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Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1092
Reg: 08-2005
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I'm not sure if anyone will really benefit from this here Soarers have computerised ignition, but anyhow..
I hate setting timing. It's such a pain in the ass to read accurately off the little metal gauge on the block. This thing is way better. It has a digital tacho so it's easy to set your idle speed and centrifugal advance speeds. Then you just dial up the initial advance you want on the light, and adjust the dizzy til the harmonic balancer hits zero. To check centrifugal and vac advance is just as easy. Hold the engine at the right speed and then dial in the reading til the block gauge is zeroed. Reads to 10rpm and 0.1 degrees.
Bought it brand new off eBay USA, and including airmail it was $105 Aussie. Worth every cent, and way cheaper than here. Great quality. |
Neil Griffiths
Goo Roo
NSW
I have a Cadillac  and a Supercharged Manual V8 
Posts: 4425
Reg: 07-2005
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Save it for all your Yank cars mate. |
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1093
Reg: 08-2005
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Damn right! |
Neil Griffiths
Goo Roo
NSW
I have a Cadillac and a Supercharged Manual V8
Posts: 4426
Reg: 07-2005
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When you Blow that Big Block it will be very handy to set the Timing. |
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1094
Reg: 08-2005
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Nah only blowing the 350. I don't have the patience for fitting a BB in there. Too much messing about making an HEI dizzy fit right next to the firewall, and modding the sump so it will fit around the drag link, and the steering box next to the headers. Shame cos I can get 454s for cheap.
The Bird has a bored out Poncho 455 in it though. Maybe blow that one day too. All fun and games. Gonna get into it a bit more now that I've quit working. |
Neil Griffiths
Goo Roo
NSW
I have a Cadillac and a Supercharged Manual V8
Posts: 4428
Reg: 07-2005
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If only I had a few spare $$$$$$
This would be MAD..hahahaha
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1967-Blown-Fuel-Injected-RS-Camaro_W0QQitemZ130189986236QQihZ003QQcat egoryZ6161QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
If the Aristo was sold,, I would seriously consider buying this.  |
Peter Lang
Tinkerer
nsw
uzz31 soarer
Posts: 70
Reg: 07-2005
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top find Miles I was looking for something just like this recently.but gave up cause everything I found was overpriced crap, unless I went to snap on ect.I run a marine work shop that mostly deals with mercruiser ie.chevs.
which one did you get? |
Peter Lang
Tinkerer
nsw
uzz31 soarer
Posts: 71
Reg: 07-2005
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cp7529? |
Peter Nitschke
JunkFilterer
South Australia
GT4.0 V8
Posts: 8711
Reg: 11-2004
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Neil Griffiths wrote on Sunday, January 20, 2008 - 08:31 pm:I would seriously consider buying this
Great for lapping on Saturday nights and pulling the chicks no doubt! Awesome!  |
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1095
Reg: 08-2005
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Yup 7529. Bought it off tradervar. EXCELLENT shipping speed. He has it on best offer, I offered $60 twice. He took it and shipped it must have been same day. It is a sweet light. I ran a little bit of silver paint down the groove in the balancer and it lit it up like a christmas tree, even in a well lit shop.
Ditto on everything here being overpriced. Cheapest one I found that I thought would work was $300. Actron I believe bought out Sun so I guess they are kinda a name brand if there is such a thing any more.
Neil
Mate down here has a centrifugal supercharged 540 in a 70 Camaro. It's.. a little fast. Those gen 1 RS's are hard to beat for muscular looks tho. There was a black one a while back with a marine 454, and all the hide away headlight grills hand made. It looked absolutely nuts. It was all I could do to not buy it. Those are THE muscle/pony car IMHO. |
Miles Baker
Goo Roo
Vic
66 Mustang GT Convertible, 55 Chevy Bel Air, 69 Firebird 455, 73 Corvette 4sp T-Tops
Posts: 1096
Reg: 08-2005
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Peter Nitschke wrote on Monday, January 21, 2008 - 01:26 am:Great for lapping on Saturday nights and pulling the chicks no doubt! Awesome!
Car like that, the chicks can walk.  |
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