Sun Dec 28th Re-Run

How many would be interested in a rerun of todays trip? As run by Nokia, need to keep it to around 6 max vehicles, with the tender state of the lanes as seen today, and being able to keep up a good pace to cover the distance in a reasonable time.

For guideance, the trip worked out 182miles from Methyr and back, and ran from 9am leaving Pontardawe and 5:30 finish at end of Strata Florida.

love to do it

230 miles time i go home

Any more takers?

just you and me?

i'll proberly be up for it aswel lads, aslong as u know the route mizzed. if it was up to me and neil we would be lost before merthyr.

yep put me and hywel down for it aswel mizzed, 2 defenders

cool mate, yup i know the route, will have laptop with me with memory map and gps so no worries there

List so far:
1. Mizzed
2. Neil
3. Rodderz
4. Hywel
5. free
6. free

looking forward to it chaps

where are we meeting?

Just trying to figure that out atm Neil, was planning on pontardawe, but since we are more or less coming from the same area seeing if i can find a more efficent and quicker meeting place to the first lane.

I'll send everyone a pm with the details by tomorrow at the latest, just in case can take my mobile no incase of any problems: 07977 429375

let me know too , my transfer box is done , im up for taggin allong

Swish!!

1. Mizzed
2. Neil
3. Rodderz
4. Hywel
5. Nokiamutt
6. free

one more spot left!

all done changing tha alternator on hywels jeep, cheers mizzed for saving the day with the alternator - top man . c uz all 2moz

see u guys there in the morning mizzed the mobile is 07790499452

See ya all there! Should all have my mobile number, gimme a shout if any probs etc

how did it go today guys,

Alan's UJ let go on the way to Tesco's, Neils rubber rear uj let go through the first lane. Rodderz, Hywel and myself plodded along, Rodderz steering arm got slightly bent so we called a few lanes, and headed straight to Strata few cock ups on the map and we ended up doing Strata the reverse way (not starting at the Abbey).

Interesting to say the least, I got confused at the river crossing by the bombhole, chose the middle route up and got the disco beached, but rod to the rescue pulled me out, next the going up the bombhole, I'm starting to see the benefit of a defender or a bobtail disco, I couldnt get anywhere near to getting all four wheels on the rock face before i got beached on the towbar, yet alone getting up the fecker. Rod and Hywel of course made it up there no prob at all (bastards ), So i did the only thing I could and did a 20point turn and went down it instead, not to feel left out

Next sections heading back up to the abbey where icy as hell. Ice was 3-4 inch thick in places. Some random family of 6odd + a baby and 2 dogs in a rescue defender (no other vehicles with them - Not a route I'd choose to do on my own), got stuck in the ice, but Rod to the rescue yet again reversed up the icy rock bank towing them. I think at this point he was just showing off

Final sections of Strata, again icy as fook, had what felt like half a ton of ice chunks on my bonet clearing the way. then the final part down to the abbey, Rod's steering bar resembled a bananna. managed to winch the bugger back into shape to get home.

All in all an eventfull but fun day!

Pic's are uploading atm, will post them as soon as done.

Oh and we made a once in a life time discovery of these weird genically modified i'll tempered mutated Icicles that were growing diagonally upwards - strange, but Rod ate one for good measure! It was apparantly very nice!

glad you had a good day , can you remind me of the uj people you were talkin



about

so neil you didnt get far then, shame get it sorted for next time,

If u were on about the rubber joint, I was gonna try:-

http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/DISCOVERY_1/Propshafts/Propshaft_Rubber_Coupling_-_Hardy_Spicer_OE.html

The one I've got on atm is a GKN, and thats taken a battering since I've had the disco, the new County one I put on lasted little over a week.

If they keep going think I might just get a rear prop from a 200tdi isntead, and hope that improves things.

got eny pics of 2day?

you got to change the flange on the diff to a 4 bolt type as i think the 1s with the rubber props have 3 bolt holes.
neil didnt you change that 2 weeks ago

u got 2 get a 200tdi rear propshaft aswel

he had already said about that, thats why i didnt mention it jayce,

jayce wrote:

u got 2 get a 200tdi rear propshaft aswel

shup jayce

http://www.islwynpugh.co.uk/disco/index.php?album=Greenlaning%2F28-12-08+-+Strata+Florida/

to change the flange on the diff get a panel puller on it to pull the cover off to get at the nut that's how i did my prop got one from scorpion racing i got a panel puller so no problam if you need it

great story mizzed, fair play it was a cracking day out. thanks again for winching my steering bar straight. i was starting to get worried when i realised we were about 100 miles from home and my wheels were pointing east and west respectably. after straightening tho the 90 drove better than it did since radyr, so i recon that's where the damage was originally done. oh yeh, and neil gutted for you mate, you should go the shop that sold you that, an get them to pay for ur petrol m8, that shouldn't be broken after 80 miles and 1 lane, scandalous........ one day we will start and finish a outing together, we must lol.... thanks again tho mizzed for navigating and everything, you did a excellent job - don't worry about taking a few wrong turns, those turns took us to some of the most breathtaking scenery I've ever seen, makes you realise what a beautiful country we actually live in.

https://s540.photobucket.com/albums/gg329/rodod23/
here are the photos, tell me if you cant view cos its the first time ive used photobucket...
i'll have some more vids and photos of us doing the bombhole when hywel bluetooths them to me..

ive seen that van up there before. i think when i done the strata with neil, there was no 1 init then i think they got off walking, no something id leave on a lane by itself,

yer seems like they use it for whatever up and down the lane, proberly somthing to do with the lodge or somthin. bonkas is in their good books now anyways cos i pulled them outa a big ditch

Cracking job on the pics Rod!

Oh ye Rod, seems like luck has a cruel sense of humour, just looked under the Disco, my steering arm is shaped like a bananna as well lol

get heavy duty 1s, £100 or pm neil hes got some standard 1s for sale,

really dont bother with std 1s spend the coin fit and 4get they will bend straight away both times i went out with std 1s bent within 5min TRUE STORY!

if it breaks upgrade if poss buyin std is false economy as u will have 2 upgrade when it bends again

http://www.paddockspares.com/pp/OFF_ROAD/HD_Steering_Rods/Heavy_Duty_Steering_Rods_for_Range_Rover_Classic_and_Discovery_1_-_with_3_ball_joints.html

75 on paddock Rob.

Mizzed I'm sure ur on commision from that place LOL LOL

Ye well u cant argue with thier prices

Also rod don't think that cos it's straight(ish) it will do when I winched mine straight up the slagheaps up ur way was goin down a hill on engine breakin 1 wheel went 1 way and the other went the other way winched it straight again drove 2 bearmach paid over the odds 4a hd 1 2 have it there and then drove back fitted it in the field then carried on

yer i know what you mean pit, once theyve bent they are shot. we straightened neils up the tips and first steep downhill his went their seperate ways again. i might aswel buy a heavy duty 1. sorry to hear bout urs aswel missed. mabie we should weld angle plate to them?