Was finally able to get the hood open. The latch was all gummed up and had a lot of grit in it. Took that off and cleaned it real well, re-lubed it.
Anyway, it looks like I can get to the thermostat by only removing the throttle body even though the book says to remove the plenum. Also the other piece on the back of the TB is just a vacuum connector for the vacuum reference for the fuel pressure regulator and something else I can't remember. Ordered my parts, hopefully get them by the weekend so I can change them out this coming weekend. Camaro is somewhat drivable, so I may be able to do the work in the garage!
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