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ok, back from the garage.

I definitely did not mess with the circumference of the bearing retainer, just the surface of that. Once I filed down the numbers and the bottom boss a bit the space went on like a charm with a slight wobble.

I rechecked the distances per above and I was off. I also had a buddy come over and we did a mock up of the install out of the car and everything fit nice and tight with the spacer, etc. The tail shaft fit nicely into the pilot bushing with about an 1/8 sticking out (or visible) between the pilot shaft and the spline part of the tranns.

I'm going to call doug but I think I'm ok. My buddy who came over built his ERA FIA so he has a bit more experience then me and he said it was fine.