Starter not getting power but have lights on dash

Bought the car listed above it is the SE model. it has been really abused the wiring from the battery post-war really bad. I would not got new posts for it and it was a wire running to the starter was wrapped around and not fully taped to the I believe the negative terminal to the starter, then it was a regular electrical input running somewhere off the engine to the starter and then you had your normal positive while it ran from the battery down to the starter. when I look at the wiring there is a ground braided wire running down right by the positive, but it does not go to the starter. please show me if they are supposed to be ignition switch or ground going to the ignition switch wiring. where everything should go. thank you.