Ok looking at byebyes post...
http://www.mini-racer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20174
I was pondering another possible alternative to getting more room for the Xtal..
Can the white xtal mount on the PCB, be unsoldered.. soldered onto the other side.. and allow the Xtal to mount through the PCB? and then the holder holds it tightly on the other side of the PCB? is there room for this? it would lower the XTAL at least 3 or 4mm...