KRAKEN - 2 door Black Diamond "build"

[Mirage]

KRAKEN ready to roll..................

We went riding to Summertown, TN last Saturday and I forgot to ask you if you wanted to go with us... We're planning on another ride the 2nd weekend of December, if you're interested?

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[KRAKEN]

KRAKEN got a breath of fresh air. I installed a COBB Tuning Cold Air Intake. Uses the OEM air box & intake and provides a larger air box lid that holds a larger filter. Advantages: clear panel for monitoring the filter and the COBB air filter is much larger... and it looks cool.

OEM air filter vs Cobb air filter

 

[KRAKEN]

KRAKEN got an overhead molle panel installed over the cargo area. I bought a Hooke Road overhead molle for a 4 door and used one of the panels and brackets mounted backwards placing it back over the cargo area. The other long panel will be mounted on my SxS ATV.

 

[MrBullz]

Just read you entire build thread. Great looking bronco! Hope to see ya on the road.

 

[KRAKEN]

Upgraded my ancient air compressor with an ALL-TOP dual compressor and a nice short 15 foot air hose for one at a time tire inflation. Stows nicely under my custom seat delete raised platform. Onboard ARB dual was not in the budget and this will be much more useful around the farm with 4 vehicles, 2 tractors, & an ATV.

 

[KRAKEN]

Did a little mild trail riding in Tennessee...

 

[Mirage]

Did a little mild trail riding in Tennessee...

Cool! You should've gone riding with us Saturday!

 

[KRAKEN]

Looks like ya'll had fun...

 

[KRAKEN]

After reading about the low voltage battery problems with Broncos that aren’t driven enough to keep the battery charged, I realized I fall into that category and started paying more attention to battery maintenance. Mine is not a daily driver and is driven on a lot of short trips around town and was routinely showing low voltage so I picked up a NOCO GENIUS5 battery charger/tender. I also got a short extension to hard wire to the battery and leave in the vehicle that allows the charger to simply plug into a connector and forgo the battery clamps.

SIDE NOTE: I made a couple round trips to Nashville, about 450 miles total, all highway/interstate. Half of the mileage was cruising 75 on cruise control and the other half was in heavy rain with some slow traffic. I got 18.3 MPG on Normal Mode with the Ridge Grapplers inflated to 37 PSI cold.

 

[KRAKEN]

Snowing again in Bama...Getting ready for a little thaw & claw.

 

[Mirage]

Snowing again in Bama...Getting ready for a little thaw & claw.

Our Bronco's stay inside But my F-150 had about 1"-2" of snow on it this morning. Yall should've gotten more than we did?

We had to go to work regardless of the weather, so I was taking pics most of the morning, before all the snow disappeared...

 

[KRAKEN]

Did a couple of small things. Installed some Mod Crate blue anodized bushings on the door pocket frames. I said I was done installing any more blue accents, but those door pocket frames with their silver screws just looked so lonely... so, I invited them to the party.

 

[KRAKEN]

Got a couple different sunglasses holders off of Amazon that go above the sun visors. The one on the left sits pretty high up against the roof with the top on, but it is kinda rubbery and flexible so you can get your fingers in there. It looks more OEM than the one on the right which is hard plastic. This one sits lower and is easy to access.

 

[KRAKEN]

I'm limping along with a bad knee so I enlisted my ebike to replace some boot leather while turkey hunting. Hitch receiver Harbor Freight motorcycle carrier with a 7 inch extension... rear door can be opened without a bike loaded.

 

[KRAKEN]

I put a PSA post in the Interior section... *** LOAD TEST YOUR OVERHEAD GRAB HANDLES ***
I had a nylon web grab handle fail and dumped my passenger to the ground. Luckily we were in the woods and not on concrete and he was not injured. He is not a big guy and if had been my wife or an elderly person it could have resulted in a bad injury.
Replaced with metal grab handles which I like a lot better as they do not hang down. These are ROADER brand off of Amazon. Several different distributers of the same handles.

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