The perkins engines were slugs.I used to build and test the n/a and turbo
versions.I also had a commer truck with a perkins and driving up mount
ousley(spelling) from wollongong my offsider used to jump out have a piss
then run after the truck,then jump back in all while i had the foot to the
floor.
Andrew Smith

Brad Hallett wrote:

> Diesels were exported using a Perkins (?) conversion. Some were kept in
> Oz and used as taxis.  Very very very slow vehicle, never thought they
> could make a HQ smellier or slower, and manual steering with that diesel
> block weighing one and a half times a 202 block was a treat
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of mark krawczuk
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 December 2001 9:32 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: WHY SO QUIET?
>
> hey , that rings a bell.......  wer`nt they exported to south africa?
> my idiotic brother reckons that they were deisels, not rotarys, but i
> reckon they were rotaries....
>
>         mark k
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "FJ510" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 8:35 PM
> Subject: Re: WHY SO QUIET?
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> > anyone ever seen the factory rotary Holden?
> > HZ or HQ i can't remember... now that was funny
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "E Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1:37 PM
> > Subject: RE: WHY SO QUIET?
> >
> >
> > > Suzuki RE5 from memory.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > > Feral Errol
> > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > http://www.datrats.com.au/
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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