Urbanoutlaw

It's a 1000 (60 CID) & is supposed to dyno out between 85 & 90 horse.

What car (original game name) are you modding?

As promised - When I took delivery, the starter was a mess, missing bolts & the whole thing wobbling loosely. The Starter Assembly as removed from the bike. Back of assembly. Bendix is in good shape & all parts move freely. Start by removing the motor from the assembly. Now I use a large straighthead to gently pry the motor off. Here's the Motor by itself. Not the best pic, but you get the idea. The brass stud is the connection to the battery & it's broken too short to use.... ....so here's my solution, a barrel nut to get out past the case. Since the barrel nut is considerably larger, I'll need to grind it down. The red lines approximate how much I need to remove. Here's the endcap before the repair. Here it is as I open the slot. The stud needs to be insulated from the case, 5/16 ID rubber fuel line is just the ticket. Another (not) great pic, Black silicone is applied around the fuel line to seal the case from moisture. Someone gets a point for making the finger sized tube for a couple bucks, a lot less to go to waste when the tube dries up. The completed starter assembly, dressed up a little w/ Allenhead bolts including a little one to secure the starter cable to the repaired stud. The cable end is sandwiched between 2 flat washers. Bench test shows a draw of less than 90 amps. Here's where it goes. Not the removal of the rear pipe to gain access. The main bolts were also replaced w/ new Allenheads. Finished. The starter cable was re-routed to clear the rear pipe. While running today I made a connection to a local club & they sound like they can hook me up w/ various bits for a decent price. Back in a couple days when I get that paycheck.

Complete through #50 for useful weapons at your save houses, after that just for fun.

STEP 1: BACK UP EVERY FILE YOU PLAN TO EDIT!!! (Trust me, this one has caused a lot of headaches) In your GTASA folder, look for DATA & in that one look for VEHICLES.IDE. In this file you'll find data for the vehicles in SA. THESE MUST BE KEPT IN ORDER. Find the vehicle you want to modify (for example Landstalker, which happens to be the first) & go to the end of the entry. The last entry should be "-1", "0", "1" or "2", this will determine what set of wheels can be used for tuning. The next 2 from the end will be numbers (usually the same), for the Landstalker it's 0.768 for both. Those are your wheel diameter, front & back. Copy the original line & put a "#" in front of the original so the game ignores the extra line. The result should look something like - #400, landstal, landstal, car, ...................0.768, 0.768, 0 400, landstal, landstal, car, ...................1.000, 1.000, 0 401, bravura, bravura, car,..................... Your Landstalker now has bigger wheels. Do this to a Savanna or Blade & you should have Dubs. Good luck. Welcome & enjoy.

Backfire - Right now it doesn't run, but it probably will a little. Engine - Already warmed over a little & in good shape, so I'll keep it. I'm planning on leaving this one as an old school bare knuckles bike. If all goes well w/ this one, I'll be looking for more projects to make $$$ to support my habit (this one, I'm keeping). TODAY'S PROGRESS - Not much, waiting on a paycheck. Yesterday I got the battery checked out (it's FUBAR) & tore into the starter, chased up the missing hardware (about $3 worth) figured out how to fix the broken stud that the battery cable attaches to (broken off flush w/ case). If I get paid today I'll pick up a bench grinder & fix it. If not I have a quite night of Family Guy to look forward to.

A couple wrench time pics, before & after pulling the Primary Cover - I'll be back later w/ more pics.

You have a total of 5 spaces scattered through Liberty, each will save 2 vehicles. While you are playing, you can put a couple extra cars or bikes there, but all but the last 2 disappear when you reload. If you have "The Lost & Damned" 2 more spaces are available. If the cops are after you stay away from your spaces, they will ram your vehicles out of the spaces or get in your own cars to chase you.

Or a low-flying helicopter. I knew there was a reason I like you.

For cop cars, look through the downloads section. They're not as detailed as the GTA4 cars but they're still nice. I think I recently saw SA (v2) at Wal-Mart for $10, you could probably find v1 online for the same. If you get v2 don't forget to downgrade if you want to mod. Welcome & enjoy, good luck.

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The Infernus is a sweet ride & it's a little faster, but I've been a Comet fan from it's debut in vice City. It's always had the best balance of acceleration, handling & speed in every GTA it's been in.

(Still trying to figure out what this has to do w/ a plane crash.) I want to make myself clear, I have no problem w/ people who want to come to the US to make a better life. I have a problem w/ people who sneak in & expect to live for free. The currant economic shortfall in California could literally be wiped clean if they could just get out from under the cost of services being taken up by illegals. Issue 1) The problem w/ illegals is not whether or not I can afford my "McMansions and new Kias" (As if I'd have either). It's that I can't afford THEIR stuff. They live here & take jobs, drive down the wages & pay $0 in taxes, in the mean time their primary care provided is the emergency room, they're usually on food stamps, subsidized housing & welfare all while being bothered to learn just enough English to tell me "Fuck you" while I get the bill. I literally live over 1000 miles from the nearest Spanish speaking country but if I want food prepared right or to be able to read the labeling on heavy items at Wal-Mart I'm expected to learn Spanish? If I moved to your country I would expect to learn your language, return the courtesy stupido. Issue 2) The loose southern border is a huge opportunity for Mexico's single biggest export, crime. The worst of the illegals are drunken belligerent jackasses who will just run south whenever they get into serious trouble. They're the Mexican Mafia & drug cartels. The Mexican government is barely functional & there's even been reports of Hammas using cartel drug routes to get into the US. During the last week there was a report that Al Queda has training camps in Mexico. Do I have to explain why Al Queda is bad? Oh God! Does Dad know?

Anything w/ Renny. He/she just cracks me up. HIT ME RENNY! BEAT ME RENNY! BLOW COKE UP.......

Like I said, responsibilities & obligations, but now I have it. Just finished up for the day, got a little bit done (pics are on my kid's camera, have to get them tomorrow). Got the starter assembly off & learned a couple things. 1) The primary cover DOES NOT have come off to remove the starter (was told it did). 2) The primary cover holds about a quart (liter) of gear oil (was also told it wouldn't spill anything). But it gave me a chance to check out the primary drive, a 2" wide chain between the engine & transmission. It could use a minor adjustment, but is otherwise in good shape. The rear exhaust pipe & oil tank did have to come off but once out of the way, the starter pulled right out to the right side. All the looseness is from missing bolts inside the starter itself & that's an easy fix, & the brushed, magnets & stator all look good. The problem is that the brass stud that the battery cable attaches to is broke off flush to the case. Hope I can fix that, otherwise I'll be looking for a $200 starter. Ouch, Harley parts are expensive. Also checked out the rear brake & it looks okay, just missing the rod between the rear hub & the pedal. While the oil tank's off I might look at a nice big horseshoe tank & upgraded oil filter & cooler.

(Fresh pics to follow.) I won't go into detail as to why, but things in my life have recently changed. I decided the best way to deal w/ this is something I should have done years ago but was too tied w/ responsibilities & obligations to do. For years people asked "Where's the Harley?" I would just smile & point at the girlfriend's grandkid or whatever else always seemed to pop up. Then I heard about a project bike, needing work but relatively cheap. I met the guy & checked out the bike & in just a few minutes struck a deal & shook hands. Originally I was looking to build something like a Zombie but this one just felt right. The name, Vengence, just jumped out to me & fits. He wanted $3000 & we kicked it back & forth, found out he was interested in a '93 Jimmy I had & decided it was worth half, great for me as I got the Jimmy out of some trading last year & was actually $50 ahead on that one. To top it off his neighbor wants my '63 Rambler so that puts some on my cash back in my pocket & my final cash outlay at under $1100. No one I know remembers the last time anyone found a Harley basket case for under $3000, let alone one that was fairly complete & nearly running. Ironically, the plates on the Jimmy expired the day after the deal was completed. Frame - '82 Harley XL, converted to "weld-on" hardtail. Husky compared it to Johnny's Hexer & it would be a pretty easy build to build one starting here, just re-angle the gooseneck (where the front forks attach) & add the springer front end. Engine - Early '70s Harley XL 1000 AKA Sportster (good eye Huck), warmed over just a little w/ S&S carb & intake. The cams may also be S&S parts & the bike is reputed to be fast. Allegedly dynos out to 85 HP +/-, real good for oldschool 60 CID twins. Other details - "Fat Bob" gas tanks, drag bars, drag pipes & custom "solo" seat (note the lack of rear seat or foot pegs, those will have to be earned). Problems needing attention - At first glance it looks complete, but on closer inspection various systems need to be re-assembled like the brakes, fuel lines, wiring & a few other details. The starter is also busted & needs to be pulled, possibly a project for this weekend (sick lately & depends on weather).

Looks like I need to start a topic on the bike. Back to topic.

That's just wrong on so many levels.

Wussy ballads. "Oh look, we're tough metal badasses but we play nice ballads because we're sensitive." Go start a boy band you dildos, give the Strat to someone who won't waste it.

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Have a pint on me & happy birthday.

Thanks Husky, or maybe I'll just form the Linoma (Midwest) Chapter. I should probably fix the headlight before I hit the road. I'm thinking twin spots, like a Zombie.

Little Prob Inn is the bar/diner on the road to Area 69.

Cruise into area 69, borrow a tank & enter the flying car code. Dogfights w/ the FBI. (Originally LlamaLlama's idea.)

Eminem was heard to say "Damn, I haven't felt this awkward since I worked w/ Elton John." Was this sponsored by nutty M&Ms?