Not trying to be a dick, but genuinely curious, since I haven't seen this thread in a while.
You went through 3 transmissions a ton of downtime, and are probably over your original budget. Not to mention all the aggravation that I'm sure you went though doing all the work yourself.
Would it not have been worth it to wait and save up a bit for the proper parts, all conveniently shipped in a kit, that you could have installed once and be done with it?? While I know budget was your main motivator for going the route you did, I'm just wondering if you would change anything to get to the same or a different outcome.
Either way I hope your car is running up to your standards, and youre enjoying it. Mine has been amazing since converting/tuning it. Just don't get carried away with that new found fun lol