hey guys, thanks for the welcome. just figured id let you all know the 3500 started. found out after several cold and painstaking hours that there was a........GROUND WIRE... issue that wasnt letting the ignition switch control the starter relay. first time ive ever seen that. but we ran a seperate ground fron the relay and voila... she cranked right up and is now purring like a tiger

 

Right on!!

 

Electrical issues are always a pain to figure out, but it looks like you made out ok with that one.