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I did a full mock up of the clutch setup which proved what I had suspected about the clutch disk residing only about 1/2" on the untapered splines (vs the 1" it should be on). I will talk to Fort Wayne Clutch one more time regarding some specific measurements. I did receive their center and I must say it is a lot heavier duty than what the cheap Chinese disk I have has. There is a clutch disk place in Richmond I will present my problem to as well. So, that portion is still in the works but .....
The t-out setup is going to work just fine - I have at least 3/8" clearance between my t-out bearing and the fingers of my p-plate ( check pic). No machining of the stock t-out carrier is needed. I also put some paint on the tranny main shaft through the fingers of the pressure plate to where the clutch disk sits on the shaft to determine the clutch disk position when not changing gears.
Here are some pics - you can see where I thought the clutch disk would reside on the splined shaft and I was pretty much spot on ..... I will keep you posted on this.
On a side note, my project as a whole suffered setback when my frame was discovered not to be straight yet again. I was trying to square up the front and rear suspension and it kept being off on the diagonal measurements. So, my buddy, jacksandeuces on the HAMB, who has built many 32s, came over and verified things were not right. He graciously offered to put my frame on his 32 frame jig after labor day .... that's hot rodding .....