Bob,
It's the right pressure plate, just the wrong sized clutch disc, it seems. there was 1/4 inch around the outside of the pressure plate that wasn't touch. so, i'm thinking someone just threw it together enough to get it down the road.
...sound familiar? haha.
but! the good news is, she's back together, and ready for me to drive to school tomorrow. the bad news? i don't have the dust cover on, along with a 2 quart inch bolts for that pesky sheet metal gasket...thing. between the bellhousing and the block.
but, aside from that. it went...decent. we never got our tranny jack back, so we wrestled with that, and finally got it hung with a ratchet strap under the tail shaft, and the nose resting on the cross member. then a floor jack and a block of wood to line it up, and -schunk-. slid home.
it feels really good and tight, so i'm excited to actually put some gas to it in 3rd gear, haha.
and the ol' girl lives to ride another day. she may not be right, but she's mine, and takin' me down the road. and thats what matters.
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-Sam.