That fuel tank needs to go, you can buy a cell on eBay for the time and materials you have invested in what you have, call that a learning experience and hope a track official never sees it.\
Tank isn't a permanent solution. It isn't pretty but it also doesn't leak. Getting the truck running without breaking the bank is the goal. $20 is much better than $200. Fuel cell will come eventually.
If you are sticking with the OE front suspension, swap in a manual steering Ranger steering box.
All the stock ranger boxes run inside the frame rails. No way of getting the steering shaft to them. The coyote is a wide motor.