I am going to clean the engine ground strap just for the heck of it but I think that the problem is internal to the solenoid. I took all the wiring to the starter out and looked over it. Everything looked good and I made a new trigger wire from the fender to the small connection on the solenoid. Cleaned everything really well put it back together with dielectric grease and it started right up. Drove it 50 feet turned it off, tried to restart it and just a clunk.

One trick seems to work. If I connect my remote started button at the fender and press it in rapid succession it will catch and sometimes I can even hear what sound like a little electrical sizzle right before it goes. After that I can start it right up with the key

Would a bad ground cause this?

Is it possible that the voltage from the key is too low?

Could I add a relay to get more juice to the solenoid?

If I replace the starter with new should I also replace the battery just in case?

Thanks for all the help so far!