And my throwout bearing and tranny sounds like, dare I say, German - no rattle!!!
Thank you Jim for hosting and tech and muscle support, David for logistics (pizza, reminding me not to walk out the car while on the lift, etc...) and Darrin for "nut busting" in more ways than one.
Driving back home, I was having a brief moment of triumphant feeling when the Z turned on "service selective ride control" light although we never even went near the system just to remind me who the boss was. Stop, ignition off, restart/reboot and all's well.