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[bryanknight]

once you remove the tumbler thats what locks the steering wheel  i think i can go look again  but theres nothing else touchin the tumbler so it has to unlock the the wheel   you might just be able to a screwdrive flat head and  use it for a chizle and crack the ignition housing  instead of beating it up ?? and im just spit balling

[bryanknight]

now this is just my idea of how i would do it if i HAD TO MOVE IT LOL you could just push it out the way with her car and a blanket on the front just to get her car out and call a lock smith lol or a jack and roll it back

[Surfnut]

Well, my brother, everything you've explained sounds reasonable to me.  

Thanks for trying your best to bail me out - again.  I sure appreciate your advice and help.  

I'll start digging in early tomorrow morning and somehow get the car out of the way and go from there.

Poor Capri.  It takes so much abuse and it's been such a good car...

Thanks again Bryan!

Dave

[bryanknight]

anytime bro  i mean i see how the tumbler works and i see how you could turn it but its could take lots of time  either way.. somethings got to give    well i hope you find something better then the hammer or screwdriver lol but if not  i know where ya coming from how you think i know this part lol then after i get it home he finds the keys grrrr

[bryanknight]

just on last thing if you could get a drill man and drill that pin nothing borke and an easy fix to put it back after a new key   that pin is the only thing holding it in there!!

[Rocketman]

I never needed a drill to remove the cylinder, but I always had the key to remove it...

Never had to hotwire a capri but I don't think it would be too hard, but it might be hard to not clip wires in the steering column

[Heavensheros]

how do you remove the steering wheel key mechanism ... i was throwing around the idea of making an in dash key with push button start for gigges also because my key thing broke the U shaped thing and it constantly falls out so it seemed like a cool fix. let me now if that's possible.

[Rocketman]

A lot of people that do the pushbutton mod still use the key - still need to insert it and turn to the start position but wire a momentary switch and relay to the starter solenoid. That way you dont need a complicated circuit to kill the engine

[Heavensheros]

i was gona use an in dash key you turn to put car in acc. mode or run mode and next to it a push button to start the car

[bryanknight]

yeah u would not need a drill to remove the key clyinder if you have the key.. your right.. but he did not have the key to turn it around to push the pin in so only option was to remove that pin to pull out the tumbler or the other option the hammer lol  and hot wiring the car does not let the wheel turn you would have to cut the wires and find the right ones and then break the steering wheel lock  and trust me that takes to people pulling really hard to do that one

[Rocketman]

I totally forgot about the steering wheel lock yeah... crap.

Josh, unless you're up for totally re-engineering the steering column and start circuitry, keep the OEM ignition w/ the key & just add a pushbutton to start it

[Heavensheros]

sounds like a plan !!

[Heavensheros]

im deciding to tackle the ignition switch ... i found out that the tumble will come out and keep the car in ACC run mode so i decided since my external cut off switch can be my key and i always leave keys in my car anyways ... i will be splicing a toggle switch to the wires to take car in and out of ACC run and then install a push button start button. what do you guys think ? looking at it and doing simple research right now it look feasible

[Heavensheros]

just have to figure out which wires to tap into ..... oh boy ..

[Rocketman]

Got it running right yet? one thing at a time bro