Got my SVX running yesterday afternoon and was able to drive it off the ramps for the first time. Completed my year long project of:
new steering rack
idler pulleys
waterpump
thermostat
timing belt
all new vacuum lines
clean throttle body
spark plugs
new red top
new starter
new exhaust donuts
valve cover gaskets
drain and refill manual transmission gear oil
replace drivers side CV axle
Probably didn't need to pull the motor but it made it easier to do it in the comfort of my garage. It probably shouldn't have taken a year either but I traveled over 40k miles for work back and forth between the east coast and west coast. I'm also not the most mechanically inclined so had to research through the FSM and the manuals. I had forgotten to re-tighten the water pipe under the manifold so there were times I had to pull it all apart to re-tighten. At least I learned a lot
Everything is back in and running smoothly. Drove it off the ramps it's been sitting on. I popped a brake line in the rear a few months back and I'm going to investigate today if it's the hard line or a rubber line. Thanks to YT, OT and Nate for their guidance along the way.