OK , After some experiments
, I confirmed the clutch disc is free to turn and not stuck to flywheel. I also confirmed my Wilwood 3/4" Master cylinder is stroking 1.00 inch as it should according to McLeod. At 1 inch of master cyl. stroke my pedal bottoms out on the pedal stop as designed.
and Mcleod claims HTOB piston travel is max 0.890 when using a 3/4" master with 1.00 inch stroke.
I also confirmed from the Mcleod clutch instructions the PP fingers should be depressed about 0.375" to disengage clutch disc. EDIT: WRONG INFO: .375 is when it begins to lift off pressure plate, it needs close to a full 0.500" for complete release !!!!! I am now thinking there is still air in the HTOB system that is not allowing the full .375" movement, I can't easily reach into bell to measure HTOB movement but it looks (via a mirror) HTOB piston moving closer to 0.250" but not sure till I try to measure it with a stiff piece of wire or some other gauge.
It appears that the air gap @ disc is just not enough to completely stop the trans input shaft from turning when trying to shift gears, so ive determined the HTOB its definitely not pushing the pressure plate fingers far enough yet. Mcleod quotes an air gap should be 0.050" between disc and flywheel. but I cant get into measure it easily. Will need to make a feeler gauge 2 feet long to get in there. I'll post an update when its solved.
UPDATE
I just read that the Wilwood 3/4" master cly can stroke up to 1.10", I have mine set to 1.00" with my pedal stop since I am so paranoid to over-stroke the HTOB piston past its seal after all the horror stories I have read. Seems I need to ensure all air is out first and if needed get the extra 1/8" of master cyl travel.