Decent Alex...I forgot to tell you that I had to tack weld the new sensor in because of the same ruined threads that you found you had.
Also, in my case, a new O2 sensor didn't cure my high idle...it turned out to be a loose injector allowing air in. Still haven't fixed it yet.
Albany is about 2 hrs from Hartford...even less to Granby, CT off I-91 for big German car fest on Aug 28th...e-mail me if you are interested in joining in.