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UPDATE:

Took the flywheel into a shop Friday and explained the situation. He checked it out and said it was a little wavy but nothing that would cause a clutch to hang up. I had it resurfaced anyway.

The problem turned out to be pilot error. Literally.

The pilot needed to be driven in a bit more than it was because it was contacting the input and turning it when the engine was running. I was more diligent when shoving the trans in this time and noticed it wasn't quite flush with the bell. Removed the bell & clutch and tried putting trans in with just the bell. No go...........took my bearing driver and hammer and banged the bushing in past flush. Test fit again and trans was flush with bell this time. I was surprised how close the tolerance was with this sbc.

Kinda odd because it felt solid to me when I hammered it in originally. I thought I hit bottom and that was it. It was also flush with the hole in the crank which is as far as I ever put a pilot bearing/bushing in any Pontiac engine I ever did before.

Thanks for all the help.