Noob question 727 really low shift points

Ok, so got an update, half good, half bad. I was able to get the connections made down at the transmission after hours of busting my knuckles, I finally got it, tried routing it the best way I could think back up front, only to meet with more issues.

While connecting the kickdown linkage to the carb, I dropped the connecting nut (brass locking) that connects the kickdown cable to the carb linkage and it literally disappeared into the abyss, I'll look tomorrow but am not hopeful, and to top it off, my throttle cable won't work, I'll have to replace it as well, the Lokar adapter assembly for Holley carbs drops right on top of where my old throttle cable was jerry rigged up and has a permanent end on it. Look at the first couple of pictures of the carb in the beginning of the post to see it.

So, I went as far as I could, I hooked up the Holley adapter from Lokar, connected the fittings for the kick down cable and it'll have to sit that way until I can order a Lokar throttle cable that'll tie into that adapter. Sad that I didn't know about that ahead of time, I certainly would have ordered one when I ordered the other 2 pieces. I think the cable is too short for the way I routed it, or I have some more work to do underneath, but it was a tight stretch even with all the slack out at the carb.