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@somick @DaveT had a buddy come over who knows wiring a little better. Traced it back to a bad ecu. There wasn’t power getting to the ignitor or coil from the ecu. Also noticed that the check engine light wasn’t coming on at all when I turned the key on. Took the ecu apart and found 3-4 diodes burn up, run a jump wire between one of the bigger diodes near pin 27 and the check engine light flashed on. I will be ordering a replacement soon and posting the (hopefully successful) update. Thank you guys!

UPDATE: I pulled one of the injector plugs and hooked up my voltage meter. I got 12V+ then put the meter's prong into the other receptor and turned the key. The car fired up! I put the plug back on and cycled through a few starts just to make sure it was not a fluke. I am perplexed as to why it had not ran numerous times before but now it works so I am stoked. I have a P0270 code (cylinder 4 injector control circuit low) that was not there when I was previously attempting to start it. I hope I did not damage the plug while inserting the meter prong. Maybe it threw that code since I had the plug removed and has not yet reset. I should have erased the code and see if it comes back. That will be my next step when I head back out to the barn.

fuel lines swapped?

I don't know how to link posts but the topic title is... DIY Head Resurfacing... or "Post-apocalyptic machine shop techniques!" Posted by GD

Better sockets grip better (tighter/more uniformly) and will be made with better materials. Impact sockets are preferred if you're going to be using them on an impact. If you want to use average sockets, they can work. I'd get impact grade14mm, 17mm, and 19mm impact grade sockets, extensions, and adapters, and the rest can be whatever you already have. My basic craftsman sockets have seen many serious rust battles in 15 years, sometimes with a 1,000 ft-lb impact. I've broken tons of adapters, extensions, and five 14,17, and 19mm sockets. Smaller sockets probably the bolt will shear/round off before the socket breaks. When they break now I replace any adapter/extension or 14mm+ with impact grade stuff. The cheap non-impact craftsman sockets have held up fine otherwise.