dirk1984
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Awesome thread! Real inspirational!
Above 1200 Sq/FT Restored 1930's Auto Shop
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Wokspaces above 1200 squarefeet.
It was a much better day for aerial photography today...
... so my next door neighbor, Weldon and I took his former Tri-Pacer which he converted in 1980 into a Pacer (it was a tricycle gear, now it's a tail dragger)...
...up into the wild blue yonder for a modern aerial view of the shop and property.
As you may recall this was taken it in the late 30's or early 40's we're not exactly sure when. The original shop to the left.
Here it is mid 1970's about 30-35 years later and...
...present day, 2011 or about 35 years or so after the 1970's picture. So these three sets of images are each roughly about 35 years apart. The trees hide much of it from view so we're going to go back later this fall after the leaves have fallen and get some additional pictures.
Incidentally my pilot neighbor, Weldon, whose house is one of the ones just north of my property was a College professor of mine when I was going to the Institute of Aviation, University of Illinois. I was getting my flight and A&P training then. I made a mental note on the take off roll that I started my aviation career 40 years ago this month when I started flight school in Sept, 1971 from the same airport we used today and that's also how long I've known Weldon.
Yup, I'm a very lucky guy.
Thomas
... so my next door neighbor, Weldon and I took his former Tri-Pacer which he converted in 1980 into a Pacer (it was a tricycle gear, now it's a tail dragger)...
...up into the wild blue yonder for a modern aerial view of the shop and property.
As you may recall this was taken it in the late 30's or early 40's we're not exactly sure when. The original shop to the left.
Here it is mid 1970's about 30-35 years later and...
...present day, 2011 or about 35 years or so after the 1970's picture. So these three sets of images are each roughly about 35 years apart. The trees hide much of it from view so we're going to go back later this fall after the leaves have fallen and get some additional pictures.
Incidentally my pilot neighbor, Weldon, whose house is one of the ones just north of my property was a College professor of mine when I was going to the Institute of Aviation, University of Illinois. I was getting my flight and A&P training then. I made a mental note on the take off roll that I started my aviation career 40 years ago this month when I started flight school in Sept, 1971 from the same airport we used today and that's also how long I've known Weldon.
Yup, I'm a very lucky guy.
Thomas
Hello there Dirk and welcome. Many thanks for your interest half a world away!
There is more coming here so check back.
Thomas
Nuts
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Hello Thomas and Chris.
About the earliest pic. Three of the cars around the shop are late 20s to early 30., the other two near the right front are not identifiable at least to me.
The car in the house driveway looks to be late 30s, say 37/38 or so.
You might post a higher resolution scan of that photo someday and we could tell a bit more about it.
Nuts aka Doug
About the earliest pic. Three of the cars around the shop are late 20s to early 30., the other two near the right front are not identifiable at least to me.
The car in the house driveway looks to be late 30s, say 37/38 or so.
You might post a higher resolution scan of that photo someday and we could tell a bit more about it.
Nuts aka Doug
Omphaloskeptic
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Thomas, did Weldon let you fly a real airplane, and more importantly, did he critique your performance? (heh-heh)
Seriously, happy 40th Anniversary. You are indeed fortunate to have such a career and long-time friend Weldon.
Seriously, happy 40th Anniversary. You are indeed fortunate to have such a career and long-time friend Weldon.
BigDaddyUSMC
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Here's a quick recap of our racing adventures last weekend. Perfect weather for racing, both Cameron and I got personal best times ever in our respective cars.
I also got to run Bob Telpe in his beautiful '69 Camaro a 396/375 hp 4 speed car......twice. On the first round I ran a 13.100 vrs his 13.316 and on the second match I managed a 13.266 vrs the Camaro's 13.410. We both had huge grins returning to the pits. Lots of fun running against friends, win, lose or draw. Bob you might remember is the gentleman who refreshed my Sun distributor machine which I get to pick up this weekend.
Cameron qualified against this very nice '70 Cuda but couldn't bring home the bacon. He still ran his best times ever in the car, 14.581.
I was up against a quick 1970 Buick GS 400. We were 1-1 going into the third round but I spun and he won. I'll get him next time!
So the Impala is in back in the shop waiting some post race adjustments. Note the famous "stain" in front of it on the floor.
See how almost square it is from that 4"X4" wood post? Hey, it's a working shop, warts and all.
Up next, tomorrow I'm moving a couple of the Blue Spruce trees I planted last year and then in the afternoon my neighbor and I are taking his Piper Tri-Pacer airborne to get some aerial pictures of the shop and property to compare with those taken in the late 1930's/early1940's, and the one from the mid 1970's. I'll try to get it on here shortly. Should make for an interesting comparison. Thanks Joe for being so patient. Tools are coming!!
Thomas
Thomas
I know what will get that stain off the floor in your shop. SALT , I got a 3 pound bag of it we cleaned out of the undercarriage of Mikes truck when we got back from Bonneville.We power washed that truck every day at Wendover. But there was still salt hiding in every nook & cranny under his truck....
Boosted1
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Great comparison photos Thomas. Thanks for sharing as usual. They give good perspective.
HOTFR8
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Great to see the Aerial photos over the years.
BigAl62
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Tom: Way cool photos! Also congratulation on 40 years of flying! Can't wait to see what's next.
Hi all,
You've may have come across the picture of Thomas' Sun distributor tester earlier in the thread. I have been asked to perform a full mechanical restoration of this machine. The original finish will be preserved as much as possible in order to maintain the 'patina' of the era.
As you can see, this machine is complete with lower cabinet. It has a nice touch -a scroll at the top showing distributor specifications.
This particular model is a 600, circa 1960. It features a tachometer, dwell meter, condenser tester, and an electric vacuum pump and gauge.
A cursory look at the tester showed that the motor and turnable rotates and the vacuum pump turns on. However, there is no strobe flash.
The order of work will begin with the center unit, which consists of the motor, turntable, and strobe. The meters and vacuum pump can then be attended to afterwards.
The center unit was removed and inspection begun.
It wasn't too long before the sights and smells (smoke) pointed to a bad choke in the power supply. The infrared temp gun points to the culprit. Look closely for the red dot.
The chuck cover was removed for a look at the strobe on the left. It would be hard to expect even a good strobe to penetrate the gunk there. Fortunately, the strobe itself appear to be OK in preliminary testing. It is an expensive part to replace. Hopefully, it will pass final muster once the power supply is refurbished.
We'll continue with disassembly and cleanup at the next post. Stay tuned.
Here are some pictures of interest. This is from last year. The tester is a Sun 500 from around 1965 or so. It was purchased from a university and fortunately, did not get the amount of use (and abuse) a shop might inflict on it. As a result, it is still wearing its original paint and lettering.
This particular tester and lower cabinet was sold to a gentleman in the UK.
Hopefully, it is hard at work spinning Lucas distributors and the like
All troublesome and suspect parts, such as capacitors and other components, as well as the bearings, drive belt, etc. were replaced. I had a new drive wheel custom manufactured for me. This is the rubber tire that drives the turntable and develops the dreaded flat spot and subsequent thump-thump when the user does not heed Sun's advice to return the wheel to the low stop after use!!
Also, a power supply was added to eliminate the need to periodically change batteries which power the tach and dwell meters.
Note to Sun users: the original battery for the tach was a 1.35V mercury battery, which had the virtue of maintaining a near constant voltage throughout its life. If you use a standard AA 1.5V (closer to 1.6V), your tach will read too high, and will drift lower as the battery gets exhausted. So, your other options are to find a 1.35V battery, or purchase a power supply. I am working on a simple drop in. Hopefully, it will be available later this year.
At long last, here is an update on the Sun distributor tester refurbish. Way back on page 145 my last post showed the center turntable and power supply, which had some issues that prevented the strobe from firing. The next pictures show some of the progress of getting things whipped back into shape.
It can be a real challenge to clean the existing paint and screen printing without watching it go down the drain. A citrus based cleaner can be used, and either Go Jo or Fast Orange hand cleaner judiciously used will work well on the tough spots. This is followed by fine rubbing compound and polish.
The clamp arm guide rods, being uplated, froze to the sleeves, and the force required to press them out was just amazing. Fortunately, they did come out, and after fine sandpaper, steel wool, WD40 and #2 elbow grease, they now work very smoothly.
Here is the strobe, all nicely cleaned up. The strobe is filled with neon gas. About 600V from the power supply is applied across the leads coming out the ends of the tube. The fine wire wrapped around the spiral section of the tube is connected to the secondary of a miniature ignition coil in the power supply. When the distributor points trigger this coil, the high voltage pulse causes the neon to fire a flash of light.
Once the rotating assembly is back together, it must be balanced. Here a fixture is set up to perform this task. The balance is adjusted by changing the position and number of washers in the stack (located at about 9 o'clock).
The original capacitor has been replaced by the smaller rectangular one, but is kept in place so as to facilitate balancing.
More posts to follow.
As previously mentioned, all ball bearings on the unit are replaced since the grease in the 40+ year old bearings is pretty much dried up. Plus, the bearings are readily available and reasonably priced. Here the drive cone assembly is being taken apart, and bearings assembled, in the usual manner (no, not a hammer).
The turntable bearings are also replaced. Here an alignment rod is being used to get the clamp arms coaxial with the bearings. The 3 jaw chuck has a floating mount to the turntable spindle to accomodate some misalignment, but it is good practice to line things up nonetheless.
The power supply has been refreshed, as well. The biggest visual difference is the lack of vacuum tube as it has been replaced by two diodes. The difference that modern semiconductors can make to reduce the size of the electronics package is obvious from the picture of the tube and the two diodes which replaced it.
Here the tachometer switch is shown all cleaned up and reassembled. The switch is operated by a 4 lobe cam mounted on the turntable shaft. The switch itself has upper and lower contacts and operates as a miniature dual set of points which work to operate the tachometer.
You may recall board member Sweet Old Bill sent me a protective saddle cover for the restored Walker Floor Jack to keep from scuffing up all that nice powder coating.
Well he thought both Walkers should have a saddle cover so the original paint Walker wouldn't feel neglected.
So he sent a second saddle cover for it.
They make a very nice, interesting pair now don't you think.
So a heartfelt thank you Sweet Old Bill for the kind gesture. I will pass the thoughtfulness along.
Thomas
Well he thought both Walkers should have a saddle cover so the original paint Walker wouldn't feel neglected.
So he sent a second saddle cover for it.
They make a very nice, interesting pair now don't you think.
So a heartfelt thank you Sweet Old Bill for the kind gesture. I will pass the thoughtfulness along.
Thomas
While I don't fly Boeing 787's....yet, for those of you concerned that the composite wings on it might break during turbulence, take a gander at this.
http://787flighttest.com/hanger/wp-...t/ondemand/tpn/firstflight/&file=TestLog4.flv
Cudo's to all you engineers out there.
Thomas
That is such a great showcase of engineering.
slimpickins
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While I don't fly Boeing 787's....yet, for those of you concerned that the composite wings on it might break during turbulence, take a gander at this.
http://787flighttest.com/hanger/wp-...t/ondemand/tpn/firstflight/&file=TestLog4.flv
Cudo's to all you engineers out there.
Thomas
There was a discovery channel show on the making of, I think it was the 767, which was the first Boeing plane that was entirely built in a computer, right down to the wires and valves, before they started building it. It was also unique because the wings (if my memory serves) were partly composite and glued rather than riveted. Anyway, they showed a wing break test, and it was a spectacular thing to watch.
I found this on youtube:
Thanks Thomas for continuing this wonderful thread!
realvc
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On page 35 of the latest "Hot Rod Deluxe" magazine is a picture of a flathead with a Y dual carb. adpt. like the one you found and gave away. I can't tell if it just like or just kinda like it.
Sweet Old Bill
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Thomas,
Those are a fine set of Walkers, with your attention to detail, the powder coating, &Hi-Balls' restoration. I am confident that you will put both of them to work and create some good work memories for you, Miss Chris, & Cameron.
Thanks again for sharing your family's odyssey.
Those are a fine set of Walkers, with your attention to detail, the powder coating, &Hi-Balls' restoration. I am confident that you will put both of them to work and create some good work memories for you, Miss Chris, & Cameron.
Thanks again for sharing your family's odyssey.
Welcome Back Tom ! looks like you had fun at the races.And that seems like a real good ET for what you are running ! I am down right impressed
Thanks Vernmotor, you are not the only one impressed with the performance of the little Chevy II. The following is a typical reaction I get from fellow competitors when they learn that they will be facing the dreaded Restored 1930's Auto Shop Chevy II on the track.
This fine gentleman on the left, lets call him Larry K, is the proud owner of a '69 L88 Corvette, a very quick car in it's own right, in fact one of the fastest Pure Stockers there is.
And yet upon learning that he would be paired against me, came crawling on his knees...
...begging for mercy from the Chevy II. Happens all the time and frankly it's just down right embarrassing for me. What's a poor guy going to do?
Well naturally I have to hammer them senseless on the track to try and restore their own personal pride. It is a heavy burden but I do my best to bare up under it. It just goes with the reputation of cars coming out of that shop over the years. Who knew?? 
Thomas
Doug I'll see what I can do. That's somewhat how we dated the photograph. Using a magnifying glass on the print there were only pre WW II cars seen as best we could tell. The Rotary Lift is visible to the right of the shop and I'm told that was installed sometime prior to WW II. If you think I high res image might help you I D the cars I'll try to post one for you.
Thomas
I told Weldon he better do all the flying this time to let me get acclimated to the sight picture from a smaller aircraft. Otherwise I'd be flaring 25 feet above the runway.
Weldon did land it in a 3 point and did a super job; not much visibility over the nose though. 
Thomas
Thomas
I know what will get that stain off the floor in your shop. SALT , I got a 3 pound bag of it we cleaned out of the undercarriage of Mikes truck when we got back from Bonneville.We power washed that truck every day at Wendover. But there was still salt hiding in every nook & cranny under his truck....
Of course, why didn't think of that Randy?! What surprised me about the salt was how sticky it is. It clings to everything doesn't it?
I'm told that's one reason so many of the older race cars no longer exist. They just corroded away to dust. 
Thomas
That is something I NEVER want to witness, ever, ever, ever!!!!!!!
Game over, man, game over!Thomas
Vernmotor
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Good to see you are having fun at the track also ! thats great. just to let you know we did end up wining the Mo-Power Pro class championship.
BigDaddyUSMC
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Y MANIFOLD GANG- My Next Adventure...
Thomas
I received a phone call from a old friend of my Dads , Ray Alcaraz. He is a OL SCHOOL midget driver going back to San Diego's Balboa Stadium
Ray now helps run Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu AZ. They are planning a vintage race car event on Nov. 3rd 4th & 5th. They are trying to get some vintage Indy Roadsters to attend the event.
Ray said he is going to contact Dave Schleppi & see if he can bring the San Diego Steel Products CHENOWTH Indy Roadster. I don't know if Dave will be able to make it. BUT I have my fingers crossed.
Dave Schleppi's San Diego Steel Products CHENOWTH Indy Roadster, Laguna Seca 2007
Randy
Thomas
I received a phone call from a old friend of my Dads , Ray Alcaraz. He is a OL SCHOOL midget driver going back to San Diego's Balboa Stadium
Ray now helps run Havasu 95 Speedway in Lake Havasu AZ. They are planning a vintage race car event on Nov. 3rd 4th & 5th. They are trying to get some vintage Indy Roadsters to attend the event.
Ray said he is going to contact Dave Schleppi & see if he can bring the San Diego Steel Products CHENOWTH Indy Roadster. I don't know if Dave will be able to make it. BUT I have my fingers crossed.
Dave Schleppi's San Diego Steel Products CHENOWTH Indy Roadster, Laguna Seca 2007
Randy
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BigDaddyUSMC
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Y Manifold Gang
Thomas
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
14 1/2 foot long , 30 inches in diameter.
I could most likely get it for a few hundred buck.
It is 1500 miles away from Jacob & I.
We are figuring the logistics of getting it to San Diego already.
If this works out , we may have our Belly Tank......
Look out Bonneville , Bagnell & Chenowth may be back soon.
Randy
Thomas
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
14 1/2 foot long , 30 inches in diameter.
I could most likely get it for a few hundred buck.
It is 1500 miles away from Jacob & I.
We are figuring the logistics of getting it to San Diego already.
If this works out , we may have our Belly Tank......
Look out Bonneville , Bagnell & Chenowth may be back soon.
Randy
Y Manifold Gang
Thomas
LOOK WHAT I FOUND.
14 1/2 foot long , 30 inches in diameter.
I could most likely get it for a few hundred buck.
It is 1500 miles away from Jacob & I.
We are figuring the logistics of getting it to San Diego already.
If this works out , we may have our Belly Tank......
Look out Bonneville , Bagnell & Chenowth may be back soon.
Randy
Can Jacob fit into something 30 inches in diameter??????
Is all of this because of something called the "Butterfly Effect?" See below for a mathematical definition/explanation:
A dynamical system displays sensitive dependence on initial conditions if points arbitrarily close together separate over time at an exponential rate. The definition is not topological, but essentially metrical.
If M is the state space for the map ft, then ft displays sensitive dependence to initial conditions if for any x in M and any δ > 0, there are y in M, with 0 < d(x,y) < δ such that
d(f^\tau(x), f^\tau
) > \exp(a\tau) \, d(x,y).The definition does not require that all points from a neighborhood separate from the base point x, but it requires one positive Lyapunov exponent.
Don't ask me to explain it, I just fly big airplanes for a living.
Nice score Randy, keep us posted.
Thomas
BigAl62
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Can Jacob fit into something 30 inches in diameter??????
Is all of this because of something called the "Butterfly Effect?" See below for a mathematical definition/explanation:
A dynamical system displays sensitive dependence on initial conditions if points arbitrarily close together separate over time at an exponential rate. The definition is not topological, but essentially metrical.
If M is the state space for the map ft, then ft displays sensitive dependence to initial conditions if for any x in M and any δ > 0, there are y in M, with 0 < d(x,y) < δ such that
d(f^\tau(x), f^\tau
The definition does not require that all points from a neighborhood separate from the base point x, but it requires one positive Lyapunov exponent.
Don't ask me to explain it, I just fly big airplanes for a living.
Nice score Randy, keep us posted.
Thomas
Man, that's mighty fancy! I don't understand any of it, but it sure looks purty! I'm just a dumb mechanic, you know we can't even read (or so our customers would believe)! lol
ZRX61
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5.0 Mike
Member
WOW!!!..... I don't even know what to say.... but... WOW, Awesome, Crazy, Great Job!
My first post in this forum , and is just to say that you have done an exceptional job restoring that building, and restoring what was inside. I have been 3 days in a row reading your thread, and it was like I was there throughout the restoration.
Keep the good work!
Greetings from Spain
Keep the good work!
Greetings from Spain
markviii
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Welcome, Turu! Spain makes country #30. Thanks for following along on our journey. It just keeps getting better as time goes on.
We hope to see your contribution somewhere on GJ one of these days.
Chris
We hope to see your contribution somewhere on GJ one of these days.
Chris
Aw shucks Mike, it was just a little mathematical equation, nothing really.....huh, oh sorry, I guess you meant the shop.
Well thanks for the kind words of encouragement. I do appreciate it. There's more in store!
Thomas
Welcome to the thread Turu. Thank you for sharing some feedback on the restoration. If you felt like you were there then I've done my job conveying the experience! I've mentioned it before but it really was and continues to be a labor of love. Keep checking in here for more.
Thomas
So last weekend Chris and I drove to Bob Telpe's to pick up the refurbished Sun Distributor Machine. It was a 13 + hour round trip but I didn't want to have it shipped, it was too easy for it to get damaged. To make sure it arrived back in the shop safe it was worth a day of our time.
Bob's been detailing here in his posts all the various improvements/repairs he's made to the machine over the last few months.
I asked him to just clean it, not to restore it visually, and leave the natural patina it's acquired over the last 50 years.
He did an exceptionally detailed job updating everything, getting the Sun ready to work for the next 50 years.
Bob went over everything he had done and then we mounted a distributor and put the Sun through it's paces.
Nice work all around and perhaps he'll continue with his updates on here on what was done to the Sun.
Thank you Bob!!!
Thomas
Bob's been detailing here in his posts all the various improvements/repairs he's made to the machine over the last few months.
I asked him to just clean it, not to restore it visually, and leave the natural patina it's acquired over the last 50 years.
He did an exceptionally detailed job updating everything, getting the Sun ready to work for the next 50 years.
Bob went over everything he had done and then we mounted a distributor and put the Sun through it's paces.
Nice work all around and perhaps he'll continue with his updates on here on what was done to the Sun.
Thank you Bob!!!
Thomas
Amitygravel
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Hello Thomas
That machine is just beautiful !
Is the old stick welder up for a spit and polish too ?
Craig
That machine is just beautiful !
Is the old stick welder up for a spit and polish too ?
Craig
BigDaddyUSMC
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Can Jacob fit into something 30 inches in diameter??????
Is all of this because of something called the "Butterfly Effect?" See below for a mathematical definition/explanation:
A dynamical system displays sensitive dependence on initial conditions if points arbitrarily close together separate over time at an exponential rate. The definition is not topological, but essentially metrical.
If M is the state space for the map ft, then ft displays sensitive dependence to initial conditions if for any x in M and any δ > 0, there are y in M, with 0 < d(x,y) < δ such that
d(f^\tau(x), f^\tau
The definition does not require that all points from a neighborhood separate from the base point x, but it requires one positive Lyapunov exponent.
Don't ask me to explain it, I just fly big airplanes for a living.
Nice score Randy, keep us posted.
Thomas
Y MANIFOLD GANG
TEXAS BELLY TANK PLAN SCRAPPED
Well I was able to get the seller of the Belly Tank on the phone while he was close to the belly tank. BAD NEW... that tank is only 22 inches in diameter , Not the 30 inches he listed on his ad. Once we got a frame & roll bar in, it would be only 17 inches wide inside. Jacob is a little wider than that LOL
On to PLAN B....
Anyone know where a Belly Tank is at????? CHEAP......
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I think it's beautiful too Craig. It's instantly recognizable as a distributor machine with it's distinctive outline.
I think it looks right at home back in the shop.
It's got some battle damage from 50 of years service...
...but still is in great visual, original condition. The best part is that it's all refurbished mechanically, electronically and ready to go to work again.
Here's what it looked like in a 1960 Sun Equipment catalogue.
Note the retail price of $760.00, including all operating accessories. The catalogue notes the complete tester consisted of...
...a Tach Dwell Unit, Model 610, a...
...Distributor Drive Unit, Model 620, a...
...Condenser Vacum Unit, Model 630 as well as the head frame and cabinet.
Never hurts to read the instructions does it?
Now Craig, to answer your question about the Lincoln arc welder, yes it's slated to be spruced up also. It does operate at present without any issues so I'll make an evaluation of how extensive a refurbishment/restoration once it rotates to the top of the list. On to the next..............
Thomas
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lostmind
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Thomas,
I worked with one of those Sun Distributor testers every day.
I worked at Boland Ignition Service in Cleveland Ohio.
We pulled the distributor on every tune up and it
got tested and set up.This was in the mid 60's.
Your machine brings back memorys,some good,some bad !
Thanks for your thread Roy
I worked with one of those Sun Distributor testers every day.
I worked at Boland Ignition Service in Cleveland Ohio.
We pulled the distributor on every tune up and it
got tested and set up.This was in the mid 60's.
Your machine brings back memorys,some good,some bad !
Thanks for your thread Roy
BigAl62
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I remember using one of those distributor machines in high school auto shop, man does that bring back memories and makes me feel old!
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While I happen to be in Cancun at present, working hard at being a "commercial aviator" on a layover. That's why you haven't heard much from me of late but I still get to check in here every so often.
Thank you Roy for taking a moment to share with us. Those Sun machines are real work horses aren't they? Expertly crafted to accomplish all service work necessary for distributors. I've got another piece of Sun equipment...
... you've probably seen in the background that I'll get to. It's a Sun Engine Performance Analyzer from the early 1970's.
This is much more "modern" than the Distributor Machine was. It's already largely solid state. I've used it several times on my cars that still have point ignition systems and find it quite useful.
Here are some of the forerunners of that Analyzer. Sun enjoyed a long and proud legacy of engineering and manufacturing some of the best test equipment for the automotive industry.
Welcome Roy, there's more memories perhaps, coming.
Thomas
lostmind
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Well,we had one of those also.Considered really modern and
up to date in mid 70's.It got replaced around 1982
with an 'Allen computerized engine Analyzer.
Than the fun began trying to fix the computrized
cars that were never engineered right.
Roy
up to date in mid 70's.It got replaced around 1982
with an 'Allen computerized engine Analyzer.
Than the fun began trying to fix the computrized
cars that were never engineered right.
Roy