Rookie with a 4-speed question

So - first off - I'm not sure I ever found the "inspection cover".

The clutch arm just went through a nice, big opening on the driver's side of the tranny. No cover or anything - just wide open. Not sure if that's normal or not...but that's the way it was.

Here's what I could see:





Looks like a diaphragm pressure plate - correct? Simply based on the number of fingers that you can see?

Anyone confirm this?

SO - that means I need to ditch the "over the top" spring, as daliant originally suggested - right?