[IROCZman15]

well to close out this thread.. i did a bunch of diagnosis work on the ignition components today. what the problem turned out to be was... the ignition module. i checked the coil witha volt meter and also pulled the coil off my brothers 1987 GTA (for sale still.. cheap, make an offer) and plugged that in with no luck getting any spark. after taking hte cap off the distributer i checked the volts at a few locations. a mechanic buddy of mine told me to try replacing the ignition module...the rectangular piece sitting on a platform under the rotor. went to NAPA and bought one for $70. came home and plugged it in, car fired up and runs now. i hope this was the only issue. so for now its fixed and running. thank you for the help and advice fellas