I went through all the steps in fuel pump relay schematics troubleshooter and it all tests out good. I had already metered the OVP on the bench but just checked the socket to make sure it's getting juice, which it is and it is clicking when you turn the key to the on position, so I believe the OVP should be ruled out.
When I bypassed the fuel pump relay, the fuel pump does turn on constantly ( doesn't cut out) but she doesn't start either but if I remove the 12v feed she starts until it runs out of gas in the cyclinders (5-10 seconds), back to square one

. What is that telling me?
I appreciate your time as I'm pulling my hair out over here