Clutch cable adjustment, Not getting anywhere. Options

[Mcraneiowa]

I’m sure this has been covered before but I was not able to find what exactly was of help. I read in one post I should have about 1/8” of up/down travel on the cable to suggest proper tension. I have adjusted it in and out and everywhere in between to no avail. With the engine running I am not able to put the car into either first or reverse without grinding. I do not see any movement of the clutch housing inside of the tunnel, so I don’t think that is the issue. I have a brand new cable installed and other than trying to get the car to move,, this is far as the cable has been used. I can see the arm pulling in and out on the transaxle as well when depressing the clutch. Anyone have an idea of what I am missing here. Looking for suggestions.

[Mcraneiowa]

The only thing that comes to mind is how the cable itself is run. On the old and new cable, for that matter they have on the outer housing an extra piece of rubber sheath about three inches long that envelopes the cable housing. The old one slides up and down the length while the new one does not move. I assume it is used as extra protection where it runs through the engine support mount. My question, since the new one does not move and does not fit through the engine mount support hole, would it have an effect if it were up against the front of the engine mount instead? I have a picture attached which shows that is how mine currently sits. The extra rubber piece shown is between the engine support and the fire wall side of the engine support. Is this my issue?