You know good stuff about to happen when you see LP smiling.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
🤓😊😂
@Penguinracer Жыл бұрын
You've produced a great channel Jack & it's always a pleasure to see your Dad, a true legend.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
@anthonyfiorito1385 Жыл бұрын
Sorry chev boys. Nothing sounds better then a Perkins Engineering Holden V8. Music to my ears.
@therealsixsixsix Жыл бұрын
I second that
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Iron lion 💪
@jamieteal2107 Жыл бұрын
@@perkinsengineering👍🇦🇺
@MitchZero9 Жыл бұрын
Yup! And from memory serves me well, it had the grunt over the Chev as well.
@jamieteal2107 Жыл бұрын
@@MitchZero9 👍🇦🇺
@mrwolsy3696 Жыл бұрын
With Holden gone, this car is a very important part of the story of its glory. Thanks for keeping it alive.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes, this is the last time an Australian Holden Engine won the great race!
@Dazza_21 Жыл бұрын
I could listen to that engine all day everyday
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Same!!
@andynater1885 Жыл бұрын
I don't ever recall a Perkins engine failing.... Superb.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Don’t jinx us!!
@petermurray4061 Жыл бұрын
Great to see the almost transparent rocker covers revealing just enough. Even better to see the legendary LP poking about with the overalls on again. I'll never get sick of that.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Good stuff isn’t it! Cheers
@obiemichaels9675 Жыл бұрын
It's so good to see these cars come back together.hard to believe it's 30 years ago watching this car running around Bathurst.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Crazy isn’t it!!!
@obiemichaels9675 Жыл бұрын
@perkinsengineering it really is. I remember going to as many rounds as I could back then, amaroo, oran park , eastern creek, Bathurst. I remember getting told off by Larry for taking pictures under the cars as they were coming out of the truck at Eastern Creek the first year Russell was full time and Russell having a brake explode coming into turn one in what I think was the 95 Bathurst car. Oran park and amaroo were always great for spectators because you could get right up to the cars.
@jamieteal2107 Жыл бұрын
Some things never die
@customrefinishersaustralia4747 Жыл бұрын
As a Ford man i absolutely love LP! His engineering skills are unsurpassed!! Beautiful sounding engine. Thanks for these videos Jack!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! Cheers
@amerone555 Жыл бұрын
Love the see through rocker covers …..
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cool aren’t they!!
@nedbeaty72 Жыл бұрын
Good to see LP back 👍
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Indeed it is!
@bradwheeler24811 ай бұрын
love your stories about the cars and the quality of build that go into the rebuilds
@perkinsengineering11 ай бұрын
Many thanks!
@CrapToCream Жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Love your work LP & JP, great.....
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!!
@CrapToCream Жыл бұрын
I met Larry years ago at the BP Oil refinery in WA when BP acquired Castrol, his speech was quite inspirational to my career as an Engineer.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
@@CrapToCream nice one!
@jonathonvial9726 Жыл бұрын
To see a dozen or so of these things getting around Bathurst again would be awesome.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Be ace wouldn't it!
@frenchbulldoglewis Жыл бұрын
i cant get over the old legends and how much passion they still have for their sport all these years later. Larry's smile looks as though its the first Holden he's ever built and started.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
It's cool hey!
@Allthrashedout. Жыл бұрын
Ahh the memories .. cant wait to see it back on the track!:)
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Neither can we!!
@johnlynch3124 Жыл бұрын
Love it Jack, this is awesome, so good to see Larry in the show!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@davidleane7830 Жыл бұрын
The flat slide is amazing.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cool isn’t it
@davos4wdadventures Жыл бұрын
That slide system looks fantastic going back and forward..cheers boys
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes it does! Cheers!
@davos4wdadventures Жыл бұрын
Just watched you and your dad at the museum, I'm talking about the 84 car.,
@Clintreid75 Жыл бұрын
I love it! This was the car that won Bathurst and started my journeys to Bathurst every year. Larrikin Larry is always smiling when it comes to firing up one of his cars, keep up the great work Perkins Engineering 👍
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers Clint!!!
@jjjjjj9284 Жыл бұрын
That induction noise 💪👌 When LP is giving the throttle a little tickle is something to behold its just "Sick" full stop, Thanks Jack for doing these Videos you and Dad are absolute legends cheers Fellas 👍
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@jonnothetrucker Жыл бұрын
Jack, you yourself are a true winner in your own right! No matter whats goin on in that workshop, it must truly be the best atmosphere 💯 spending the time with your old man ! Always had a soft spot watching your dad as a kid, and as i got older, and learnt to appreciate more of went into making the cars a winning component of the team, i really came to appreciate Larry's engineering background, and the way he built and ran his team.. It was a different insight into the class, that didnt come from anyone else 😊 I'm 40 now, still trying to embrace the new cars and generation of supercar drivers, i guess you always love what you grew up on?
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@jasonfox2232 Жыл бұрын
My first bathurst experience when I was 14 years old was in 1993, I will never forget the sound of that car. And it won with the plastic!! Keep up the good work boys. I will be there in October 👌
@jasonfox2232 Жыл бұрын
30 year anniversary
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@craigtuck1741 Жыл бұрын
that sounds great, hearing the engine roaring back to life was very cool. well done Jack and Larry
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@anthonyfiorito1385 Жыл бұрын
Gonna go watch the 93 bathurst 1000 right now. Memories of watchn the race. Geez 40 years ago. Omg. God bless the Perkins Family
@dinosshed Жыл бұрын
30 years ago, it was. Feels like a lifetime.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes sorry I said 40, meant 30. Still a good race 😂
@dinosshed Жыл бұрын
@perkinsengineering I was 11 years old and glued to the screen to the best category of motorsport, engineered by Perkins.
@Fantomx7g6 Жыл бұрын
91 and 92 were a lot better
@johnbrooks9523 Жыл бұрын
@@Fantomx7g6 . . . if you're in lurve with imported whizz bang megabuck plastic shitboxes that sounded like a fat woman's fart.
@vicstafford6951 Жыл бұрын
Great stuff, always good to see Larry back in the workshop!! Keep the videos coming Jack!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@detailedbyben Жыл бұрын
This car and the win Larry and Greg shared sparked my interest in touring cars and cars in general. A fan ever since with perkins engineering memorabilia lining the walls of my workshop 😀
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Good stuff!! Thanks
@Fantomx7g6 Жыл бұрын
Touring Car's finished after 92
@johnbrooks9523 Жыл бұрын
@@Fantomx7g6 You mean imported overcomplicated wank megabuck shitboxes finished after '92? Strange how real local cars continued on our racetracks?
@therealsixsixsix Жыл бұрын
Ive never heard such a tame yet vicious sounding holden....its definitely happy to be a holden again, well done!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@MrZerohour1967 Жыл бұрын
Man, that engine sounds so sweet, like it wants to rev from zero to infinity. Love to see and hear it on track.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cant wait to get it on track!
@paulrutley366 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful noise from a Holden 304 with 8 ITBs. Can't wait to see it for its first hit out for testing. Well done.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@Wolfe351 Жыл бұрын
me and a mate where at Mallala a few years back wandering thru the paddock and up in front of us walking along was the whole Perkins clan....I think it was when Jack was racing the Fuji series.....
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
2006!
@polibard Жыл бұрын
LP on the dodgy string throttle. Love it!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Nothing dodgy, its a proper throttle cable, just not mounted to the pedal!!!
@glensgraphix Жыл бұрын
The attention to detail is fantastic. Can't believe it'll be 40 years in October when this car won Bathurst.
@terryirvine7090 Жыл бұрын
Jack made a mistake it's actually 30 years since that great victory!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yeah sorry it’s 30, said the wrong number
@terryirvine7090 Жыл бұрын
I wasn't having a dig at you, Jack. We all knew what you meant! We all have a slip of the tongue! Great car/s by the way! I love the 93 car!
@retsbewr Жыл бұрын
That is so good, would love to see this roaring around the mountain!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Hopefully this year!!
@crazyg74 Жыл бұрын
that's awesome guys. I just love the story behind Larry's famous high-port cylinder heads.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Using all available resources within the rules
@craigdargie6929 Жыл бұрын
Love that engine. Love that car. Grinning from ear to ear.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cool isn’t it! Cheers!!
@54mgtf22 Жыл бұрын
She purrs like a big cat. Hey Jack. Love your work 👍
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@jamieteal2107 Жыл бұрын
Sure does might even say a lion 💪👍
@justincoot1443 Жыл бұрын
Geez that thing sounds fantastic!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Does sound good!!
@rochelleparker9575 Жыл бұрын
Wow that made me smile ,what a beast. Thanks Jack and Larry.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
You're welcome! Cheers!
@gregcleeve6810 Жыл бұрын
Your content and stories are never anything, but music to our ears. Thank you for another great video....Larry must be over the moon for all the work that you and your trusted partners have done to get it to this stage.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers Greg!! Be great once completed and seeing the car on track!!
@RVK355 Жыл бұрын
Awesome, would love a set of those rocker covers
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
We may have some surplus that could end up on the website for sale soon…..
@bayselec Жыл бұрын
So cool what you are doing with the race cars and your Dad. People will look at these vids in the future and still be saying how cool is that old hotrod. Carnt wait to see it on track some ware with LP at the wheel.. 🚀🚀😎😎
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers and much appreciated!
@DMT267 Жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome. The greenies have no idea what they are missing out on. Thanks Jack, and great to see young Larry. Hope all the family are well.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Haha no wrong there!!!!!! All are well thanks
@Mach1048 Жыл бұрын
As a self confessed greenie, I want so many people on public transport and in EV's. Just so Petrol will be around longer for cars like this, and my RX8. Just think of how many more awesome V8's we could have if all the Corolla's were EV's with 200kms of range?
@stephennelson6041 Жыл бұрын
those slide throttles are awesome! crisp response!.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
They are!
@pk-so1mj Жыл бұрын
So awesome and happy to see this. This was the first car I saw Larry in as a kid at Bathurst, started a life long obsession with race cars. The best era of V8’s in my opinion!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Good stuff!! Cheers for watching!
@roberthocking9138 Жыл бұрын
Great work guys, great to hear the old girl come to life again. I started with castrol in 94 and enjoyed the years we spent together , can’t wait to see it in Bathurst this year
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mr265t Жыл бұрын
Who else had a smile from ear to ear throughout the duration of this video......I know I did 👍
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!! Sounds good hey!!
@mr265t Жыл бұрын
@@perkinsengineering gave me goosebumps
@ianhillier4341 Жыл бұрын
WOW! Keep it going Jack and Larry, love the content! That engine is an animal!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
@budgeman77 Жыл бұрын
Great to see the resto happening on this super important vehicle. Well done Jack - love it!! So good to see Larry doing the break in control of Revs - cant imagine how many he has done in his time - it brought a big grin to his face - fantastic!!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@petergill8819 Жыл бұрын
All I can say is legendary that revs unbelievable
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@user-ql2ll4vp9o Жыл бұрын
Love it!So good to see and hear it run. A real race car, love the Aussie V8. Perkins Engineering 🇦🇺👍
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@1fisho Жыл бұрын
Great sound Holden engines love it fantastic job guys
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!!
@peteburness944 Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching these, especially when your dad makes a cameo appearance...❤
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers Pete!
@Squalled Жыл бұрын
Awesome! Very rewarding after such a long process of getting the 93 car absolutely spot on. Well done all involved and great to see LP doing what he does best.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes starting to get very rewarding!
@trevorspary134 Жыл бұрын
I am really hoping Larry will drive it again, just for ole timers like me who love seeing 👀 the men who drove these cars doing it one more time. Looking forward to it . Fantastic efforts and great work 👍.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes we hope so too!
@lukeborg9746 Жыл бұрын
Awesome work once again. I can’t wait to see it rolling on its own steam 🤙🏽
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Neither can we!!
@rodgeorge7244 Жыл бұрын
Now that is a Real V8 Super Car well done Jack and Larry.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@danieledwards1081 Жыл бұрын
Man I would so dearly love to have that slide throttle arrangement on my 5L, actually a clone of that engine would be epic 😂❤
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@josephkelly4893 Жыл бұрын
Looking good Larry!! Couple of young classics there, brings back memories, I still see the VP as the new car lol, that car has to be priceless
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@ianbertenshaw4350 Жыл бұрын
That sound would have sent chills down the spine of the Ford teams and the Holden dealer team - Perkins engineering always had them looking over their shoulders especially at Bathurst .
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Not wrong!!!! Cheers!!
@Fantomx7g6 Жыл бұрын
But NOT Nissan's GTR Godzilla and Fred Gibson
@johnbrooks9523 Жыл бұрын
@@Fantomx7g6 Some of us never were impressed with megabuck TupperWare 4X4s that couldn't get anywhere near where real 4X4s easily went. Even Gibbo gave 'em away in the end & raced Holdens.
@TeamGambleBMX Жыл бұрын
That induction noise!! 😍
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Should feel it suck the air in, thought I might lose the camera at one point 😂
@donfinch862 Жыл бұрын
Bloody awesome, cheers Perkins boys
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers
@mathewleskie2355 Жыл бұрын
LP giving her some decent revs! Keep up the good work!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!!
@kenbotham8222 Жыл бұрын
How sweet Larry. Work of art. I'm surprised how well the cooling system is working coz that was a decent fair dink run and I couldn't see any fans sending air through the radiator & Hey Larry you need to replace the engine coolant temperature gauge doesn't seem to be working. Well if the coolent system was under high pressure then a boiling point would hold at higher temperatures
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Quite cold here and the thermostat only just opened. Working on the gauges, some minor issues there
@ARROWS00 Жыл бұрын
Larry Perkins a Legend who did it his way.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
That's it!!
@honestpat7789 Жыл бұрын
Wow, this cool stuff. I don’t remember seeing clear rocker covers on these thing.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yeah they were on the rocket back in 1993
@paddy2661 Жыл бұрын
Take note race teams : Larry was gentle for few minutes warming it up , not 20 seconds like you see today and there hitting 5000rpm . Waiting for Tolerance to take up is key. Love it Jack can't beat a Perkin's sounding Holden V8. Who made the rocker covers Jack ?
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@pjromez Жыл бұрын
Love that sound!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
It’s a cool noise
@frankiesultana376 Жыл бұрын
Makes me love the Holden 308 304 355 engines more
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
💪
@jefftheaussie2225 Жыл бұрын
What about their little brother the 253. Just like Angus Young of AC/DC.
@timelessengineering Жыл бұрын
Thats fantastic
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ianbertenshaw4350 Жыл бұрын
C'mon unleash that sweet noise on me! Promise me we will see LP driving it with his open face helmet so i can see the smile on his dial !
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
🤞
@daz2372 Жыл бұрын
Smoother than the last production holden
@johnnie5wreckingyard Жыл бұрын
Wouldnt be hard 😂
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks!
@GerardBendotti Жыл бұрын
G'day Larry!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Gday!
@davidnguyen9409 Жыл бұрын
It looks good, but it sounds even better! Keep the content coming, I can't get enough.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@PropanePete Жыл бұрын
What a great sound. Enjoying these videos
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS Жыл бұрын
Love it when ya Dad joins you Jack, have so much respect for Dad, as hes a genuine awesome bloke, had the opportunity to meet Larry a few times in my life, still no autographs though😢 got a few of his cars in models, didnt even think to ask as I was enjoying talking to him, 1 of Australia's Living Legends 😊 VP Commodore looking beautiful, cant wait to see a few test laps, love ya Channel 😊❤ Cheers🍺🍻 KC Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇳🇿🤝🇦🇺🇦🇺😎👍✌
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@Daniel-S1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks from England.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!! How’s the cricket 😜
@jasonhall9731 Жыл бұрын
That’s one damn cool accelerator pedal.
@TheAussie1970 Жыл бұрын
And all the experience thats on the end of it.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Haha yeah we had an issue with the throttle cable matching the PE part drawing but not quite working properly in the car. The actual pedal is just a GM road car one with some slight mods for throttle ratio
@psyolent. Жыл бұрын
awesome work lads. love it. snappy as too.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@stevegraham3817 Жыл бұрын
You could see it in Larry's smile, that first minute transported him back 30 years to his relative youth, then his brow started to furrow as he went back 30 years and a few days to the Bathurst pit and was listening to every tick, whine and whirr before heading out on the warm up lap. He seemed to relax a bit towards the end, so that was good to see, maybe it was the sweet revving sounds bringing back sweet memories.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Always anxious when you start them up for the first time, never know what could happen lol
@blackdoublezero Жыл бұрын
running so smooth
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes runs pretty good
@ldnwholesale8552 Жыл бұрын
I dont remember those rocker covers on this car when James owned it. Fairly certain that Perkins fitted the Chev. I can remember that with Larry squeezed under the bonnet at Mallala with a rocker issue
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
They would’ve been on it when they ran it in Holden configuration unless the customer/lease engine at the time was still fitted with the GM cast ones. The fiberglass rockers didn’t get past prototype stages in Chev configuration as they weren’t strong enough to hold the oil squirter rail and seal properly with oil.
@andyhansen400710 ай бұрын
Love the videos jack Especially the Vp ❤ I don’t quite have the race version but I’ve got two Vp ss commodores that I love I absolutely love seeing them in race style mate I’m 48 years old and I’ve watched your dad over the years in commodores Love it Keep them alive brother 🤙
@perkinsengineering9 ай бұрын
Many thanks, cheers!!
@anthonyfiorito1385 Жыл бұрын
Thank you jack n larry. Keep the videos coming. All the best.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!!
@bigal878 Жыл бұрын
Sounds crisp 👌
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Sounds great
@brockthornton Жыл бұрын
Sounds awesome mate, great work by you and the team. She might need a new thermostat gasket tho 😊
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Was waiting for someone to notice that. It's on an o-ring so thats a job for the week ahead :)
@MAte925 Жыл бұрын
Love the castrol livery!
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Great looking color scheme!
@thelaughingprophet2275 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, love hearing that Holden V8…..
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Iron lion!
@bradwebber9955 Жыл бұрын
Your dads face when it starts looked like he started his first ever race car
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Always good when they fire up, better than having to whip the plugs out to check for spark lol
@craigcraig4912 Жыл бұрын
Did Neil rebuild motor..jack fantastic video , dad looks so happy
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes he did
@skidmarks5952 Жыл бұрын
Look forward to hearing it at full noise at bathurst later this year
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
So do we!!!
@CJ-xk7vs Жыл бұрын
Last to First, What a Car, What a Driver, You Legends
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Last to First is 1995
@thewholls7176 Жыл бұрын
I like the rocker covers
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Looks like everyone does! Cheers!
@allentrevena6841 Жыл бұрын
Great Stuff
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Cheers!
@kizjay2730 Жыл бұрын
Here i am looking for Holden 5L builds to get ideas for mine and this vid pops up. Ironically I’ve had a huge poster of this car on my shed wall to inspire me to stay with the Holden V8 instead of going LS like everyone says. Besides nothing sounds as good as the Aussie V8
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Good work, nothing beats the iron lion!!
@coota4008 ай бұрын
Just Beautiful
@perkinsengineering7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@TheAussie1970 Жыл бұрын
The last Holden powered V8 to win Bathurst. Still using the slide throttle body? I hope so because that was a work of art.
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Yes, you can see the slide in the video
@lot6129 Жыл бұрын
Good to see it all coming together! Long live the Fishermans Bend 304 [308?]
@perkinsengineering Жыл бұрын
Thanks!!
@nzuncovered1845 Жыл бұрын
Those rocker covers are awesome, are they just clear fibreglass?