I put the rear wheel back on the bike.
Checked for true and the wheel had a little too much tension in the area of the new spokes.
Used the special nipple wrench to back off the tension on the newest spoke.
The wheel came closer to true. Not perfect but the runout was about 1/8", which is small enough that the brakes don't drag when the wheel is turning.
It's about as good as this wheel is going to get, with most of the spokes now being non-adjustable due to the corroded/stuck spoke nipples (some are broken).
The rear wheel is pretty much on it's last leg.
I went for a ride with the repaired wheel and the bike rode normal.
No brake drag that I noticed and no noticeable imbalance or wobble from the rear wheel/tire.
Good for now.
I can ride on the Campagnolo rear wheel that I was using temporarily but then the front and the rear wheels don't match.
I kinda like them to match.
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