I understand you Bob, and I thank you all guys, sorry if I misleading you when I said left and right bridges , just saying the position they have on the chassis.
He's just mad at me, I'm generally too blunt for a lot of people, but I usually get my point across.
i'm not mad at you🙂 i'l help you anyway i can. i'm building the same amps myself. so i now them a bit🙂 not the same PCB's. but the PSU is the same.
Another pair, more photos. Here red wire is the one that is on top of the acrylic and when get at post is the one to the left (afraid to say that word), black is the one underneath acrylic and the one at right at post. 
So you have identified and labeled the wires running to the other bridge as going to ground and the positive side of the cap bank?
If so, connect them appropriately. The positive bank plus terminal goes to the positive terminal on the bridge, the negative terminal on that bridge goes to ground. The negative bank terminal connects to the other bridge's negative terminal and that bridge's positive terminal to ground.
Now use your variac to test at maybe 10%. Here you are going to clip your meter's black lead to ground and use the red lead to verify that the positive bank of caps is going to a positive voltage and the negative cap bank is going negative to pretty close to the same magnitude.
Once you are sure that the voltages are going the right direction, turn the variac up to 100% and measure the rails without moving the meter's black lead from ground.
The inductor's loose connections could very well have caused a lot of issues, but we'll keep proving this one out.
If so, connect them appropriately. The positive bank plus terminal goes to the positive terminal on the bridge, the negative terminal on that bridge goes to ground. The negative bank terminal connects to the other bridge's negative terminal and that bridge's positive terminal to ground.
Now use your variac to test at maybe 10%. Here you are going to clip your meter's black lead to ground and use the red lead to verify that the positive bank of caps is going to a positive voltage and the negative cap bank is going negative to pretty close to the same magnitude.
Once you are sure that the voltages are going the right direction, turn the variac up to 100% and measure the rails without moving the meter's black lead from ground.
The inductor's loose connections could very well have caused a lot of issues, but we'll keep proving this one out.
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Bob - I nominate you for the DIY "Most Helpful Buddy (MHB)" award for 2010! 
JP - Hang in there dude! At one time or another we have all been wrapped around the axle and wondering how in the heck we are gonna get the technical knot untied. Don't sweat it - UR do'n fine and it will all work out.
Blowing some of the "magic smoke" outta electronic devices is a humbling experience - but we have all been there so don't feel alone. The most important thing to remember is SAFETY!!! You are playing around with some voltages that can get to you - as well as things that can explode!! Know where the "off switch" is at - wear eye protection!
At some time in the future Bob will be able to call upon you for a favor of his calling. Pray that it's a technical one 😉
JP - Hang in there dude! At one time or another we have all been wrapped around the axle and wondering how in the heck we are gonna get the technical knot untied. Don't sweat it - UR do'n fine and it will all work out.
Blowing some of the "magic smoke" outta electronic devices is a humbling experience - but we have all been there so don't feel alone. The most important thing to remember is SAFETY!!! You are playing around with some voltages that can get to you - as well as things that can explode!! Know where the "off switch" is at - wear eye protection!
At some time in the future Bob will be able to call upon you for a favor of his calling. Pray that it's a technical one 😉
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JD. i did ask you to check inductor coils🙂 at the same time. make sure there is no short from the inductors to the caps. it seems they are very close.
Yes I know , about inductors-caps distance no worries there's 1" of separation but at the photo you see this short distance.
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