No wonder my joystick crapped out. This is the mess I pulled out of it. It must have shorted out. I am not sure but it was too big of a mess to troubleshoot.
Here is the newly rewired stick insides.
1. Seimtsu joystick. I added the clear plastic on the bottom of the stick to prevent the bottom cover of the whole joystick from rubbing against the bottom of the joystick shaft.
2. Play and charge kit is wired to a usb port on the joystick case so that I can charge it easily without opening it.
3. This is the actual Xbox 360 board pulled from a xbox 360 pad wires are soldered to the pads the buttons pressed. The clear stuff is hot glue that I put over the solder points to keep it secure.
4. the buttons are wired using quick disconnect. The red things are quick disconnects.
5. Wires are soldered tot he battery contacts and that is soldered to the battery terminals ont he botom of the board. The battery is secured with velcro.
Here is the outside view. (much nicer) 
