Been doing a little here, a little there, for the past few days, and if it quits raining, I'll try to run it after work today.

I put the risers on,
starter,
distributor cap,
all the wiring,
hoses,
oil-drain hose,
etc.

I cranked-it, without fuel, a little bit and everything seems to work well. (The jury's still out on the alternator.) The raw water pump pumps without leaking (Yay!)

I was going to prime the carb and adjust float levels etc, but when I put the fuel pick-up line into my gas can, the fuel pump started pumping it all out the small line on the bottom. I guess I should have used the "boat's" fuel-pump instead of the one off the donor motor.

So, I installed the "old" fuel pump and hopefully that will do the trick.

Am I forgetting anything before I do a little test-run on the garden hose?