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May 25, 2015

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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 of the sys

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 Distributor Tester Finished

Well... It's finally done. And sold. I think it went to a good home, but I'm a bit bummed about only having it completed for a very short time before selling it. I guess that's just how it goes. Since my blog posts about this tester show up at the top of the list when searching for Sun MDT-50 information on Google, I figure I should show the machine all completed. Here it is: The rolling cart has been repainted, and a new decal applied Mostly original paint on the tester units and drive unit. Original top mat saved and cleaned up. Tach/dwell unit re-powered with a adjustable buck regulators run from the Sun 6V DCpower supply, replacing the old wet cell batteries. Original manual, scroll tune-up charts, and cool vintage Sun box full of adapters.

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