AG Classic Car Tuning

15/06/2026

Up and at them.... Today's Tuning will be in Sandbach. Yes I am mobile.

14/06/2026

Together with the Auto Lass Workshops, here's a snippet and a link to the full YouTube video taken during yesterday's Charity Classic Car Tuning Day to help raise funds for the Dr Kershaw's Hospice.

If you're thinking of booking in for one of our Tuning Days....we'll be announcing dates for July very soon .

14/06/2026

Car number 4 from yesterday's Charity Classic Car Tuning Day.

The time is real time guys …..
We have just got car No 4 into the Auto Lass Workshops at 7.15pm
There will be a YouTube video created from today’s content to show you what the day has thrown at us.
But we are on the home stretch & what a stunning car to end with.

14/06/2026

Car number 3 from yesterdays charity Classic Car Tuning Day....

Car No 3 is in the Auto Lass Workshops.
Another stunner …. mk1 Es**rt Mexico.

14/06/2026

Car number 2 from yesterday's classic car tuning day for charity.

Car No 2 ….
A beautiful 1968 TR6 come in to have some Auto Lass & AG loving

14/06/2026

Car number 1 from yesterday's Charity Tuning Day...

And we’re off …..
car No 1 in today’s charity tuning day supporting Dr Kershaw's Hospice.
What an absolute stunner !!!

13/06/2026

Saturday 13th June - AG Classic Car Tuning and the Auto Lass Workshops are back together again with another Charity Classic Car Tuning Day. This time we're raising money for Dr Kershaw's Hospice. Everyone and anyone is welcome to call by and say hello, and if you want to register your interest in the next Classic Car Tuning Day in July, why not pop in and do it today?

We'll be kicking off the day around 8.30am with....

MK1 Es**rt fitted with twin 45 DCOE's
MK1 RS Mexico Es**rt 'Rally' Spec twin 40 DCOE's
Triumph TR6 with triple 40 DCOE webers
Classic Mini 1275, SU HIF44.

Let's have a fantastic day together.....

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12/06/2026

North East again today for a Triumph GT6 and a Lotus Excel....then tomorrow (Sat 13th June), it's back together with the Auto Lass Workshops to help raise money for Dr Kershaw's Hospice and on the agenda is a whole lot of Weber DCOE's to be tuned. 7 DCOE's if I remember rightly....gees!!

MK1 Es**rt 2.0 Pinto - Weber DCOE's
MK1 RS Mexico 'Rally' Spec - Weber DCOE's
Triumph TR6 - Weber DCOE's
Classic Mini - HIF44

If you're over that way (Auto Lass Workshops - Oldham) and looking for an excuse for run out in your classic, why not pop in and say hello? You could register your interest for our next Charity Tuning Day in July and secure your place before they're all taken?

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11/06/2026

As ever I'm out on the road again today and the first of the day is what I think to be an ex Metro Challenge car, followed by a good old MG Midget 1500...described as having been stood for some time. (wiki pic used of an early MG Metro)

Tomorrow I've got a GT6 on HS6 SU's and a Lotus Excel to sort...
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10/06/2026

A very interesting exchange of messages with a much discussed maker of ignition parts, recently.

When I asked them what the mechanical advance curve is within their distributor as advertised, they just said....set at 8 to 10 static and it will be fine.

So I explained, yes that will be fine for starting, ticking over at idle and not doing it's self any harm whilst at minimal load. However, what about 2k, 3k, 4krpm when under load and the ignition timing is actually far more critical than that at idle because at these rpms the engine is under load and has a full fuelling charge in the cylinders..

Very reluctant to give me any detail....and stated that they don't hand out that kind of information. (The most very basic of info was provided).

Well if you ask for that type of info from H&H Ignition Solutions or The Distributor Doctor, they will tell you exactly what the mechanical ignition advance curve is, and they often attach a graph to the side of their box or accompanying paper work. (Image attached 123 ignition curves for the classic mini)
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