Now, I did some testing and will pay the price so you don't have to.........
Since I didn't know for sure what I had done would work perfectly, I test drove the car BEFORE I put it all back together (and would have to take it all back apart if it did NOT work!!)
I got a measage when I drove it that I had an airbag system issue and now the airbag lite is staying on!! I made a call to my Porche tech friend and he said it will just need to be reset, BUT, if you follow my directions here, measure the shift lever position BEFORE you take it apart, take the time to make SURE you put the cables back where they belong in their housings and adjust the bushings to get your measurement right, EVERYTHING will work right and there is NO NEED to test drive the car with the wiring diconnected in the tunnel housing.
As all the great tech manuals now say - reassemble in reverse order!!
The only thing tricky going back together was the storage box and switch unit. The storage box has ribs on the side that fit into slots in the main Center Consule housing. As long as you get them lined up, it all just slides right in and the switch housing clicks in and everything is hunky-dory!
After I've driven it more than a half mile test, I'll let you know what I think, but so far, the effort to shift seems barely more than stock and the throw is REALLY short. Nearly as short as my formula cars were, and that is SHORT!!
Here is a pic of the unit all adjusted, before reassembling the interior.