Well, finally it is fixed....one of the wires was broke right in two, where the pigtail turns and goes up and around the throttle body to the main harness. Soldered it together, did some shrink wrap and lo! ISCV reset actually works! The check engine light is out and staying out.
Above is the bundle redone with convoluted tubing, and some high temp tape to hold it together. The original clips are now superfluous, so some zip ties hold it up. When bearclaw is in place you'd swear it's all factory! Now that the must do stuff is done, I can dive into the want to do stuff!