Nothing is missing, if your car was a turbo car a bracket for the air filter housing would be mounted there. Your car is fuel injected, one of your pics show an early carb car ( 1981 to 1983 )with a smog pump mounted. Being your car isn't turbocharge nothing was ever mounted there.
On level ground with both frt tire having exactly the same air pres. you can use a level to set camber providing the toe is correct and wheels are straight forward. Caster is none adjustable. Peice of cake.
Timing is too far advanced, you're hearing spark knock ( detonation ). :shock: :shock: Coolant sensor MUST be unplugged when setting timing. You can loosen the disturbutor and turn it CLOCKWISE ( retarding the timing ) a little bit at a time till the knock goes away. OR have your mechanic set the ti...