Murphy's Law strikes again

Bad news / good news.

First, the bad news. When I was ordering parts for the engine rebuild, I did not order a new mechanical fuel pump. Guess what? The mechanical fuel pump is dead.

Now for the good stuff. 

We purchased a Facet "silvertop" (4-5.5 psi) pump from a local parts store (https://www.princessauto.com/en/detail/12v-electric-fuel-pump-solid-state-posi-flo/A-p8606279e). These are excellent units, but they are a little noisy and must be used with a fuel pressure regulator (the standard Alfa unit is fine). To get the system working, we ran a wire from the coil and grounded the pump on the hood latch. It worked perfectly but we will do a cleaner installation later...