Is that some old wrench in the steering linkage? I don't want this to come across totally negative but, looks like someone "built" a rat rod! And now you want to, or should I say need to, re-engineer it. I'll ask again, do you have an idea of which style of axle/spring/suspension you'd like? Your going to probably need to cut away most of what's there and redo it all. Did you know what you were getting into?

Step back, take a deep breath and form a plan, decide what you want the front to look like and we'll help you all we can! Some great minds here and they can steer you in the right direction.