Urbanoutlaw

It's been a few days & payday finally showed up, back to that pesky shifter. The tab on the shifter needs to be moved - I'll do this w/ a cut-off wheel on the grinder. It's the thin piece I'm holding for comparison to the grinding wheel. Cut along the welds like so- Once the welds are cut, a gentle tap breaks the tab loose. The tab now removed. The assembly is starting to look a little rough, think I'll end up painting it. Keep a pair of pliers handy, grinding tends to make the metal get a little hot. While I'm at it, I'll clean up some of the previous welding. Can't miss it, it looks like bird shit. An old Pepsi glass is just the right size to hold the pedal at the right angle. Note the black marks to line up the tab. At this point I had to take a couple days because I didn't have a place for this, my welder. It's a professional grade unit & just the ticket for body shops or anything up to 1/4 plate (in 1 pass). Got a helluva deal on it when it was new almost 20 years ago. Now I just need someplace to set it up. Problem solved, got a corner of a warehouse in trade for a little mechanical work. It's kind of a mess but clearing it counts towards my rent. For about $1 each, I got these red welder's magnets. This'll hold the tab at the right angle & place so I can weld it. TURN ON THE BUBBLE MACHINE!!! For a strong weld, hit both sides. Tab is welded & the gouges are filled, part looks a lot better. After a little dressing w/ the grinder, it's ready for paint. That's it for now. Later.

It's been a rough 24 hours, earlier Farrah Facette died of cancer at 62 (still looked good) & yesterday Ed McMahon passed. Both were icons from the '70s.

I tend to agree w/ Toon', a lot of games these days just seem to concentrate on graphics. What's so hard about making a game that would be comparable to Vice City in graphics demand & letting you go the their site to download higher end when you register? Seriously, it's one of the reasons I hate Sierra/Vivendi after the job they did on "Scarface:TWIY", an otherwise great game that made my computer grind when the graphic looked between VC & SA. The cause was some particle effect that drained the video.

Both ABC & AP have been running the story for the last 2 hours, really surprised me. While I never particularly liked some of his "alleged habits", I never wished him harm. In his defense, the last time allegations came up he dropped everything & immediately flew back to LA to deal w/ them, not the actions of a guilty man. Even I turn up a lot of his stuff on the radio. RIP Michael, rest well & god bless.

That's a lot of go, what about stopping? Do you have any plans for the brakes? You also might want to put some thought into the rear end, don't think the Mazda part will hold up for long against a 400 HP small block. My project's held up waiting for payday.

Either that or Volition's tying SR to (EDF stuff in "Ultor Exposed"). I'd bet a shiny new Widowmaker Dex transferd to .

Supposedly you also build up luck gambling but I've never noticed a difference.

I've started playing again, got the "Corporate Warfare" & "Ultor Exposed" DLC. There's also the "Unkut" pack (free). Both CW & UE include a few new vehicles, 3 missions & some clothing options but pale in comparison to TLAD. The missions are beatable but better suited for co-op. In UE you get a preview of a vehicle from Red Faction: Guerrilla, the EDF Scout, a beefed up Jeep w/ a RPG turret. Anyway, I'll be on later.

Just noticed Yellow Jacket has 666 posts. Cue ominous music.

LOL! Only manly men make a budget for shotguns. ....& TACOS!!! (A man's gotta eat.)

Underwear?!?! That cuts into my budget for shotguns & tacos, forget that.

If the game engine works anything like Vice City, you'll only be able to swap cars for other cars. It has to do w/ the extra handling lines for bikes, boats, aircraft, etc. The best way is to edit the MAIN.SCR & change the vehicles called by the game. In theory you could copy the "8-Track" mission code & give it a new mission number & name like "Faggio Rally", then change the vehicles used & move the mission pickup to another part of the arena.

Wasn't sure where this would & didn't want to start a new topic, so have a bump. Saw some random "life imitating art" yesterday. I'm sitting at a stoplight when I realize the guy in the old Dodge pickup next to me is kind of "spazzy". He's holding his cell phone up in front of himself like a microphone & yelling into it & just generally acting all fired up, bouncing around & really excited. I look at him & he's a dead ringer for Brucie, driving an old Dodge pickup around a medium sized Midwestern town.

.... & We're Back. A single Allen set screw holds the arm to the transfer rod. Note small catch on back for return spring. Part removed. A little looking & I found the perfect bushing in my own scrap pile. In a previous life this was an emission hose off a '77 Pinto. Red line represents where it needs to be cut. Bushing installed, now the transfer rod won't run into the drive chain. Looks like someone blew up the clutch, judging from the welding. Good thing it went back & not up. The finished product, complete w/ nice new Allenheads. Back to the Shifter - The original bolts that held the pedals & controls. In one side through the frame w/ a nut on the other side. Besides mounting the forward controls they also spaced the front frame tubes apart & added rigidity. The problem is longer bolts would probably be too week (it they could even be had, would probably have to use "all thread"). Inspiration hit overnight & I figured a better way to do this. Red lines represent inside the frame rails. Since I changed the setup, the front pipe had to come off. I figured I could bolt each side independently, using a 3/8 nut to move the controls out from the frame & bridge them w/ a barrel nut to keep the frame spaced. Something like this. Then I noticed another clearance issue, this time the mount hitting the bottom of the crankcase. Another job for my new friend, Mr. grinder. This shot shows how badly the part was cobbled after the bike was dumped. The result of my creative engineering. (Insert lots of cussing here.) The red line shows where the pedal SHOULD be. I wasn't kidding when I said the part was cobbled, the shifter is at the wrong angle to be usable when riding & if it's adjusted to a usable position, it drops down before it shifts gears. Eventually I'll have yo replace the part but for now I can cut the lower tab off & weld it back in the right place. I'll get to that in a few days, tomorrow's busy & I'll have a buddy weld it in his shop. Later.

GTA: Cops & Robbers. Similar to what Getaway: Black Monday tried for, but w/ a lot less suck. You have a mission early on where you choose to be a cop or crook. Fight the law, or be the law.

I don't think Chris would approve of donations, but thanks anyway. Today's business. The foot pegs were relocated to "Forward Control", in itself good & improves the feel of a big V-twin. Unfortunately, the bike got dumped & the repair wasn't perfect. Now the shifter linkage (right side on this model) hits the front pipe & hampers the operation. Time to fix that. The other end looks pretty rough as well so I'll take care of that as well. The linkage is off & the shift pedal just hangs upside down, showing how much help it needs. eventually I'll replace it. A clearer shot of the two Mounting bolts. To fix the clearance problem I'll install longer bolts & space the pegs out about 1 inch. Here's a shot of the oil pump (under the crankcase) & the oil pressure sending unit. The sending unit was unhooked as it also had clearance issues, also solved by spacing the pegs out. The assembly after removal. Another detail shot. Here's the other side, the rear brake. It also needs a little attention since it has clearance issues w/ the drive chain. The back of the linkage where it attaches to the transfer rod to control a brake mounted on the opposite side. The red lines represent how long of a bushing I'll require. Well, done for today, it's starting to drizzle a little & looks like rain, plus the hardware just closed (6:00 PM, Sunday). If the weather's good tomorrow I'll finish up then.

I'm guessing #3 is the problem, It's happened to me plenty. I've also had cops grab one of my own cars to chase me. You'll get several opportunities to replace the Congniscenti. In fact, there's one parked by one of the mission pickups In Alderney.

Psycho bitch. She could do a buddy movie w/ Lorena Bobbit, called "Slash & Burn: When Your Wife Goes Completely Psycho". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_bobbit I don't think this guy's going to get a movie deal (John Bobbit did).

Yeah, this one of several projects. I also want to start fixing up my '72 Galaxie & have been working on a '77 Pinto (actually a collectable car, a steel-side Cruiser Wagon w/ a factory V6). Things have changed & the bike just had to happen.

Not a lot today, just some running after hardware (more Allenheads for the drive sprocket cover & misc. hardware) & caught up w/ someone whom has some parts I need for the brakes. Got to the drive chain today. No master link so the back wheel had to come off, good thing for that. The hub was not quite 1/4 inch narrower than the frame & wouldn't tighten properly, definitely not road worthy. A couple well placed flat washers fixed that. Other than that, continued some of the minor cleaning & identified the next problem. The shifter hits the front pipe & interferes w/ changing gears. Probably get some pics of that for you guys.

.... & aspire to the true greatness that is Urbanoutlaw! Where you been homie, I was about to make another milk carton.

No new pics today, but the kickstand is fixed now stays on. Also removed the ignition switch from between the heads & will relocate it to the left side, opposite the oil tank. I also got the petcock out of the gas tanks & checked it out. A little carb cleaner should clean that right up. I think tomorrow I'll get the drive chain on, maybe clean out the gas tanks & continue little tweaks. Later.

Chapter President, Lost MC Linoma Chapter.

RanxeroX dug this out a while back, 19 extra peds already in the game but not used. You could study the data mods here & swap some w/ your new homies, possibly make your own extended gang mod (just give credit if you use any of his work). http://www.thegtaplace.com/downloads/file.php?id=2626

The biggest reason Husky can't buy the game is that old bat responsible for "Hot Coffee" & the $$$ it cost R*. No one wants that kind of liability. Anyway, good luck. BORIS?!?! (Don't worry, I just hardcore people I like, just ask Sky or LlamaLlama.)