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Title: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: MattNQ on July 17, 2018, 09:57:42 AM

Change of pace for Larry Perkins.  ;D

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-16/racing-car-driver-larry-perkins-finds-explorers-cache-of-eqipmen/9992376 (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-16/racing-car-driver-larry-perkins-finds-explorers-cache-of-eqipmen/9992376)

Title: Re: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: Fizzie on July 17, 2018, 10:11:29 AM

Good one Larry! :cup:

Title: Re: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: macca on July 17, 2018, 10:23:57 AM

He's a good bloke, hard but a genuine straight shooter and a bit of a larrikan to boot, your never left guessing with LP.  I remember seeing that truck when he was building it up at his workshop

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Title: Re: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: Craig Tomkinson on July 17, 2018, 12:45:59 PM

Thanks for sharing Matt, very interesting, Craig

Title: Re: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: Bird on July 17, 2018, 12:49:21 PM

Quote from: Craig Tomkinson

Thanks for sharing Matt, very interesting, Craig

x2
used to dream of doing something like that..

also interesting bout the gearbox he has in his truck

Title: Re: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: Cruiser 105Tvan on July 17, 2018, 12:52:56 PM

Thanks Matt,

Interested in how he worked out the rest of them were all looking in the wrong spot.

Title: Re: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: macca on July 17, 2018, 01:57:59 PM

Think they were all looking around the coordinates from the journal and he did more research as to where they actually went rather than just the coordinates

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Title: Re: Interesting read - Larry Perkins finds desert explorer's cache
Post by: Craig Tomkinson on July 17, 2018, 06:58:17 PM

Yes that would of been fun, The old 150hp MB Trac Mercedes 4x4 tractor I use to drive had the gear box then a short shaft to the tranfurcase and I was told the Unmog was the same, so he could put any gearbox like a road ranger or Spicier or a Allison Auto that bolted up to the Mec motor that had a top gear faster, The old LJ 50 Suzuki was the same, Craig