The E4ME/MC is probably one of the easiest rebuilds there is - Even with a worn throttle body. The most important step is thorough cleaning of the passages, bleeders, and bleed tubes.
It's sad that someone would hack up the linkage unnecessarily like that, but remember that there were literally tens of millions of these lying around at one time. It may have been done when used units were available for five bucks from a salvage yard.
The toughest part is the TPS replacement (if necessary). There are a few tricks to performing a proper and permanent repair of the well plugs.