Borhmian,
You are the man, and more than likely, the only active member on here who has gone through this - so you are a wealth of info - Thank you.
I would be interested to see if SBC would still be interested in mmaking these for members, if they have made one, they should be fairly easy to reproduce. I have had conversations with DarkHlemet before (we met at Woodward last year) and if you would not mind PMing me his number, I could follow up so as not to inconvenience you.
One last question, as far as the stock flywheel and throw out bearing, how much were these parts from the dealer (if you do not mind me asking) and how many labor hours did it take the competent shop to do the full replacement?
THANKS!