Some more good reading is The Chassis Book by Dave Morgan if you haven't read it yet.
I love clutch cars and wish we could still run one. The guys I race with used to run a Doug Nash 5 speed in a '66 Nova. I helped them with it for a short time until we ended up changing to a glide because that is the way bracket racing was heading. We do all of our own work also so I hope you get it lined out. Nothing better than running good with your own stuff.
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