Pickles - great write-up so far. I'm loving it. For someone who self proclaims that they aren't that mechanically inclined, you seem pretty mechanically inclined. I also appreciate your pointing out things that broke to warn others of the potential pitfalls. Hopefully your and Jeeplab's eventual install can help towards a Prodigy instruction manual version 2.0 with improvements.

Might I recommend a very cheap item that I think would help fill out your garage and tool set? Its an automotive drip tray - cheap really ($10-$20) and can store behind/under anything. Great to work over when you're dealing with drippy things and cleans up easily after. Also helps contain small parts that may fall.