Not a project worth starting IMO. Those of us that have been in the game for the past 15-20 years have seen and done almost everything you can imagine when it comes to lift pumps. Some worked, some didn’t, some have been improved on and are still around today.
Belt driven Mitusa, electric Carter, fuelab and aeromotives before they came out with diesel approved units, kennedy’s, TTS, PPE were some of the first ones that most of us used as that’s all there was. Then came the modern day airdog and FASS and BD venom units that range from daily driver to race.
TBH what’s on the market today is really well designed and tested. Can’t really go wrong with any of them. Just pick the one that suits your needs.
My opinion if you don’t care about filters built in buy a Fuelab or Aeromotive for race or high performance, daily driver for all the hp ranges get anything with a filter with flow rating you need in the price range that works.