I have a 5 speed out of a 91 chevy s10 in my Valiant, I took all the hydraulic clutch pieces out of that truck too. Been using it for like 8 years now, works good.
Those sealed deals are easy to bleed when they are out of the vehicle. Make sure the resevoir is high and full, and push the master in, that will extend the slave, then push the slave back in and that will push the fluid back into the resevoir, which will get the air out, might have to do it a few times. I did this on a system that was working I pulled out and the cap wasnt on the resevoir tight and the fluid leaked out, basically draining the system. I bled it this way and it worked. Now if it is getting air in, you will never get that solved this way.