Glad that you have come to your senses!
I wrote that big list because that's often what happens when someone tears a car apart to make a couple changes.
It sounds like it will be fine once the trans is fixed. If you still want more at that point, I'd suggest a 5 speed manual, driveshaft and a 3.23 rear axle.
It will be a blast and still cool under the hood.
The hemi would be just a ton of work for little gain.

Here's a similar one from the net...