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Tindrrel (what's your real name by the way ?) up to you pre-drilling before finishing the axe is good practice, in case you damage the surface in any way.
I'd drill your neck in place, put your B & G strings on and align the bridge. You will need to clamp the bridge as the string tension will want to pull it forward.
As DB previously said use 2 clamps and a piece of wood across the body to hold the bridge in place and drill the holes once the alignment looks good
I think I've got the alignment sorted now. I'll sand out the lump and check it again (clamping the strings and bridge).
I have a build diary. I seemed like a good idea at the time to ask this separately.
It took very little sanding to level the lump.
Checked the bridge position again and it hasn't changed, but at least now it doesn't rock. I had though the face of the body was simply slightly arched.
Strings still seem close to the edge to me, but then when I compare to a factory built p-bass it isn't that different.