Your coil wire from ignition switch should be a resister wire, it should be about 10 volts with key on( mine is anyway) i'm guessing yours should be the same.
I would turn key to run position and start checking voltage at the loose ends in the engine bay.
Or you could get a pertronix kit with flamethrower coil and run 12 volts.
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