Ape Factory
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- Bronco Raptor
(Work in progress as I get all the mods and info up)
I'll start right off by saying that this may be the least "sexy" build ever chronicled. No big turbos or tuning, no real engine or transmission mods to speak of and probably not even an exhaust or intake. Instead, this'll be a practical list of items I've aded to my 2023 Bronco Raptor that aren't going to cause major issues with the original or extended warranty on the vehicle.
Most of the mods are for convenience and functionality with an eye on value as opposed to throwing large wads of cash at it. And know this is really, really hard as I'm a modaholic. I mean I have it bad. But I'm trying and occasionally I may indulge a bit.
First, meet Larry. Larry is a 2023 Cactus Gray I picked up used with 13K miles from my local Ford dealer. I literally stumbled on Larry just after being traded in and before being cleaned up and presented for sale. I purchased Larry on 12/31/24 with a Ford Blue certification despite having a mold in top that had one crack and not having the rear window glass recall done. And Larry came with an aftermarket blowoff valve, Rockslide Engineering Step Sliders and a number of smaller convenience mods throughout. I admittedly scored despite the crack in the MIC and I went in eyes wide open.
Larry, relatively stock and Jolene, left, not so much.
My first mod was black lugs and locks. I didn't go super expensive and just went with a high strength steel lugs. Make sure they're 14mm x 1.50 RH thread. Purchased mine here: https://www.cjponyparts.com/acorn-lug-nut-kit-bronco-raptor/p/WHLLN135/ along with the Ford Performance locking lugs: https://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-pe...l-lug-nuts-set-of-5-bronco-raptor/p/M1A043A5/. The finish, thus far, seems to be holding up just fine. We'll see after a few tire rotations.
More to come....
I'll start right off by saying that this may be the least "sexy" build ever chronicled. No big turbos or tuning, no real engine or transmission mods to speak of and probably not even an exhaust or intake. Instead, this'll be a practical list of items I've aded to my 2023 Bronco Raptor that aren't going to cause major issues with the original or extended warranty on the vehicle.
Most of the mods are for convenience and functionality with an eye on value as opposed to throwing large wads of cash at it. And know this is really, really hard as I'm a modaholic. I mean I have it bad. But I'm trying and occasionally I may indulge a bit.
First, meet Larry. Larry is a 2023 Cactus Gray I picked up used with 13K miles from my local Ford dealer. I literally stumbled on Larry just after being traded in and before being cleaned up and presented for sale. I purchased Larry on 12/31/24 with a Ford Blue certification despite having a mold in top that had one crack and not having the rear window glass recall done. And Larry came with an aftermarket blowoff valve, Rockslide Engineering Step Sliders and a number of smaller convenience mods throughout. I admittedly scored despite the crack in the MIC and I went in eyes wide open.
Larry, relatively stock and Jolene, left, not so much.
My first mod was black lugs and locks. I didn't go super expensive and just went with a high strength steel lugs. Make sure they're 14mm x 1.50 RH thread. Purchased mine here: https://www.cjponyparts.com/acorn-lug-nut-kit-bronco-raptor/p/WHLLN135/ along with the Ford Performance locking lugs: https://www.cjponyparts.com/ford-pe...l-lug-nuts-set-of-5-bronco-raptor/p/M1A043A5/. The finish, thus far, seems to be holding up just fine. We'll see after a few tire rotations.
More to come....
