So this happened today. Battery was a little low on charge but within about a minute of running, the car found idle pretty well. In certain points of the video, I only gave it a slight amount of throttle (10%) which brought it up to around 2.2k. Sounds louder in the video. It may be just me but I think the engine is even smoother than before.
The brakes are bled and I just need to make a few minor adjustments to the suspension, toss the wheels on and take this thing for a ride to start breaking it in. Big thanks to all the folks who helped get the car this far. I am a real happy guy.