Gets hot and stalls out

It's a shame we have to resort to a return system but also a good thing. There's some cost involved, but the benefits far outweigh that small cost and any trouble it takes to install it. I've preached the benefits of a good return system on here for years and it either falls on deaf ears, I get run over with a freight train, or it's totally ignored. I don't have a return system on either of my older vehicles. A 64 Valiant and a 75 Ford F250, but it's because of finances. Things are always real tight for us, so I have to do things in really small increments. One last thing. If you do plumb in a return system, I also recommend a fuel pressure regulator plumbed into the return line as then it doubles also as the restrictor for the return system. It doesn't matter "where" in the system the regulator is, it will regulate fuel pressure regardless. You'll need what's called a "bypass" pressure regulator and not a "dead head" regulator. Just more information for you.
I was considering swapping from a carb setup to a Sniper setup, which (I believe) requires a return line. Seems like a good way to kill maybe more than two birds with one stone.