HEI conversion problem - any input?

Well I did the wires and now I'm having a run issue.
Not related to the wires I'm sure, but now the car won't continue running.
Starts fine, idles good, and now won't run long enough for me to pull it in/out of the garage.

As for a ground wire I did run a direct line from the unit itself to the ground to body wire off the back of the engine
I also did " braid " the coil pick up wires and tuck them into a wire loom.

I had an old Pertronix oil filled coil laying around, so I put it on and the same symptoms.
I tried running "direct jumpers" from the battery for 12 volts pos and ground, same results.
Tried thinking maybe this "new" stalling after 10 seconds problem was fuel related, and I've run through an arms length of remedies.
Replaced all rubber lines, checked for fuel leaks, blew the fuel line from the fuel pump back to the gas tank, replaced the fuel filter,swapped fuel pumps ( mechanical ) swapped another BBD carb I had laying around.
I'm leaning towards not fuel related because I now have a "clear" fuel filter I can see has gas and when the car goes to stall when I pump the throttle under the hood I can see fuel pumping from the "shot" of the fuel enrichment.
Tried an old "orange box" ignition, still won't keep running.

I'm guessing the distributor itself and the pick-up are going to be on my checklist. It too is the cheapest full distributor you can buy from Rock Auto ( I did have points ).
I still have that cheap a$$ china coil on, but I'm quick to dismiss it due to me trying the Pertronix coil with the same results.


I feel like I have to apologize for wasting you guys time, these have all been good ideas, and this WAS a running car before I "fixed" it, so I'm kind of bummed that in an effort to save a few dollars I've caused myself a bit of grief.

I'm going to go to a St. Paddys party today so I'm going to enjoy myself and get back at it later. Thank you all again.
I will update when I figure something out.