Andy,

You are the man! I inspected the components and realized you are absolutely correct. The bearing, with a little bit of finesse, fits into the center of the flywheel. It appears all is well. Now to put this beast together and drop it into my car. Mark this in the "learning experiences" column.

Thanks, Andy!

Would you happen to know whether you can reuse head bolts or not? I've heard that some bolts are not to be used again, but if I can use them safely, it'd be better than forking over $7-11 dollars a piece for those buggers.