Do the dash yourself! I was worried about the "ribbon" too. It's really not that big of a deal, just best that you know it's there first. My odometer went from 100+K to 700+K one day, so I have some gear issues in there too.
I would spend more time reading all of Clark's before you read all these posts. It will help you better understand what they are talking about here. When you're done with Clark's then come back here.
The sunroof is in Clark's too. Sounds like you already read that. The CORRECT way to remove the sunroof from the car is in the same section.
Do all the work yourself on this car. I am finding that the car is VERY easy to work on. I have made many repairs to mine already that would have cost thousands of dollars at a shop.
'Jeweller's tools' are just the real small set of screw drivers. At least that I know of. They are not expensive. The same small screw drivers you would use on a pair of your glasses.
Taking the gauage cluster apart is easy. Really, don't worry about it so much!
Good news on the belts and pump. That cost at a shop is $1,000+.
You said something about the distributor cap. Be careful with the rotor in there. They are EXPENSIVE on our MY (model year) for some reason. Mine was $111 just for the part, and yes $111 is NOT a typo!
Got any oil leaks?
Kyle,
Let me know when you'll be in Buffalo next. My girlfriend used to work at OG. She sells Chevys now, but it's always good to go back and see some old friends.
I spent some time playing hockey in Mississauga. The 360 is my favorite resturant. We'll send you all the OGs you want if you'll send the 360 to Buffalo.