One more tought on your fuel pump: I see that you brought bypassed 12V power to the pump. But have you brought independent solid earth connection to the pump as well? I would try to bring 12V and independent earth connection to the pump in order to fully test the pump and see if it is working or not.
If the pump is working, then your problem might all the time be in broken wires at the hinge in the boot.

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