Work progressing slowly

Work continues on the 1955 Fairlane Town Sedan.
Right now we are checking out the engine. The engine was removed a few decades ago to run a sawmill. Luckily, it was placed on a frame. The frame was dragged to the house by a tractor. Having the engine on it makes working on it easier.
Right now I am working to get it started. We've located the starter and did a little work on it to get it turning properly. There was other work to the engine, of course. The carburetor was removed, cleaned and new gaskets installed. A new set of spark plugs and plug wires were placed on it. The old fuel pump looked like it has seen its better days so a new electric fuel pump will be delivering the fuel.
Before all the traditionalists start complaining, once the engine is reinstalled into the vehicle the electric fuel pump will be at the rear of the car just below the gas tank. The old fuel pump will still be attached to the engine block and will have hoses hooked to it, it just won't be functional because there will be the reliable electric version in the back.
The transmission is attached to the engine. It was stuck in high gear by a little work, hopefully solved that problem. Once the starter gets mounted we'll hook a battery up and see what happens.
The engine is currently set up for six volts, but with the addition of a ballast resistor any conversion problems should be negated for now — there will be much more work when it's attached to the electrical components of the car.
Hopefully, with fuel and spark, the old engine will fire right up. Of course there will need to be compression tests done and a look at all the seals. Even if the engine is in tip-top shape all the gaskets will have to be renewed as today's neoprene varieties far outperform the old paper kind, or the rope gaskets used on rear-main seals.
Will let you know how the start up goes.
It's all work, but we didn't grow much of a garden on the far this year so what else do I have to do?