Managed to make it down to the Pitster shop this weekend. Pleasantly surprised to find that they had everything I needed in stock; especially the clutch rod.
As you can see I trimmed a bit too much off during our trip. (New one is longer)
So I put the new longer rod in and knew immediately that it wasn't going to work; I could not tighten the springs up because the clutch wasn't clamping down.
So, I took it back apart and added a full clutch steel and pad to the pack. It fit like it was designed to have one more set!! (I'll post a few pictures of it later) After adjusting the clutch cable, I took it for a spin and it feels about the same as it did before.
I'll need to take it on something more challenging than my back lawn to really say much more about it.