just thought I would give an update -

got it done today (Sunday was shot due to all the rain we've been getting)

i got a Delphi pump for 219 off amazon. Overall everything went pretty smoothly.
getting the tank down was a heck of a lot easier than getting it back up.

Biggest problem I had was getting the filler tube back in place while pushing the tank forward.

Starts up fine now, and is driving good.

Thanks to everyone for their help and input, I real do appreciate it.