UPDATE:
It's mostly done. Thanks for all the advice. I learned a lot.
http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13045434.jpg
A lesson learned is those patent-pending one-piece connectors stink!
http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/13045440.jpg
You have to spin the entire cable to remove them!
That's the problem I was trying to avoid in the first place!
Tomorrow I'll pick up two more two-piece connectors and finish the job.