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May 23, 2014

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Vintage Tool of the Week: 1972 Hunter Alignment System

Every week, I will post some pictures and information on a piece of vintage awesome in my growing collection of shop tools, equipment and advertising. This is my 1972 Hunter Tune-A-Line. I acquired this by a trade deal. Nowadays this is a pretty rare unit. I have used it to align old and new vehicles and it's accurate. The Hunter Tune-A-Line was the first wheel alignment system that had the ability to compensate for lateral wheel runout. This model was succeeded by the Hunter Lite-A-Line, which used lights projected on a chart in front of the vehicle to show alignment settings and was the forerunner to modern laser alignment systems. Hunter Engineering has been the standard in automotive alignment systems for many years. Hunter front suspension height gauge. This gauge measures height differential between two points on the control arm. Steering wheel holder used when setting the toe adjustment. The turn table is a critical part ...

Champion Spark Plug Tester Restoration

This is a fully restored Champion Spark Plug Tester, circa 1960's. The main chassis and lid was sandblasted and powder coated for durability. It has been tested and is fully functional! It is currently available for purchase. Before restoration

Sun Test Equiment

These are some pieces of Sun equipment that are currently undergoing restoration or refurbishment. Sun Master Distributor Tester (MDT), circa 1948, with optional manometer gauge. This unit will be refurbished with solid state power supplies to the meters and vacuum pump, all new capacitors and a new drive wheel and bearing kit. It may be available for purchase soon. This is a Sun Tune-Up-Tester (TUT), circa 1952. It is comprised of 4 separate meters: Sun Tach/Dwell Tester (TDT-2), Sun Volts/Ignition Tester (VIT), Sun Electronic Distributor Tester (EDT), and the Sun Vacuum/Pressure Tester (VPT-1). On top is the optional (and super rare) scroll chart unit. All the test units will have their capacitors replaced and the meters tested and calibrated. This tester may also be available for purchase soon.

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