Starter Issues……….need help

On my '70 BB the starter went out on me about a week ago. Drove it to the store, walked inside for about 15 min and when I came back the car wouldn't start. Only a clicking noise from the starter itself when it tried to engage the ring gear. Bought a new mini starter from the local MPP dealer today and put it on, tried to start it and had the same deal, its throwing the pinion forward into the ring gear but no start. Bypassed all the wiring by jumping the two terminals on the starter, same thing. getting full power and everything else checks out. :dontknow: Any ideas guys?
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