Verne Simons

Part Eleventy-Hundred of Our 1969 Bronco Build

Sadly, our Early Bronco project has been languishing. That’s for a few reasons, and not all... » Read More

Outfitting Our Two-Car Trailer for Long Trips

Believe it or not we do like to drive our off-road vehicles on the street. The trip to the trail... » Read More

Adding Hub Mount Disc Brakes to 2 1/2-Ton Axles

Rockwell axles have always been desirable off-road. They are relatively inexpensive, and... » Read More

Ultimate International Gets Suspension & Axles, Part 4 #UA2019

When we left off last month on the buildup of our 1964 Scout 80, which will be leading the... » Read More

Miller’s New Multimatic 220 AC/DC

There is an old adage that generally rings true: “Jack of all trades, master of none.” Most... » Read More

Rebuilding Rockwell Axles for Off-Road Abuse

Rockwell deuce-and-a-half axles, named after the 2 1/2-ton military trucks from which they’re... » Read More

Our Ultimate International Gets Into Gear With Engine & Transmission, Part 3 #UA2019

In an ideal world we would have every single thing we needed for a vehicle build before we even... » Read More

Garage Refresh on a Dana 60

When we’re talking about front axles, “Dana 60” generally implies nearly bulletproof... » Read More

Installing Flex-a-lite Radiator, Fans & Fluid Coolers

It’s big, it’s red, it’s a Ford, it’s Redferd. Our 1978 Ford F-250 has seen many a mile... » Read More

Most of the Automatics That Matter

Airplanes fly, computers do more and more stuff every day, and automatic transmissions shift... » Read More

Junkyard Manual Transmission Spotter’s Guide

The story goes that a quiet old lady told the bus driver going over the alps that she was happy... » Read More

Junkyard T-Case Spotter’s Guide

Sometimes it’s impossible not to sound like a grumpy old man. And since we are getting older... » Read More

Identify Popular 4x4 Junkyard Axles

Of all the possible components that can be pulled out of a junkyard and used to make major... » Read More

A/C for a Dinosaur

Dino is one unique old 4×4, with a one-of-a-kind history mainly revolving around service to... » Read More

Toyota E-Locker for Our Sami

It’s hard to remember a time before Ford had the Raptor, Jeep had the Wrangler Rubicon, Chevy... » Read More

Early Bronco Dana 20 Rebuild

With the blue paint curing on most of our 1969 Bronco (Aug. 2019; bit.ly/2Jg0DEP), it’s time... » Read More

Fullsize Mutiny in Moab #EJS2019

Easter Jeep Safari is a yearly migration of 4×4 nuts and their rigs to a small town in... » Read More

Mohab Rehab #EJS2019

We’ve told you before and we’ll tell you again: As an off-road enthusiast (or any kind of... » Read More

Bedliner Removal

We attack some worn out ugly old bedliner in our 1969 Bronco so we can make repairs to the tub.... » Read More

New Headlights for Our Old Truck

We add some new replacement headlights from RockAuto to our aging diesel tow rig.... » Read More