ignition resistor question

Ok guys I have a 78 power wagon with a 440 swap and some serious wiring issues. The truck was a factory plow truck that someone removed and butchered the wiring on, not to mention the fact that the truck sat in a field for 14 years so rodents didnt help the situatuion much. As for my question when I start the truck it cranks fine but gets no spark to coil and I know the resistor is good I just replaced it twice. My question is do I still need to run through the resistor now that I have replaced the coil with a napa coil?? If not how do I go about safely bypassing the coil?? I know the best thing to do is replace wiring harness which is my winter project I just need to get some more work out of the truck during the warm months so this should hopefully hold me over.

Thanks for the help in advance