727 Rebuild: Some Questions

fishy68 said
actually the TF-2 doesn't really firm it up a lot if you don't go wild drilling out the hole that controls the 1-2 shift in the transfer plate

I drilled on the conservative side for the TF-2, street specs.

fishy68 said
If your worried you can always install the spring and if it doesn't shift firm enough for you take it back apart and install a blocker. That's what I ended up doing.

Good plan---I'll use it.

I got the whole 727 apart today. I'm using a 727 from 69 Chgr as donor. Following pic shows 2 output shafts, the "gold" one from the Chgr, the other is from the 727 I'm rebuilding. Is there any significance to the "gold" tint?

I dry packed the front clutch and measured the clearance at about .45 with a .74 snap ring. My FSM says the spec is .25 to .45 but ideally should be closer to the lower number. A .88 snap ring should get me to about .30. Is this worth doing or should I just leave it?

Thx again for your help.