Although possibly still relevant...you're about 11 years late! I've bough/sold at least 11 cars since then, Pat B is now a Southerner and (ready for this) an actual friend of mine. Boy how times have changed!
How many people does it take to fix one connector? 1 Georgia Snake, 1 Engineer, 1 N. CA transplant (PB), and two "actual" professionals kindly donated time/materials from Goldcrest Motorsports! Everyone was very kind and I did return to the course in rather short order.