111RS #3 Build: Rodents, Wiring & More Clean Up!

fresh nest

 Rodents like cars that sit.  Sportscars, in general, don't get driven as much as our daily drivers.  This allows critters to infiltrate and set up camp.  Our latest 111RS build seems to have fallen prey to some nest building.  Interestingly enough, no real rodent droppings were found.  In fact the nests were fairly fresh so it seems we got the car in time before the babies were born....

The HVAC unit also fell victim to our furry friends and we had to replace a couple of panels that they had chewed up.  Luckily our BoneYard is a great source for some parts.  

The front cavity that holds the HVAC unit did not recieve the factory tech update that involves drilling four drain holes into the chassis.  So water was able to collect here and start to look nasty.  This is also the reason for the blower motor that stop working due to the electronics getting corroded from the standing water.

The rear subframe got painted black to help it dissappear.  Additional engine bay clean-up made the rear of the car look great again.

time to clean up the hoses as well.  plus the oil lines were not updated...ULTRAliteLINES will get installed

subframe painted and reinstalled

This car had a instrument cluster from a company that is hard to reach for support.  We decided to remove it and install one of our AiM MX2E instead.  The cluster that was on the car was not a plug and play solution so we will reverse the wiring changes first.