Finally got the exhaust o-rings and clamps on Friday.  Installed the exhaust and hooked up the fuel lines, cables, and electric stuff so the choke will work.  No Battery - so Saturday morning it was off to get a battery.  All this environmental stuff has really raised the price of "cheap" batteries.  I paid more for a cheap one than I use to charge for the highest priced battery we sold.  Time marches on!!

Got the battery installed and turned the key - and nothing.  Pulled the starter and and took it apart.  It was all clogged up with rust and signs of water.  So I cleaned it up and sanded the commutator and brushes and installed it - and it worked great.  So I filled the carb float bowl and BINGO - it started on the first crank.  My enthusiasm was short lived as it ran out of gas.  Filled the bowl again, and ran the engine and put my hand over the carb to create a vacuum and suck the gas into the fuel pump.  Ran out of gas again.  So, I pulled the fuel line off the fuel pump and there was gas.  The pump was not working.  This is an old style pump that came with the car, and had been setting around as long as the car, so I guess I should have just popped for a new one.  I really prefer this pump to the newer ones.  It is rebuildable, since it is screwed together, and it looks cool too.
  
The Fuel Pump

Another thing I like about this pump, is it has an internal fuel filter behind that brass plug you see on the side facing the camera.  No additional filter is needed with this style pump.  As close as this pump is to the Generator, I doubt if it can be used with an Alternator.

As I suspected, the pump was dirty inside - like it had been under water while in storage.  Also, the pump and the pressure regulator (located on the top) diaphragms were both very dry.  Before moving them, I cleaned and lubed them with WD40 and let it soak for awhile.  They both flexed up and when I installed the pump, it works just fine.  The Engine is now running just fine.  I need to do a few fine tuning things, like timing and readjust the valves, but I feel pretty good about how this 1500 is going to power the Bug.