I got the engine, transmission, and other the other assorted parts at home now. I was able to take them over to show Hot Rod Jim, and get some good advice from him.
Where I had the engine, I had to load it into my pickup truck with a forklift. I don't keep one of those at home (no, I don't count the one I pulled the motor for the Metro from...)
I had a chain hoist. So, I backed my truck into the garage, lifted the engine up on the hoist, drove the truck out, and then lowered the engine to the floor.
Actually, the engine looked kinda cool while dangling there, so I took a few photos.
While I was at Jim's we were talking about the fuel system, among other things, and he mentioned that he had some diesel pumps (new) just kicking around. He gave me one. Which makes THIS the very first official DONATED item to the project!
I can externally mount that, and it just needs 12VDC to run, which means I now need any old can with a fill hole on top and a port on the bottom to be my diesel fuel tank. Ideally, I'd like a 10 gallon tank that fits directly in front of the driver's side wheel well in the bed. That would free up the space where the existing tank UNDER the truck is for the battery box. I'd also be able to use the current gas cap location for a charger port.
Oh, hey, look. I have a video to go with this as well!