What did you do TO / WITH your Bronco today? 👨🏻‍🔧🧰🚿🛠

[jayr1959]

Worked on storage today, was hauling around an old school milk crate with everything in it. Now I have a locking box mounted in.

first I popped off the side latches so that it opens easily and saved them for ‘later,

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next drilled holes so I could secure it but it can be easily removed to access the jack

then filled it

the Box is strong, I stood on it, and the cargo area is now much more dog friendly.

since now when the box is open there is less ‘working’ space I also installed a tailgate table. I had ordered the Ford one, but after it arrived bent and I realized it needed to have holes drilled into the tailgate I went with a much more basic option and am pleased with how it came out.

Can you put both seats up and be able to close the tailgate with it back there?

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[Roger123]

Added the @hammerbuilt tailgate re-enforcement. I was really surprised at how much it stiffened up the tailgate, a VERY noticeable improvement. I was skeptical if it would really make a difference but it most certainly did.

Pretty straight forward install. Couple of observations:
1. I broke torque on all four tailgate mounting bolts prior to doing anything.
2. Used cardboard from the shipping box to shim up the tailgate.
3. Install the supplied hardware for the top two mounting bolts onto the plate then you just need to lift the re-enforcement plate up and thread in the top bolts, this way there's no messing around with trying to keep the spacers from falling out as they're already on the bolts. That was actually my wife's idea and quite brilliant I might add.
4. Thread in the top two bolts just enough so that you KNOW they are engaged into the plate inside the tailgate.
5. Remove the lower two tailgate bolts and install the supplied spacers and bolts.
6. Snug down the tailgate bolts a tad.
7. Instal the spare tire carrier and snug everything up evenly.
8. One beer job at the most, took us less than 30min.

One thing that threw me off a bit was once everything was bolted up I opened the tailgate and it seemed off a bit, it didn't operate smoothly at all.

It was do to not having the spare mounted, once I put it back on, everything was perfectly smooth again. The tailgate is aligned with weight on it, so don't be alarmed if things don't feel right before putting the spare back on.

I bought the accessory mounting bracket too but didn't instal it as I have nothing to mount to it. I got everything all at once so I have it in standby if or when needed.

And BTW, after a test drive it has eliminated our "water bottle" squeak, completely silent! I've been messing around with adding weatherstripping and silicone grease all for nothing.

 

[jzweedyk]

Yesterday we did the Buckhorn Draw trail, which starts about 20 miles west of Green River, UT. It is about 75 miles of dirt road, not challenging at all. But the scenery is fantastic. After you go through the canyon you climb up onto a plateau and then we went to an overlook that looks down on what Gaia calls the "grand canyon". Not quite as good as the real Grand Canyon, but spectacular as well.

 

[Acadist]

Can you pls share the model/number?

this is a great option for 2doors

I believe it was the V700, $169 on Amazon

Can you put both seats up and be able to close the tailgate with it back there?

yes, the box is the perfect fit, it is about an inch taller than the folded rear seats. Ther is a gap of a few inches between the seat mounts and the box, perfect for a roll of paper towels and I have a pet cover I can roll up and store there

 

[jayr1959]

I believe it was the V700, $169 on Amazon

yes, the box is the perfect fit, it is about an inch taller than the folded rear seats. Ther is a gap of a few inches between the seat mounts and the box, perfect for a roll of paper towels and I have a pet cover I can roll up and store there

Great thank you.

 

[Oldhippie]

Went to a big “coffee and cars” meetup that had a Bronco section arranged…saw my first 2dr Heritage in person…very kool!

 

[Aonarch]

Weekend camping trip in the corner of Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina.

 

[greatlakes]

Installed a Raptor-style grille.

 

[orion]

Went wheeling with my nephew and his new to him 2014 2dr Jeep Rubicon.

 

[RustysBronco]

Probably the most underwhelming of the day - added remote window roll up, removed auto start/stop, removed double honk, and added the option to select ambient light color with ForScan.

Now just need to finish the supporting mod for it to work.

 

[marshmap]

I went to Palo Duro Canyon this morning to check it out. Got the first bit of dirt on my rig since I got it last week

 

[Callelk]

Added the @hammerbuilt tailgate re-enforcement. I was really surprised at how much it stiffened up the tailgate, a VERY noticeable improvement. I was skeptical if it would really make a difference but it most certainly did.

Pretty straight forward install. Couple of observations:
1. I broke torque on all four tailgate mounting bolts prior to doing anything.
2. Used cardboard from the shipping box to shim up the tailgate.
3. Install the supplied hardware for the top two mounting bolts onto the plate then you just need to lift the re-enforcement plate up and thread in the top bolts, this way there's no messing around with trying to keep the spacers from falling out as they're already on the bolts. That was actually my wife's idea and quite brilliant I might add.
4. Thread in the top two bolts just enough so that you KNOW they are engaged into the plate inside the tailgate.
5. Remove the lower two tailgate bolts and install the supplied spacers and bolts.
6. Snug down the tailgate bolts a tad.
7. Instal the spare tire carrier and snug everything up evenly.
8. One beer job at the most, took us less than 30min.

One thing that threw me off a bit was once everything was bolted up I opened the tailgate and it seemed off a bit, it didn't operate smoothly at all.

It was do to not having the spare mounted, once I put it back on, everything was perfectly smooth again. The tailgate is aligned with weight on it, so don't be alarmed if things don't feel right before putting the spare back on.

I bought the accessory mounting bracket too but didn't instal it as I have nothing to mount to it. I got everything all at once so I have it in standby if or when needed.

And BTW, after a test drive it has eliminated our "water bottle" squeak, completely silent! I've been messing around with adding weatherstripping and silicone grease all for nothing.

They forgot to include the Delrin cones with mine, called them and they shipped them out with many apologies and invited me to tour their shop when I'm in the area. Great people to work with and believe me, after 50 years in the automotive mfg business I know stuff happens. When I get home nest Sunday I will install and I have the accessory bracket with the Rotopax brackets and Pax for water ready as well.

 

[hellahella]

I believe it was the V700, $169 on Amazon

yes, the box is the perfect fit, it is about an inch taller than the folded rear seats. Ther is a gap of a few inches between the seat mounts and the box, perfect for a roll of paper towels and I have a pet cover I can roll up and store there

Thank you!

 

[cynicalrider]

Installed a Raptor-style grille.

That's probably the cleanest light bar setup I have see on a capable bumper yet. Who makes the hoop?

 

[Jwells104]

@greatlakes what brand of lights are those on the bumper?

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