A few 98 GTP engine R&R snags

I started in on my GTP project today. I ran into a few snags.
Snag#1 I am in the process of removing the engine and am not too sure :dunno: how to remove the airbox with out tearing up either the box or the inlet hose. I'd appreciate y'alls advice of how to remove the airbox and inlet hose from the throttle body.
Snag#2 Any tips how to remove the connector that goes into the sensor that is located on front side of the oilpan?
Snag#3 Their are two cables that connect to the throttle body. For lack of better terms, the inner cable came off easily. The outer cable runs through a plastic jam nut or ferrule of some kind. Any tips on how to remove the cable with out busting the plastic widget?
Photos of the airbox:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00322.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00323.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00324.jpg
Here what she looks like:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/image001.jpg

I've answered the "how to remove the intake tube and airbox" question. It turns out I did not have the hand strength to remove the intake tube. Reference the pictures below. The solution was simple. It came to me while I was driving home and it took a couple of minutes to remove the item. The first picture shows the two nylon tools (didn't want to use metal screwdrivers in the fear of screwing up the sealing surface of the tube) I used to wedge under and between the lip of the rubber intake tube and the throttle body. I worked the first tool to break the seal then used the second tool to work the lip of the tube off the throttle body. I went a little over 180 degrees around the tube and gently twisted the tube and airbox together off the throttle body.
Now, I've got to figure how to remove the throttle cable and the oil level sensor connector with out busting them up.

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00327.jpg

http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00328.jpg

It was pretty simple to remove what turns out to be the cruise control cable end connector. Hold the plastic end firmly, rotate the throttle back towards driver's side fender and it will come out of the end's slot located on its back side. See Photo:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00331.jpg

As for the oil level sensor connector, I used a small flat blade screwdriver with my left hand to pry up (using very little pressure-afraid to break the plastic) the clip's end while pushing the connector with my right hand. I felt it give and then pulled gently back to remove it from the sensor.
Two photos:
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00329.jpg
http://i162.photobucket.com/albums/t262/eippermx/DSC00330.jpg