+1 Ditch those pedals, every time I find them, they are bent.
+1 I like Randy's mustache conversion, although your bike is fine as is. Nashbar puts their mustache bars on sale, all the time, really cheap, if you decide to go that way.
Vx RD is pretty much bullet proof, I would keep it.
With some polishing compound, I think that paint will clean up and look great!