well, i just found a rear sump that may work for me. it has a dip stick placment in the pan, so i would not have some ugly thing sticking out of the motor too.
http://www.cantonracingproducts.com/pans/road_race/ford_rear_sump.html
with the 15640 pan, 15641 pick up, and the required dipstick they sell it comes out to be like 350 to set it all up. finding a radiator may be the hard part haha. I know this is going to take some cash, but it will be fun!