Classic cars have lived a life...

40, 50 or 60+ years down the line, no classic car is exactly as it left the factory.  (It's even debatable how consistent they were as they left the factor back in the day either.)

The truth is that those working on classic cars could write a whole book with multiple chapters about what they see and find when working on classic cars.  Myself and others never cease to be amazed by what others have done as both amateurs and professionals. 

Some things leap out immediately, and certain things which take a bit more discovering.

.....wrong parts fitted, .....wrongly set, .....botched repairs, ....badly fitted,.....old but claimed to be new,....wrong jet,....mixed jets, .....mixed plugs,....stripped threads... mixed pistons....loose wires.....etc etc

The list in truly endless! 

However, all the above can be the difference between a quick simple tune up, and something resembling more of a fault find and repair job, before an engine can actually be tuned.

It is for this reason that I have to price my work on an hourly basis.   

Estimation base on 'all being well'

For a given engine, if all is well, I can tell you how long a 'tune up' should take.  But please remember it is subject to variation because no two cars were the same on day 1 and even more so 40+ years later.

Referrals, Recommendations & Reviews

So I kindly ask you to take some peace of mind and trust from the many recommendations given by past customers, and of course reviews left on Google and Facebook.

Example of a mystery found and resolved....wrong jet fitted!

The below image is a jet taken from a Stromberg CD150 carburettor.  The individual carb, was the rear carb from a pair of twin Stromberg CD150 carbs fitted to a classic Triumph. 

Both carbs had been overhauled and rebuilt professionally (Not AG CCT), and then fitted by the Triumph's owner.  The owner then called AG classic Car Tuning in to help set up the carbs and tune the Triumph in general. 

On the ignition side of the tune up all went well, however on the fuelling no matter what I did with the base line setting of the rear carb, it continued to run rich!!!   But Why.....these had just been overhauled?

Both the vehicle owner and myself presumed that the overhaul had been done well...

.....But as it turns out, during the overhaul instead of fitting 0.09" jets to both carbs,  one had received a 0.09" jet and the other had a 0.100" Jet. (As pictured below).   Yep.....that would prevent the 0.09" needle profile from metering the fuel supply correctly and it could only run rich.

The above scenario, is just 1 of 101 that we find, and sadly far more common than it should be!!

After discovering this issue, the owner requested AG CCT to fully check and overhaul both Stromberg CD150 carbs simply for peace of mind that they are done correctly.

Thank you!