update:
shifter is very toight. very notchy now. clutch and all went in when
helped me stab it. I also replaced some aftermarket bullshit like delrin pivot pin with the $3 oem part, for peace of mind. lessoned learned on aftermarket upgrades.
Clutch is really light. Clutch pedal still doesnt return to top of the "dead zone" and seems to operate on the hydro pressure only. the master cyl is on the pedal under dash. that might be a thing to replace for better pedal return. It works but seems to kinda sag in operating range, like the helper spring is dead (but it does have the helper spring and it looks fine)
i had to remove some coolant lines for access. Of course the last little 2 lines on the alum heater core pipe were kinda gaulded and nasty and slightly out of round. One of the lines wont make a good seal and is a source of a leak. So either replace the core and the "pipes" which are freaking seperate than core, or loop then/plug them.
so basically it has sat and ive put about 20 miles on it before find the small leak. new hoses and shit have shipped from ecs.
in there. and bust it out.
transmission slinging abilities on the damn driveway.
for the finishing of megasquirt wiring that I couldnt get correct. 
of old approves.