Thanks again for all the help !! I'm gonna get the car into a friends shop and up on a hoist in a week or two. The idea of the trans, bellhousing and clutch removal on jackstands in my garage doesn't sound like much fun! I'll get some pics of the teardown, see what the problem was and keep you guys informed on the outcome. My wife is actually getting excited about ( maybe ) being able to drive the car (i think she thought that the heavy pedal pressure was my way of not letting her drive
) Dave