I found this old picture
i ended up fixing it this morning, borrowed a voltage meter and checked all loose ends, some of them had been re-wired, along with a few that were cut that really shouldnt have been, and it was causing a short. checked the harness for any dead spots, changed the fuse, and rewired it and taped it properly. lights and guage are working again.
getting nother harnes will be the next step, for now i needed my brake lights and guages back, but i'm going to put the bike out of service for a while now that i have extra space at the shop, and do it right. i still have the hesitation in the bike at steady mid throttle. i still believe its a fuel issue.
4 problems down, around 3 to go