RFcsvt
Veteran CEG'er
For the throttle body/linkage issue here's what I did... 02ish Taurus throttle body, 02ish Taurus bracket (bolts directly to the tb so mounting is not an issue), 02ish Taurus throttle cable and 99-04 V6 mustang cruise cable. It all works and fits like factory and there's no cutting/hacking anything. The Taurus cable I got didn't have a rubber grommet for the firewall but you can either remove yours or get another cable off a Contour at the junkyard and swap it over.
Just an idea...
That sounds like a good option, I do like the fact that it fits like stock.
What UIM are you running?