I go back to bed for a couple of hours and this thread takes a smokin' left turn deep into the heart of Nutbarville- you guys rock!
And then @Gordon Nichols wrote- " Always nice to have something to do in the depths of Winter when things are slow on the farm and everything that was broken is now fixed.
Fortunately, my VW-style key has a lot of territory available to sketch out the pattern and maybe fit it in to look classy - Like a Blank slate, huh Al? Seems like a lot of cutting/filing rather than drilling for that pattern, though. I Noticed that Lowe's has already lightened my house key..... "
I'm expecting big things from you at Carlisle, Gordon- better get to work on that key now! ('cause you're gonna be in the garage a long, long time) And btw- showing off that store bought house key doesn't count unless you do some additional re-working...
And @Sacto Mitch- I forgot to mention it earlier, but the research you put in when shopping for the new ignition switch- A+! The key leaves a little to be desired, though- I expect you'll get on that right away...