rtstrack,
Just a fyi.. With what you've described there's many things that could be wrong..
1) shorted MSD (if you have one).
2) bad Mallory uni-light optical sensor (I would rather have a sister in a whore
house than use a Uni-Light).
3) bad starter Bendix/starter ( we never really knew if the engine turns
over .. sorry, your terminology was lacking.)
4) bad fusible link.
5) bad ignition switch/circuit malady.
6) bad starter solenoid (if remotely mounted)
7) low battery voltage
...just to name a few.
To eliminate each one would require a certain varying amount of technical expertise that, no offense, you seem to be lacking. If any of us thought you had a pig's chance in hell at fixin' this we'd roll up our sleeves and jump right in there with ya!!
Please do us the honor and let us know what the problem is when it's found.
Dave