So, the rodent seems to be dead. The barn cats earned their pay. Found a dead rat in the yard, and the latest trap is undisturbed. This means that the car can now come in the shop, where a host of new parts are waiting for it. In the mean time, since I couldn't bring it in to do mechanical work, I have removed the front seats to clean the carpet, and get ready to pull the A, B, C pillars and headliner for recovering. All of that is in the works, but it will be next week some time before I can pick it up again. At that point I expect to make steady and fast progress on the car. It is my goal to have this car looking good and road worthy by the middle of May.