Thread: Tuning in the Olden Days...

Originally Posted by superquag

You know that you're getting old when you not only recognize these things, and know how to use them, 'cos you used to own one.

Gunson Colortune tuning tool for classic cars | eBay

Vintage Sidchrome spanner & Repco Neon timing light for old Holden cars !!!! | eBay

Geriatrix, in Gosnells

Yep, still have all of those lots of Sidchromes carby balancer from the Cooper S and the Rangie, and a couple of them neon timing lights, got a tacho dwell meter too (C/W volt and ammeter too)....................and l'll raise youz all another dwell tacho, a neighbor just gave me another one

RF

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I still carry in my Disco toolbox the special tube socket for removing the main jet from SB Stromberg carby as found on most early Holdens, never know I might need it one day

yep me to.and i have a wooden valve grinding tool with the rubber suction cups on each end

Originally Posted by Bushie

Colortune - never owned one but know what they are about.

Carbybalancer - gave mine to my BIL when I sold the Rangie

Watched a mate tune a small engine (pump IIRC) by the colour of the exhaust flame, he was an aircraft mechanic who cut his teeth on piston engines.


Martyn

And he still has it Martyn The carby balancer ie

No use for it these days though, so you may have to find a new home for it.

Perry