Quicktime, Centerforce issue

I need some advice I wasn't expecting to. Just installed a new stroker and decided to use the following:

Quicktime bellhousing
Centerforce dual friction clutch
Centerforce flwheel and throwout bearing

Mocked everything up on the floor and all looked good. Centerforce supplies you with 2 different fork pivots. One marked A-body and one marked B/E-body. Of course I used the "A".

Motor and tranny in, so I decide to mock up the clutch linkage before the headers go in. I got one big problem.

With the clutch adjusment rod backed out as far as possible, I have about 3 1/2 inches of pedal play. AND the clutch is just starting to disengage with the pedal on the floor.

To make matters worse, the back of the clutch fork is just about "bottomed out" on the face of the bellhousing. I either need a taller fork pivot or a much longer throwout bearing. Way to much movement of the fork, before the throwout bearing even touches the clutch.

Does anybody know what the heck is wrong? I just can't believe this.