I haven't updated this thread in a while because.....I lose motivation in the wintertime and get lazy. BUT, I'm back on it.
This weekend I pulled the rear end out. I have a new large bearing rear end for it that has reinforced spring perches. Once the bottom of the car is all cleaned up that will get that hung.
The majority of my Saturday was spent in a rain poncho spraying kerosene underneath the car and scraping off undercoating. It still needs about 4 more hours of work but I got burnt out. Maybe next Saturday I'll take a shot at it again. After doing all this cleaning I made the decision that I'll be masking and painting the frame.
Also, the fuel pump was dropped into the tank. Super easy, I really liked this setup. Hopefully it works well and is quiet.