Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
3/25/22 2:57 p.m.

I'm a little sad about that. 

 

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Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter)
Hungary Bill (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
3/25/22 3:00 p.m.

ya know.  It Friday night and I need to pour a beer out for Crummy.  Maybe I'll head out to the garage.  My kids have a 3-speed 2-stroke minibike we named "toe-cutter" that's been running weird, and I just know it's something he would have gotten one heckuva kick out of.

John Welsh
John Welsh Mod Squad
3/25/22 3:06 p.m.

The world lost a lot of Isuzu info with his passing too.  I long wanted an Amigo and long ago I bookmarked this thread of his.  

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/deep-isuzu-rodeo-thoughts/36444/page1/

1988RedT2
1988RedT2 MegaDork
3/25/22 3:18 p.m.

Sacred Bovine!

I could double my post count and still there would be dorks that tower above me.

We should all hoist one to those fine folks we've lost over the years.

Captdownshift (Forum Supporter)
Captdownshift (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
3/25/22 3:23 p.m.

A canoe had me thinking about he and cwh yesterday. 

AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter)
AngryCorvair (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
3/25/22 3:29 p.m.

Stampie
Stampie MegaDork
3/25/22 3:35 p.m.

I never knew him but I often run across his post when doing research. He seemed like a great guy. 

obsolete
obsolete HalfDork
3/25/22 3:53 p.m.

The years that he was active on the forum predate mine, but I was just reading one of his old posts on Ackermann earlier today. I'm taking his advice for a starting point for my steering rack mounting location, 12 years after he posted it.

clutchsmoke
clutchsmoke UltraDork
3/25/22 3:59 p.m.

He shall be remembered and appreciated here. 

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
3/25/22 4:08 p.m.

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David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/25/22 4:17 p.m.

Yeah, that is sad to see. He is missed.

Thanks, everyone, for making this community so special. 

Wally (Forum Supporter)
Wally (Forum Supporter) MegaDork
3/25/22 6:44 p.m.

I was just talking about him the other day chatting with a friend that shares a birthday with both of us. 

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
3/26/22 1:58 p.m.

In reply to 1988RedT2 :

There are some mouthy people on here for sure. 

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
3/26/22 2:12 p.m.

In reply to Toyman! :

Well, maybe a little. :)

friedgreencorrado
friedgreencorrado UltimaDork
3/26/22 2:25 p.m.
obsolete said:

The years that he was active on the forum predate mine, but I was just reading one of his old posts on Ackermann earlier today. I'm taking his advice for a starting point for my steering rack mounting location, 12 years after he posted it.

He would have absolutely loved that. "Glad it helped!", he'd say.

Marjorie Suddard
Marjorie Suddard General Manager
3/26/22 2:52 p.m.

D'aw. This thread makes me sad. And happy. Thanks, everyone, for this community.

Margie

spitfirebill
spitfirebill MegaDork
3/26/22 5:30 p.m.

In reply to Toyman! :

I think he would be happy for you. 

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
3/27/22 8:52 a.m.

In reply to spitfirebill :

He would have called me and made comments about diarrhea fingers and we would have laughed about it.

That was a happy man. Even at the end. He had lost his hair due to chemo and decided he was going to be Uncle Fester at a Lemons race. My wife scoured the internet to find a battery-powered light bulb and air freighted it to Barber.

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The world is a darker place without him around. 

Apexcarver
Apexcarver UltimaDork
3/27/22 9:32 a.m.

It really makes me feel like I read a bunch and write little...  Ive been on here since at least 2008 and I'm in 89th place on the leaderboard.

 

 

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
3/27/22 9:56 a.m.

In reply to Apexcarver :

I got my start in January of '09 and am currently in 13th. 

Curmudgeon is the one that introduced me here. I blame him. 

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
3/27/22 10:36 a.m.

He made my wife and I feel welcome when we moved to Charleston.   A good egg. 

spitfirebill
spitfirebill MegaDork
3/27/22 1:53 p.m.
Toyman! said:

In reply to spitfirebill :

He would have called me and made comments about diarrhea fingers and we would have laughed about it.

That was a happy man. Even at the end. He had lost his hair due to chemo and decided he was going to be Uncle Fester at a Lemons race. My wife scoured the internet to find a battery-powered light bulb and air freighted it to Barber.

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The world is a darker place without him around. 

Well done sir.  

Grtechguy
Grtechguy MegaDork
3/27/22 4:15 p.m.

I used to be way higher on the leader board, but feel I don't post as much anymore

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