2024 Badlands 2 Door Build

[jclark]

TMX repurposed the mounting brackets that came with the Baja Designs Fog Pocket Lights Kit that I had for my OEM steel modular front bumper, I think they just had to drill a few holes to mount the mounting brackets to the ADD Rock Fighter bumper, nothing had to be fabricated (I think) other then the few holes they drilled to mount the lights in the wing pockets.
So, if you don't have the Baja Designs fog pocket light kit for the OEM steel modular bumper to repurpose the light mounting brackets, some brackets will have to be fabricated to mount the lights in the wing pockets of the ADD bumper.

The OnX6 is wired to the #2 upfitter switch in the high power position only.

I had Heretic in the pockets on my OEM modular Badlands bumper, and the brackets are very different than what comes with the Baja fog kit, not to mention I'm hoping to sell them as a kit since I don't plan to re-use them.

Looking at your pics in your earlier posts, I see where they used the "L" silver mounting tabs from the Baja kit - but unsure of what they used for the black brackeh that is parrallel to the back of the bumper. If you feel like sharing a few pics of what that looks like from the back of teh bumper that would be appreciated. I think I'm going to need to come up with a bracket solution.

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[GTS BRONCO]

I had Heretic in the pockets on my OEM modular Badlands bumper, and the brackets are very different than what comes with the Baja fog kit, not to mention I'm hoping to sell them as a kit since I don't plan to re-use them.

Looking at your pics in your earlier posts, I see where they used the "L" silver mounting tabs from the Baja kit - but unsure of what they used for the black brackeh that is parrallel to the back of the bumper. If you feel like sharing a few pics of what that looks like from the back of teh bumper that would be appreciated. I think I'm going to need to come up with a bracket solution.

Can't really see anything from the back.
But I think you'll be able to see well enough how TMX mounted the lights with the picture I have here.
I never really looked close up how TMX did it, but looking at it now, it does look like they did indeed fab up a bracket to mount the lights.
TMX fabricated a slender piece of metal and bent the ends so it could mount to the ADD bumper securing it with the bolts that were originally used to mount the blank plate that covered the wing pockets of the ADD bumper.
Then they mounted the L-brackets repurposed from the Baja Designs OEM modular steel bumper fog pocket kit to the fabricated slender bracket, and then mounted the Baja Designs lights mounting brackets to the L-brackets.

 

[GTS BRONCO]

Latest "enhancement"...
Had the hood fully wrapped with Matte Black PPF and then added a new Ford Performance / G.O.A.T. hood cowl decal, then added a AVS Areoskin Hood Protector in Matte Black of course...

 

[GTS BRONCO]

A couple of tweaks for the front camera and the OnX6 front bumper light bar.

1. Swapped out the 20" OnX6 light bar for a 10" OnX6 light bar to get more air flowing into the Whipple intercooler.
The 20" light bar was blocking a lot of air into the intercooler, thus causing the motor to run a tad warm at hwy speeds.
Installing the 10" light bar opened up more area for air to flow into the intercooler bringing my engine temp back to normal operating temp at hwy speeds.
Problem solved!

2. Had Jason @ Texas Motor Worx 3D print another front camera mount housing that mounts on top of the Warn winch controller box housing instead of on the front of the winch controller box housing.
This way the front camera is within 1/4" of the centerline where the OEM camera originally mounted
and is within 1 1/4" of the height of the OEM camera original mounting position.
The first camera housing mount that was 3D printed had to be angled up some because the winch bumper center hoop would block most of the viewing screen and made the projected tire tracks point up towards the sky.(very annoying)

Having the new camera mount on top of the winch controller box allowed the viewing angle to be pointed down more which lowered the projected tire track image to a more acceptable viewing position, it's not 100% perfect but it's not far from it and it's much better then it was with the old 3D printed housing setup.

So I'm all set for Moab 2.0
Leave in 8 days, staying for 6 days

 

[Built2Wild]

Mr Bronco is back home after getting the ultimate DANA drive package installed w/ 4.88 gears.
Also installed the Adams 1350 series double cardan driveshaft & the Steer Smarts rear track bar.
The ride is more stable with the added weight of the dana 60 rear end and it performs very good with the 4.88 gearing.
I'm pleased to say the least!

Here's my updated list of everything I've done to Mr Bronco:

Ultimate DANA Drive Package w/ 4.88 Gears
Adams 1350 Series Double Cardan Driveshaft
Steer Smarts Rear Track Bar
Icon Stage 8 Coil Over Suspension System ~ 3" lift w/ all Billet Control Arms
Icon Alloy Rebound Titanium Wheels 17x8.5" ~ 0 Offset - 4.75" BS
Toyo Open Country R/T Trail Tires 37x12.50-17
Icon Alloy Rebound Pro Titanium Wheels 17x8.5" ~ 0 Offset - 4.75" BS
Toyo Open Country R/T Pro Tires 37x12.50-17
Baja Design Lights:
- LP6's (Factory Amber Driving / Combo)
- OnX6 10" Light Bar (Driving / Combo)
- Squadron Sport Fog Lights (Factory Amber Spots)
- S2 Driving Lights (Driving / Combo)
- Squadron Sport A-Pillar Lights (Factory Amber) w/ Fast Intentions A-Pillar Mounting Brackets
- Squadron Pro Chase Lights (Factory Amber)
Warn EVO VR 10-S Winch w/ Addictive Desert Design Capture Fairlead
Addictive Desert Designs Rock Fighter Front Bumper
Addictive Desert Designs Front Skid Plate
Addictive Desert Designs Bomber Rear Bumper
74 Weld Stage 3 Billet Steering Rack
Carli Tie Rod System
Whipple Intercooler & Drop In Air Filter
Magna Flow Overland Cat Back Exhaust
EBC Slotted Brake Rotors w/ EBC Green Stuff Performance Pads
SDHQ SS Extended Brake Lines
Rock Hard 4x4 Step Rock Sliders
Barnes Rear Upper Frame Control Arm Skid Plates
Stinky Fab V6 Frame / Crossmember Brace Armor Skid Plates
ASFIR Lower Control Arm Skid Plates
ASFIR Bracket for OEM Transfer Case Skid Plate
ARB On Board Twin Air Compressor
Turbo Smart BOV
J&L Oil Separator Catch Can
Hammer Built Tailgate Reinforcement Plate
War Horse Adjustable Swing Gate Strut Mount
Bronco Raptor Grille
Sasquatch Fender Flares
67 Designs Bronco Dashboard Rail Pack
JCR Overhead Molle Panel
BuiltRite Cargo Molle Panels
Maiker Tailgate Molle Panel
Vofono 13" Radio Antenna
MVP Auto Supplies Bronco Puddle Lights
IAG Paracord Grab Handles
Bartact Door Bags
LLumar IRX Ceramic Window Tint
RainX Silicone Supreme Wiper Blades
Weather Tech Floor Mats
Ford Performance Pro Cal Programmer
Ford Performance Hood Struts
Ford Performance Bronco G.O.A.T. Hood Cowl Decal
Ford Performance Bronco Windshield Banner Decal

Here's a short snippet video that Texas Motor Works made when they were installing the 74Weld billet steering rack.

Is the MVP Auto Supplies Bronco Puddle Lights a custom job, I checked their website and could not fit it on the site. I am really interested in that upgrade.

 

[GTS BRONCO]

Is the MVP Auto Supplies Bronco Puddle Lights a custom job, I checked their website and could not fit it on the site. I am really interested in that upgrade.

I checked their site, it looks like they don't offer them anymore.

 

[jclark]

A couple of tweaks for the front camera and the OnX6 front bumper light bar.

1. Swapped out the 20" OnX6 light bar for a 10" OnX6 light bar to get more air flowing into the Whipple intercooler.
The 20" light bar was blocking a lot of air into the intercooler, thus causing the motor to run a tad warm at hwy speeds.
Installing the 10" light bar opened up more area for air to flow into the intercooler bringing my engine temp back to normal operating temp at hwy speeds.
Problem solved!

2. Had Jason @ Texas Motor Worx 3D print another front camera mount housing that mounts on top of the Warn winch controller box housing instead of on the front of the winch controller box housing.
This way the front camera is within 1/4" of the centerline where the OEM camera originally mounted
and is within 1 1/4" of the height of the OEM camera original mounting position.
The first camera housing mount that was 3D printed had to be angled up some because the winch bumper center hoop would block most of the viewing screen and made the projected tire tracks point up towards the sky.(very annoying)

Having the new camera mount on top of the winch controller box allowed the viewing angle to be pointed down more which lowered the projected tire track image to a more acceptable viewing position, it's not 100% perfect but it's not far from it and it's much better then it was with the old 3D printed housing setup.

So I'm all set for Moab 2.0
Leave in 8 days, staying for 6 days

Thanks for sharing all of the details - It's influenced some items about my build that are in progress -

 

[GTS BRONCO]

Thanks for sharing all of the details - It's influenced some items about my build that are in progress -

Your welcome!

 

[jclark]

@GTS BRONCO What plate frame did you find worked with the ADD license plate relocation bracket? The one I had on the OEM bumper didn't work on the ADD relocaton bracket, so I'm looking for other options.

 

[GTS BRONCO]

@GTS BRONCO What plate frame did you find worked with the ADD license plate relocation bracket? The one I had on the OEM bumper didn't work on the ADD relocaton bracket, so I'm looking for other options.

I've purchased these frames several times from Mr. Amazon over the years.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071V6NWK...P24QRL9MIKU&amp=&sprefix=license+plate+frames
To mount the rear frame on the Bronco, I had to use a round file and ream out the upper holes just a little bit of the license plate and the license plate frame so the bolts would fit.
For the lower holes, I used button head bolts.
I used the vinyl plastic bolt covers that came with the frames for the lower bolts and for the upper bolts I used vinyl plastic bolt head covers.

 

[GTS BRONCO]

Finally got Mr. Bronco custom tuned from Cody @ StangHi Performance.
Cody also tuned the transmission shifts.
Mr. Bronco drives so much better now, it's a completely different animal.
The dyno tune was done in 4th gear, 7th gear in the 10 speed auto trans is the 1:1 ratio.
So once the dyno tuning was completed in 4th gear, Cody calculated the HP & TQ numbers as if he did the dyno run in 7th gear 1:1 ratio, which came out to 425 hp / 500 ft. lbs. torque at the flywheel.
Not to shabby considering the dyno runs were done in 100 degree heat.
2.7L 10 speed auto
4.88 gears
37" tires
Magnaflow Overland Cat Back Exhaust

Cody also deleted the auto start/stop function, programmed the gear indicator in the instrument cluster to be on all the time in every drive mode, changed the running light led light bar to amber while the DRL's are on, adjusted the fans so they come on sooner & raised the speed limiter to 130 mph. I'll never see that speed in Mr Bronco though, going 80 mph down the highway is sketchy enough in a 100" wheelbase 2 door on 37's.

 

[Valhalla]

How is it in the rocks?

 

[GTS BRONCO]

How is it in the rocks?

Don't know yet, just got it tuned today.
Going back to Moab in March, I'll see how it does in the rocks then.

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