Thanks for all the support so far guys! Great news! SKID MARK IS ALIVE!!
Just got a battery in her, clutch in and turned the key, and nothing (I got all the good clicks and noises up until turning the key) so I hit the starter a little and tried again, no luck. Found the clutch interlock switch wasn't making from the pedal. The little rubber nipple broke off! I bypassed the switch with a small cotter pin in the molex plug. tried again and she cranked over happily
. She started up right away:-)
time for an oil change and then on to the brakes to see what's going on in there. ..