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I have gone through similar issues on my 35’s and can attest to the necessity to the good ground. The T bolt is what screws the harness plug into the lower pan on the back side. If it is there you will know it. It is a t handled shoulder bolt that completes the ground for the starter circuit. My poor wiring was found by my starter solenoid clicking and nothing else or a very sluggish starter.
I agree best way to test at this point is to go straight to the starter with the battery to see if the starter is good.
I wound up cutting my harness wires back as far as I could to the male plug on the motor side and soldering on good new wires, but hopefully yours is not too bad,