Updates:
I was able to start the engine! It made good oil pressure and didn't make any bad noises so in the truck it goes. It was one of those marathon weekends where a ton of little stuff needed to be done. Making AN lines, making cables, where did I leave those flexplate bolts, realizing you don't have the right AN fittings, etc.
One of these tasks was mounting the fuel rails to the intake. These are no-name china rails for a car intake (different mounting hole spacing) and a different injector length. In the end the only thing to do was 3D print some adapters. The final version will be made of Nylon so they don't melt.
After that, I had to test the fuel pressure regulator, it's an amazon special and bottoms out at 80 psi. Fortunately cutting a couple coils out of the spring brought it down to 58. Then, all that was left was to put all my sensors and injector data in the holley and it fired right up!
With regards to the chassis, I still need to finish the suspension. I am waiting to make a crossmember + driveshaft safety loop until the engine/trans are in the car and I can see where the shaft is going. Definitely going to have to make a tunnel. I also need to find a friend with a TIG welder or get one myself because my link bars are chromoly.
Also, I have discovered that I am not very good at tube bending! I went ahead and ordered a cage kit from S&W race cars, so hopefully that will save me some grief. I'll be keeping the tube bender, maybe by race car #2 I'll have more practice.
Sorry for the rambling! All in all I'm happy with the progress just wish I could go a little faster.