No it wasnt fully dead... I killed it a bit cranking it over so much (and from sitting a bit it seems), but I threw it on the charger. I replaced a couple iffy fuses, some frayed looking wire, all battery cables (I only had one new positive though, but the others are known good pieces), and cleaned the posts. Ive now got the car started but running poorly. I think Im going to have to adjust the carb some. Seems its giving out on me. Its hard to troubleshoot when its multiple issues giving a mixture of symptoms.
I think Im in the final stages of getting it back to driving.