Wow Pete going over to the British side. Does your Spitfire have twin SU carbs like my 1960 Bugeye Sprite? I owned my Sprite for almost 30 years before I sold it. Best of luck with your new project..

 

No SU's but it has a double barrel Webber. I thought the 911 sat low!

Here is are some pics from early Dec.

 

You are a glutton for punishment Pete.

 

Guilty as charged!

 

Does it leak oil and have Lucas (prince of darkness) electrical? Nice looking ragtop. How many owners Pete?

 

Yes and Yes. The prince of darkness decided to turn the headlights off on the way home from dinner one dark Friday night...still haven't figured it out. 2 owners that I'm aware of.

 

Now that we are happily derailed - Sneaky Pete - that license plate is G.O.L.D. Had a real "LOL" over here.

 

Ha yep the plate was my wife's idea. I wanted some British slang. So now let's get back to Steve's issue

 

In this thread a derailment is fine. Hope to get my wood stove producing a little extra heat so I can work on my Porsche sometime today and replace the ignition switch. Thanks for the replies.

 

I know this is an old post but this here just saved me!! I was 2mins from calling a tow, read this wiggled steering wheel and key turned.

 

Can anyone pleae help me. A dumb SOB previous owner put lock tight on the screws holding the 2003 Porsche Boxster Ignition Switch. It is hard to get into it in the first place, but to use lock tight is undescribale! Is there anyway to get it out as I need to replace it. The only thing that I can think of is taking a Dremel rotation saw and cut it out but that will take time. Any suggestions please. I have even tried brake fluid on a Q-Tip to no avail. I do not want to use a small torch flame as that might cause more harm than it is worth. kojac@triad.rr.com

 

@Kojac , Off the top of my head; Have you tried a heat gun or hair dryer instead of a torch? If it's blue loctite instead of red that might work. I think red requires more heat.

Could you fit a handheld impact driver in there?

 

It's the red type..........I am trying to remove the cylinder but durn if that does not want to come out. It supposed to be simple to do with the key and paper clip but it won't move........

 

You might try the tip of a soldering iron against the screw to heat it up.

 

😣 Thank god for you guys. I was about to freak out after I tried endlessly and my key wouldn’t turn.
cracked the steering wheel and turned immediately….. I know that… I do that all the time. Brain freeze.