Well, I tried a bunch of things and I think it is out of my scope of comfort.  I feel like I'm repairing a TV more than a Mac.  I haven't even gotten to the logic board issues and with no power it's really unrewarding.  I retraced some bad circuits.  I resoldered some bad joints. I would love to just see a scrambled screen and a chime of some type come out of the speaker at the very least. 

So I know better than to throw it in the dumpster.  I will post the sad little mac on the want ads.  Maybe someone with a bunch of spare parts lying around can frankenstein it.  Thanks for the laughs.  I enjoyed it while it lasted.