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Builds Evolution of a Land Cruiser: My 80's build thread (3 Viewers)
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Dark gray it is! Stay tuned folks
Awesome, should be fun! If you're here by mid-July, there's a big MUD camping trip taking place in the Gold Lake area where the Snake Lake trail is. Some of the nicest scenery in CA I would bet. Check out the thread in the Trails section if you're interested.
Thanks! And oh the LC gets dirty. The Monstaliner color really helps hide all the dirt. Never really looks dirty even when it's covered in mud. The only thing I clean every few weeks are the wheels/tires
Thanks! The LC is parked in the garage most of the time. I only drive it on the weekends or occasionally to work. I'll have to send you a PM for the other part!
Thanks! I shoot all my photos in RAW format instead of JPEG, so they all have to go through post-processing then convert to JPEGs before they can even be viewed. This is why they look very different than a regular JPEG image. I process all my photos to give them my personal touch, but I try hard not to overdo it. This is what I typically do in the RAW editor:
- White balance (to correct color casts depending on light temps, warm vs cool, tint from green to purple)
- Brightness/contrast/sharpness/clarity/exposure (give the picture a little 'pop', make the light levels look correct)
- Vibrance (not to be confused with saturation, increase color vibrancy across certain channels)
- Color channel editing, tone mapping for highlights, shadows, lights and darks (this is where the image transforms. I edit all these things to try and balance the overall exposure between lights and darks. I then take certain color channels and decrease the saturation or make them brighter or darker. For example blue skies - I make them darker and turn down the saturation A LOT even though they still look really blue, otherwise they look even more cartoony. If there's people in the picture, I bring down the oranges and reds to avoid having flushed tomato skin. I adjust greens and yellows depending on how I want vegetation and dirt to look. Purples and magentas can affect how reflections look in windows and body paint on cars so I tweak these accordingly. In the nighttime shots posted above, the sole source of light was the campfire which made everything look incredibly orange even after adjusting white balance. So the saturation of oranges and yellows came down a lot, maybe by about 60%
And there you have it, my recipe for how I make my pictures look the way they do. If you ever see me do s***ty HDR photos like this, please do me a favor and confiscate my camera - Brightness/contrast/sharpness/clarity/exposure (give the picture a little 'pop', make the light levels look correct)
- Vibrance (not to be confused with saturation, increase color vibrancy across certain channels)
- Color channel editing, tone mapping for highlights, shadows, lights and darks (this is where the image transforms. I edit all these things to try and balance the overall exposure between lights and darks. I then take certain color channels and decrease the saturation or make them brighter or darker. For example blue skies - I make them darker and turn down the saturation A LOT even though they still look really blue, otherwise they look even more cartoony. If there's people in the picture, I bring down the oranges and reds to avoid having flushed tomato skin. I adjust greens and yellows depending on how I want vegetation and dirt to look. Purples and magentas can affect how reflections look in windows and body paint on cars so I tweak these accordingly. In the nighttime shots posted above, the sole source of light was the campfire which made everything look incredibly orange even after adjusting white balance. So the saturation of oranges and yellows came down a lot, maybe by about 60%
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
Got it. I just noticed a lot of fringing which I tend to get when I try to crank up contrast / saturation.
Bump.
Get some 37's already!
Get some 37's already!
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Bump.
Get some 37's already!
I need some funds! In the process of regearing, that is expensive. Hoping to have 37s by the end of summer. Still debating what tire to go with. The Toyos have been great, but they're like any other tame MT street tire. Thinking of going with a more aggressive tread pattern since the truck isn't a daily driver and will see just a few thousand miles a year. Strongly leaning towards the Nitto Mud Grapplers. I like the massive lugs and the big voids in between. Should give some nice bite in the rocks since that's all I have in my area. Mud is pretty much nonexistent, snow just a few months out of the year if you go looking for it. Seems like the main complaint is road noise, which is to be expected with such an aggressive tread.
Price is good too, much cheaper than all the other 37" tire options.
Nice visual difference of the lugs - Grapplers vs Toyo MTs
Next option would probably be the Super Swamper M16, but a little on the pricey side.
If I could really splurge I'd go with the Pitbull Rockers, but at $500 per tire, that's just beyond my budget right now
Good stuff! Were you in your 80? I usually try to drive the truck to work a few times a week. It's more fun than my daily driver anyways
Have you thought about going with a 345/75/16? Are you running 16" wheels?
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No I'm on 17s. Don't really see that size too often. It's pretty much just BFGs right?
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You have the Trail Grapplers right? How they treating ya?
BFG MT KM2's and they measure out to a 36.4"
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Just saw that they do have a 37x12.50/17 but it's pricey, not even a true 37" tall and less tread depth than most other offroad tires.
BFG's are definitely pricey. What do your tires actually measure out to? Are they a true 35?
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Per Toyo, a 35x12.50/17 is about 34.8" tall. The 37x13.50/17s are 37.0". Same size Mud Grapplers are 37.05"
lumbee1
Native American
Jose I love your HDR photos! I can do those same kind of shots on my cell phone and they are amazing!
Just kidding
I am quite familiar with Photoshop and RAW processing and the work involved. Off camera shots require a bit of massaging to get the level of pop in your photos.
Just kidding
I am quite familiar with Photoshop and RAW processing and the work involved. Off camera shots require a bit of massaging to get the level of pop in your photos.
For the limited time I have had in the dirt, they climb like a mountain goat. I have read the muds are even better, but MUCH louder. Prop plane loud.
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HAHA! I think you just described every person with an iPhone that thinks they're a photographer because of Instagram filters
Good to hear! And yeah I've been reading the same things about the Mud Grapplers - great traction but loud as hell. Somebody said driving on the highway is like being flanked by four P51 Mustangs. Can't wait
nukegoat
Should have bought a Jeep
Too many people get hung up on measuring tire height. I'd concern myself more with the performance of the tire. For the rocks, toughness and flexible/grippy tire compound is way more important than deep voids (or even deep tread). Mud is a different story, obviously.
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True, but if I'm spending $1700 on tires for the sole purpose of getting a bigger tire, I'm gonna be concerned with getting a tire that's true-to-size. Otherwise I'd just keep my Toyos and run them bald.
The mud grapplers are AWESOME! Sidewalls are nearly bullet-proof and it sticks to the rocks pretty well. I air them down to 10 psi when out on the trails, even then the sidewall is still stiff. Have had them down to 8 psi before and never had it come off the bead. Nitto and Toyo are my top two choices. Pitbulls would be awesome but I'm not sure about spending $500/tire
