[HawkX66]

My solenoid showed up last night, but of course a 10 min starter swap turned into a couple of hours along with a few cuss words. I swapped the new solenoid on the new starter and installed it. I thought it was odd that I heard my Pertronix relay click when I hooked up the battery. I sat in the driver's seat and saw my brake light on. Hmm... Let's try to turn it over. Not even a click. Dang... I know, I switched the R & S wires right? Switched them once. Nope. Poked around cursing a little. Turned out that the battery cable was turned and touching the R wire somehow. Fixed that. Ok, let's start her up. Nothing. Dangit! Walked away for a few. Came back, pulled the starter to test it. Worked for a minute then nothing. WTH? Wait a minute, that's not just paint. That's an aluminum starter! Friggin' ground. Made up a nice ground, installed everything and whalla. We've got fire. Long story long, some new starters need a separate ground...
So now I'm sitting here in my office, looking out the window at my 69. What a beautiful morning for drive in.
Thanks McCune for all the help. The new solenoid was the way to go.


Something else to add... Installing the GM mini starter is so much nicer than the old iron. They probably weigh 1/2 as much and are half the size. The engine spins over nicer than I could ask for too.