Start by installing the electric fuel pump. That will give you time to:

a) Enjoy the car.

b) Think about replacing the timing chain and verifying the condition of the eccentric.

c) Find ways to convince your wife that the numbers-matching motor in the car is far too valuable to be put at risk by daily driving and what you really need is a "beater" motor that you can drive without worrying about destorying the astronomically escalating value of the car.

OK ... OK ... so that last one is a bit of a stretch ...

I know Amervo did the obvious thing of checking the output of the pump by cranking the car over with the line disconnected from the carb, right? Did ANYthing come out of the line?