Well I got it figured out... Kind of by mistake really, I just pushed the pedal down real hard with one arm pushing at the bottom of the pedal and the other at the top pulling and it worked. After that the pedal moved smoothly and disengaged the clutch. Maybe the pressure plate was "stuck" to the disk and flywheel? The clutch hadn"t been disengaged in over 2 years. Guess the gravity bleeding did do the trick after all... Think I will switch to a 3/4 mc though, the pedal wasnt overlly hard to push in but it could benefit from being softer.

Still can't drive the hot rod yet, it turns out there is a lip on the pressure plate that hits the AN hose of the TO when the clutch is fully diengaged. Could cause some damge real fast, the hose does have a gash in it now... At least I can see what is wrong with the car this time lol!

Thanks again for the help and tips, I will put them to good use on any car I build!

Thomas