just an update for you guys because I personally hate when forums are left open ended.
so the car I'm working on is a 1970 challenger se 383 auto
I bought it site unseen besides some pictures and had some idea of what I was getting.
it was seized when I got it from sitting close to 20 years but I was able to break it free the number 3 cylinder was vapor locked very close to tdc. so when it broke free the cylinder was very clean and I just had to clean up the corrosion ring at the very top. I know the right way would be to tear the whole engine down and rebuild it but I just want to drive the car asap so I'm taking the chance and I can always rebuild later. Ive had the car now for about a year and a half. I have a very low budget and this is really my first time diving this deep into a project so I know its going to take a while..it will need a lot of body work and sheet metal(basically has no floors but surprisingly the trunk floor looks very solid) but as of right now I just want it to run and drive ill use ply wood for the floors if I have to because I just want to drive this thing!!!
the culprit for the ignition was a faulty neutral safety switch, replaced and it turned right over from the key. I ended up finding some real bad connections at the fuse block so I replaced the whole block. now I have brake lights, hazards, reverse and front and rear running lights. the hazards still come on whichever way I turn the blinker lever(so I'm guessing something is loose or I just need to replace the switch like moparleo has already mentioned) but still no headlights, side markers or interior lights. have yet to replace the headlight bulbs but its hard to think all four went out at once but I'm going to pick some up this payday... all the grounds are good...trust me I went over them cleaned and greased more than 3 times just to make sure. as for the car firing up I took it one step at a time testing with a volt meter from the ignition to the spark plugs. replaced the ballast resistor, the module, the coil, the cap, points and condenser, the spark plugs and spark plug wires. I have spark all the way to the coil wire and the spark is very strong I readjusted the points but my battery died before I could try to fire it again. I'm very new at all of this so I'm sorry if I'm making rookie mistakes but thanks for all of the input and help you have already given me I'm sure ill be back soon with either good news or a lot more questions...
thanks
cody