***RESOLVED*** replaced dead battery, now engine doesn't turn over.
@Bad Sport
Yeah, I even double checked the service manual to make sure they were the correct wires on the correct posts.
@67dart273
You are correct, it is not firing. I have verified I am getting a nice little blue spark on the points of the distributor though.
All the tests so far has been by turning the key, not jumping the solenoids (although I do have a spoon handy that has been used to do that).
The spark plugs are all brand new and was the last thing I have put in with no difference in the sound or action of trying to start the car.
Can you give me a little more direction as how to rig the spark gap checker on the coil?