Well, the goodies are back from Tony Eugano. Then I discovered that the mechanicals in my ignition switch/lock were binding. What to do? Drill out the cap on the switch/lock assembly and try repair an almost 50 year old part, or ?
I had bought a complete lock and key set (ignition, doors, glove box and targa handle) with the aim of putting those in my car, expecting it would be years before I were heard from Tony based on this thread.
https://www.early911sregistry.org/fo...6-Tony-Euganeo . However, after a lot of chasing and phone calls, I did get my locks back with new keys cut and everything working as the Porsche Gods intended.
So instead of messing around with the old assembly, I drilled out the pin that holds the lock cylinder in the new one, pulled the lock cylinder out from the new one, and inserted my original lock cylinder instead. Rather than try to put a pin in the hole I drilled out, I just drilled a new hole, pounded a nail in as a pin and cut the protruding part off with a Dremel. So now I have a chrome lock cylinder in a 964 assembly. Once it is in the dash, no one will know the difference as it looks original and I will have a far more reliable part (see below as to why I believe this). For those who don't know, from 1974 the lock cylinder face was black and that's the only way Porsche has sold replacement parts since AFAIK. So if you see a black cylinder in your early car, you know it is a replacement. At any rate, Hildegard will have proper master and valet keyed doors, ignition and glovebox this weekend if I can find a day to get it done.
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As to why I think this will be more reliable. Well the older 911 part has a Rube Goldberg spring, pin and slip ring assembly behind the lock cylinder that controls the start/run lockout that fails after many years. Also the details of the internal mechanicals on the steering lock and how the cams link it to the lock cylinder are prone to wear. The 964 part number incorporates the start/run lockout and the steering lock mechanism in a visually similar external housing, but an internally somewhat different approach which is more robust. But bless Porsche's frugal heart, the lock cylinders are identical between the 911 and 964 part numbers and are completely interchangeable** despite the different internal mechanicals.
**Subtle mods needed. You have to pry a plate that rides on the sliprign off the back of the cylinder with a screwdriver. Trivial.