Ok, heres some update photos. I found some heatsinks when it clicked to talk to the gal who does my computer stuff for work. She had a few to choose from.
All of the cpu coolers were way to thick at the base even if I did cut down the fins, but I did find a nice on off a vidoe card.
The copper was too heavy and I ended up with an aluminum unit. After being cut in half and trimmed a bit it's a PERFECT fit... so pleased.
It is a little tall at 10mm but that's also a fix for my fan flow/dead spot concern as with the 3.5mm board between it's 23.5mm so the fan should blow directly into all the fins fairly equally.
As always you can also view the pic's at
http://imageevent.com/drknow65/rccarstuff
now I just need to order the caps, fans, diode, shrinkwrap, and wire...
to be contunued...