well after going through it a second time and doing some research the only thing that keeps haunting me is the internals are damaged. I will have to check with my dad n friend to see what fluid was used for that also seems to cause the problems if incorrect fluid was used.

so far my suspicions are...
incorrect tranny fluid
the cable missing the boot n having a loose nut in the shaft
damanged internal components. (plz god, no!)

I drove it down the street if things are getting worse and yeah...it grinded to a hault n wouldnt engage a gear so limped back on 2nd.