I would recommend removing the Speedball and putting the resistors in to turn the kit back to a Stock, un-upgraded kit. This will provide you the space that you need to effect repairs, and you should really start off knowing that you have a working, stock Crack before installing the Speedball.
Also, with the Speedball installed, you won't pass your resistance checks, and that wasn't mentioned in your original post, so I would recommend doing the resistance checks once your plate load and cathode load resistors are installed.
-PB