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THE TOOLMAN

WELCOME TO MY WEB PAGE

Welcome to my personal web page. Here you will learn a little about me and my hobbies, friends and family.

You will also find ton's of links to other web sites that contain stuff related to trucks and automobiles.

First came the Ranger

1987 Ford Ranger First came the Ranger. Originally I wanted to build this truck. I wanted to do a solid axle

conversion. Also I planned on a 5L engine but it was not to be. Instead I kept the 2.9L engine and lightly built it. I

installed a mild cam and lots of performance bolt on's. I installed a 3" body lift and 31" A/T's. This truck soon

became my favorite. Not because it is fast because it really isn't that fast but something about it appeals to me.

It has it's own personality. I just fell in love with this little truck. It quickly became my daily driver and occasional

mud racer for fun and many off road trips. For anyone who doubts the off road abilities of rangers, they are

mistaken. This little truck has gotten me threw mud holes where full size modified trucks got stuck.

1978 CJ-7 This was my last project. I bought the jeep from a scrap yard for $300. It was actually on a flat bed

ready to be boxed When I saw it. I did a lot of work to it. It had no engine or tranny. The transfer case was on the

passenger seat. I replaced the original front dana 30 with a dana 35. Also the stock rear differential was a

model 20 so I replaced it with a dana 44 off a 67 bronco. I took an AMC 360 engine from a 72 matador and the

727 torque flight transmission was donated from an 86 dodge ram. I installed a locker in the front dana 35 along

with 4.89:1 gears. In the rear I installed a True Trac posi, and also 4.89:1 gears. The rad had to come from a

Cadilac. I outfitted the dana 300 transfer case with a twin stick shifter. This allows me to shift to front wheel drive,

rear wheel drive, 4 wheel drive in high or low range. The 360 was treated to a set of headers and a holly 650

cfm double pumper carb. I am happy with this carb. The Jeep received a total of 7 inches of lift from a

combination of axle under lift and a little fabrication on my part. I bought 4 36" super swampers. I used to race

the jeep at mud races and enter it in tough truck competitions. I also enjoyed beating the crap out of it in the

woods. I spent a total of about $10,000. on this jeep and it took me about 2 years to build. I did all the work on

this machine myself and endured many long nights in the cold in the process. I painted it black originally. I don't

own the Jeep anymore. I sold it to a woman who races it at the same mud races I did. She is winning often. Now

I am starting a new project. I purchased a 78 bronco with a 351 M engine and a c-6 trany. It has a NP205 t-case

and a front 44 and a 9" rearend. I have plans to install a 4" lift to it and install 34" Mickey Tompsons. I plan to

change the axle ratio from it's stock 3.50:1 to 4.10's. keep an eye on my web page for updates.

As for me personally I am a Mechanic by trade. Obviously you know what my hobbies are. I am happily married

to my wife Jennifer. We have two boy's, Brandon 6 and Johny 5. They are both in school. Also we just found out

that we have another on the way!!. Due near the end of November!!! Jennifer and I have been together since

high school and intend on staying together till we wither away or the kids drive us insane, Witch ever comes

first.

My best friend is Sean. We met many years ago when we were both living on the streets. We helped each other

out and gave each other support. We consider ourselves brothers from different mothers. Sean is probably the

most free spirited guy I have ever met. This is a quality that makes him unique. I hold him responsible for getting

me into computers. Sean is a great friend to me and I know he is always there if I need him. Gotta love him.

If you would like to contact me you can e-mail me at [email protected]. If you own a 4x4 truck or s.u.v. and

would like to go 4x4ing you might want to check out my 4x4club web page at

Eastern Ontario TrailBlazers

Here is a list of links to some awesome 4x4 and automotive sites.

4x4 videos a site with all kinds of off road and racing videos

extreme-offroad links to readers rides, Pictures, chat, and all kinds of great 4x4 stuff

          Lingenfelter Performance
          Rough Country & Heckethorn shocks and suspension lifts
          Feature Vehicles Here you will find all kinds of built trucks.
          Family events Race schedule. monster trucks and more
          Tyres This is a performance products company
          Winches Plus Looking for a winch?
          Borla Performance Exhaust
          Super Winch Another great place to shop for winches
          ThinkJeep A great place for Jeep lovers
          Mr Gasket This is a great site to. Here you will find just about everything you are
          looking for. Including Downloads!!
          Energy Suspension Worlds largest manufacturer of performance Polyurethane
         Automotive Suspension Components
         Calmini Worlds Leading Manufacturer of Sport Utility Accessories for Samurai,
         Tracker and Troopers.
         Eaton Springs Go here to see about springs
         Warn industries Hubs, winches, etc
         Rancho suspensions Lift kits, Drop kits, etc
         FireStone Tires
         SuperLift Lift kits, drop kits, etc
         Truck World Everything you can imagine is here!!
         Edelbrock Intakes, carbs, etc
         Rough Country Suspensions Lift kits, drop kits, shocks, etc
          4x4now for jeep lovers
          Ford for Ford lovers
          Dodge trucks for Dodge lovers
          Dick Cepek tires and stuff