74 Duster (318) ignition not working, not getting spark

Pay attention what you are doing connecting the ballast. It is two resistors in one assembly. Notice there is a "U" shaped index at one end. Here is a simplified diagram

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Notice that the two connectors that are jumpered together go to the oblong hole index end. ALSO notice that there is an "U" index hole at the other end. The original factory harness connector indexed into this "U" to make sure it was connected properly. Notice the side that goes to the COIL This must be so. You can not reverse the connections on that end, as the ballast is two different resistances.

Your diagram doesn't really look like what Dart WR has going on. I understand your diagram though, and am pretty sure I can wire everything in according to that picture.

Also, there is a lot of excess wiring that I'm going to crop off once I'm sure it's all in the right sequence and the engine is running. Would you not do that?