Mat - LOL @ the bat-mobile comment ...I need to post a better picture i guess...lol. Checked all the fuses...thought possibly a relay of some sort.

KendallH - you may have hit on the issue as a starter solenoid issue. But wouldnt i still have the starting issue wired direct if it was a solenoid?? I think i could get a starter to test that theory fairly easily. I will search for the Orange wire and see about wiring it into the switch i'm using now if I can source out this issue...Empire once said it was on the switch...I never checked the dash connector for the wire.

Chome - do you mean heavier guage ground? I did ground it @ the battery and 2 extra grounds from chassis to motor. I used wire supplied by a car audio shop that said it would be fine for the relocation...its not 0 awg...but its close.

Thanks for the feedback!!