***UPDATE***
i pulled it all apart inspected the master cylinder. Nothing odd with it, the dimpled plate at the rear was in the correct position. next I removed the the Booster. This time I measured the thing in every way I could and There was no visible differences between the old and the new. i even re-installed the old booster and of course it put the pedal right where it should be. Im guessing there is something missing inside the booster of a spring is cocked or whatever. The first booster was a New piece from Rockauto so I have to box it up and reship it back. I was trying to save a few bucks by useing rock auto. I ended up going to O'Reilly's auto and got a Reman unit for almost 50% MORE. So Im going to have another go at it today. Stay tuned............ By the way, comparing the Rockauto unit with the Oreilly unit is a f'n complete match except the Rockauto one is powder coated black.