the regional boards too...there are several guys near G-Vegas that could probably help ya out....
I think you are on the right track....take a look through the projects/ builds threads on how others have done their's....especially since you are gonna keep it a drivable ride...although...the "might-as-wells" will get the best of you...kinda like...I might as well blast the frame now that I got all the stuff off of it....etc
I did front discs and rebuilt my rear drums and lowered my truck using Classic Performance Products (CPP)...just didn't have the knowledge or the money to do rear discs....I would suggest taking a look at our board vendors too...they offer a lot of products and have excellent customer service....LMC and others are not in the customer service business...heck most of their order takers don't have a clue about what part goes where
Hope this helps ya out some....let me know if you have any questions!