727 build fail

MoparMike1974 said
Bands are 1.5 turns I think, whatever the transgo manual said. I think there were 5 or 6 springs in the clutch pack. Put them back the same way they came out. Dont remember what is in the front servo. Yes, installed restrictor in the case. New manual valve installed and adjuster per instructions. Drilled the valve body per instructions as well.
I have installed 3 or 4 of these kits in the past and this is the first time I ever had an issue with one.
I have my other car coming out of paint shop this week so this one is going on the back burner for a while. I guess my next step will be to swap in a known good valve body and go from there. Weather has turned cold here so it may be a while before I can get back to this.

1.5 turns on the bands and only 6 springs in the front clutch usually spell disaster when it comes to the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts cleanliness. In other words it is most likely binding up on the shifts and if it is it will not last long at all before it trashes everything. Unless your running a 5.0 front servo lever (a big no-no with a stock type valve body IMO) you should have the front band out at least 2 turns. Same for the back band. What is the ratio on the front servo lever in the trans? I always use a bare minimum of 10 springs in the front clutch pack too to avoid shift overlap. First thing I'd do it check and adjust the bands at 2 turns out from 72 inch lbs on the rear band and 2-1/4 out on the front band and test drive it