hehe, looks like between the two of you, my question has been answered. I can certainly deal with just having the BCM and not all of the supporting wiring and modules. I haven't checked, but i think my envoy has the adjustable pedals, so I would probably want them in the nova anyway.
As an update to what I have done, yesterday I got the front end all pulled away from the engine in preparation to get it started. I then discovered that the car thinks it is still in drive. Not surprising, but it wasn't the shifter. Since I didn't know where the switch was, I opted to pull the shifter assy out first but it looks like the switch is on the tranny. Either that or there is something wrong with the switch on the shifter. I'll look at that today. After reading the above post, I think I'll get it all running in the car and then have my diagnostic buddy set the code you suggest.
