Trip Advice - Blue Mountains NSW

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Originally Posted by Stinky-Disco

the front needs to be double anchored off my bullbar (its one of the bullbars that came originally with the disco - has an eye on each side in line with the bullbars connection to the chasie(not sure how to spell it))
i know this is bad practice but the guys at tjm said that it should surfice if i use both eyes and anchor from the middle to spread the force evenly between each of the eyes.

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Make sure it's not one of the LR genuine nudge bars that your using as a recover point. They're as weak as p1ss.
Even if the bar is OK, check the bolts it's secured with. Sometimes the original bumper bolts are used to fit it.

yeh i think it is one of the original bars.... okay then, just dont use the front of my car, sorted. cheers for the heads up!

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Originally Posted by twitchy

Hey Bush, the area really aint that bad mate, everyone seems to think it's hell on earth for some reason, truth is it's just the winters there that are scary ( & some of the locals.....:eek: )

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I appreciate that. My post was directed to the comments he made that sounded like he was a newbie in a stock car with highway terrain tyres. Now that area may be OK, I don't know it, but where to next?

I have encounted others in difficulty without recovery points - they put themselves and others at risk. fortunately Lincoln has started right and has some recovery gear.

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Originally Posted by Bush65

I appreciate that. My post was directed to the comments he made that sounded like he was a newbie in a stock car with highway terrain tyres. Now that area may be OK, I don't know it, but where to next?

I have encounted others in difficulty without recovery points - they put themselves and others at risk. fortunately Lincoln has started right and has some recovery gear.

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Understand fully mate, nice to know that there is heaps of great advice here though.
God I miss home.........:(

Hey stinky disco the Blue mountains and beyond are exellent

If you just beginning try the black fellows hand track out the back of the zig zag. you can do a loop to newens and back, then try a few tougher tracks off the old bells line road. then do the track under the power lines. your disco will be ok just stick the wheels in the right place. I once took a stock sierra to the top of mount walker with a little help and a lot less metal. I can send you a bread crumb trail from ozie topo maps if you are interested.

zigzag is still open AFAIK Slunnie, all that crap fell through from what i heard.

As for the tracks there are heaps on zigzag and there are tracks to cater for everyone, the "powerline" track is still doable in a standard 4wd but is getting pretty washed out now.

If you want mate therer is a BBQ at my place on the june long weekend if you are interested, we wont be doing zig zag but thats easy to find your way around if you dont know it, just head up and explore. We will be doing some other tracks though so you will get to test the truck and all are suitable for a standard disco. Matt

Here you go stinkydisco

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=37109

Matt

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Originally Posted by willvine

Hey stinky disco the Blue mountains and beyond are exellent

If you just beginning try the black fellows hand track out the back of the zig zag. you can do a loop to newens and back, then try a few tougher tracks off the old bells line road. then do the track under the power lines. your disco will be ok just stick the wheels in the right place. I once took a stock sierra to the top of mount walker with a little help and a lot less metal. I can send you a bread crumb trail from ozie topo maps if you are interested.

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Mt walker is good, was there yesterday, he can follow us on the long weekend if he makes it, we will be going back. Not sure a stock zook would make it up now its pretty rocky and chewed up, might with the right line selection. A stock disco will go up, well not quite stock had a 2in lift and muddies, ask Discodave. We busted a GU Traytops rear axle on it yesterday. Matt

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Originally Posted by willvine

Hey stinky disco the Blue mountains and beyond are exellent

If you just beginning try the black fellows hand track out the back of the zig zag. you can do a loop to newens and back, then try a few tougher tracks off the old bells line road. then do the track under the power lines. your disco will be ok just stick the wheels in the right place. I once took a stock sierra to the top of mount walker with a little help and a lot less metal. I can send you a bread crumb trail from ozie topo maps if you are interested.

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Cheers willvine, that would be awesome! ive got a mate in a pretty stock patrol (89) and im not to sure he knows where hes going, so i reckon that bread crum trail would come in nice and handy.

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Originally Posted by Ace

zigzag is still open AFAIK Slunnie, all that crap fell through from what i heard.

As for the tracks there are heaps on zigzag and there are tracks to cater for everyone, the "powerline" track is still doable in a standard 4wd but is getting pretty washed out now.

If you want mate therer is a BBQ at my place on the june long weekend if you are interested, we wont be doing zig zag but thats easy to find your way around if you dont know it, just head up and explore. We will be doing some other tracks though so you will get to test the truck and all are suitable for a standard disco. Matt

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thanks for the offer, ill have to see what comes up on the whole uni shedual if i can make it ill come. sounds like it will be a pretty awesome coupla days but!

cheers,
Linc