Hello everyone - thanks for the reply.
I can confirm the bleeders in the front calipers are pointed up and towards the rear of the car (correct for bleeding from my understanding)
While the car has front disks, very well could have been a drum brake car - when I researched the car did start out as a 302 car but no knowledge or confirmation on original car brake set up.
New master will arrive today, this was ordered as a front disk brake car, it could be my current master is bypassing and / or the master is meant for a drum brake car
Distribution block - Thanks for confirming a front drum brake car, after installing the new master, I will see how the brakes are. If still poor, I will look into the correct dist block for a disk brake car.
Thanks everyone