Spooledupracing: I've PMed a mod to have buddyboy's threads merged in the second gen section's thread, so it'll be gone soon.
As far as pedal travel: It could be a bad clutch slave cylinder. You can find one online for 30 bux. Look on top of the transmission by the firewall and check to see if there is a leak from the slave cylinder. CHeck the clutch line to see if it's damaged. You should be able to see a leak.
www.nopi.com has slave cylinders for 27-30 bux.