February 2008 T4ROTM - axed existence

[axed existence]

1st gen in mountain

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Hey all, axed existence is the winner of the February 2008 T4R of the Month award - congrats axed existence! Click HERE to see all the past T4ROTM winners.

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02/09/08
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was planning on posting this on the classic forum ( http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&postid=285720#post285720 ) but this seems like a more proper location:

heres a set of pictures taken recently during some fun i had in some nearby mountains. theres a teaser video in the post linked above. better quality video clip coming soon (awaiting editing)

To see all the images, head to the photographer's page: www.pbase.com/arengh/4runner

 

[shootmymime]

wha an awsome photo! that should be january 4rrunner of the month!

 

[trd_4runnin]

That is a great photo! It's always nice to see a clean 1st gen thats not beat to hell. But if I ever get one, its totally going to be beat to hell (at least when I'm done with it.)

 

[Uneek]

Great pics. I could say they're brochure shots. Awesome first gen!!! The first gen started it all for me and since then I've always loved the 4Runner, every generation.

 

[Falls]

Great shot

 

[axed existence]

fixed the images in the first post not showing up. thanks for the comments guys. yea, the car is in decent shape if you were to look at it up close you would obviously find a couple of dents and scratches but overall it is a pretty clean one. a lot of it is from the way it was shot and the post processing the photographer did on them.

again, to view the rest of the set head here: http:www.pbase.com/arengh/4runner

heres one more:

 

[GatorGreg]

Just posting a small pic so I can get it on the main page

 

[2000t4rAKS]

That is one sweet lookin 1st gen. I have always wanted one, a buddy of mine has a '88 in ok shape. I might buy it from him to make it into an off-road beast.

 

[peter78]

Congradulations on 4ROTM. Great looking 1st generation and great pics.

 

[jharris2]

Congrats!!!

 

[icantsee]

Hot Damn...those pictures are gorgeous!!

...love this picture!!

What camera are you using?

I saved your page...lots of great work there.

 

[Falls]

I really like the other shots and the rig itself.

God forbid are those manual locking hubs I see ????

 

[axed existence]

Awesome, truly awesome. Thanks for all the comments and of course thanks to T4R.ORG for the honor.

Lets see here..

I did not take the images, it was a good friend of mine who took care of that. He was using a Cannon 20d with a combination of 2 seperate lenses for near and far shots. Sorry, not familiar with the specifics of the lenses (i can find out if anyone is interested enough).


The hubs are indeed manual. Aisins to be exact. The vehicle originally came with auto locking hubs but 2nd owner, who i purchased from, decided to swap them out for manuals on a count of the auto's being destroyed on more than one occasion due to user error (various mechanics failing to treat them properly during wheel service.) I don't mind at all, and after reading some info about the differences between the two, the manuals seem like a more reliable option, no?

Finally, here are some more pictures of some more recent off roading. Though my vehicle is only in a few of the shots, its a good Toyota set overal. http://www.pbase.com/arengh/cleghorn&page=all
Cleghorn would be thel location. Late January if i remember correctly. (same photographer, if you browsed his pbase site, you would have already come across this set)

 

[kingbiscuit]

Nice pics! I really like the classic look of your 4runner.

Is this Anza-Borrego area?

 

[ramrunner]

nice runner man. very well put together. awesome pics

 

[SecretAgent]

i'm not sure what's better the runner or the pics! either way, they're both fantastic!!

 

[axed existence]

Nice pics! I really like the classic look of your 4runner.

Is this Anza-Borrego area?

negative. this is off of little tujunga canyon which is somewhere between pacoima and sunland, into the mountain. the dirt road is near a shooting range... in fact you can hear gunfire the whole time. theres a whole mountain top dividing the road and the range but its still an exciting feeling knowing that theres the possibility of a stray bullet heading your way.

in fact... the first time i was on that road i accidentally walked past an old gate that had a rusted sign on it.. well i took about 20 steps and looked down. few seconds later i realized why the gate was there, i believe the gunfire was aimed towards where i was. later on i discovered the sign read "shooting area do not cross" or something along those lines... haha.

 

[4x4v8]

Amazing pics. Thats a super clean ride you have. Keep the lines clean.