DIY Arcade Help & Ideas Welcome

[comicsans]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ARCADE-CABINET-MACHINE-KIT-DIY-FLAT-PACK-MAME-2-PLAY-/180681431552?pt=UK_Video_Games_Coin_Operated_MJ&hash=item2a1173da00

I'm thinking of picking this up to do the Xbox 360 bar top i have been wanting to do for a while. I was thinking about completely deceasing the 360 add fans ect and put it inside
also i was thinking for the controls deceasing the mad catz street fighter stick as it can be upgraded easily with sanwa buttons.

Has anybody bought one of these? also i have noticed due to size restrictions of the build i could only fit a 19" Monitor in which is a problem because I will need something with a
hdmi input to get the best picture it seems most monitors under 23-24" don't have hdmi.

Anyone got any ideas on what im planning?

[gabe]

I was thinking about completely deceasing the 360 add fans ect and put it inside
also i was thinking for the controls deceasing the mad catz street fighter stick as it can be upgraded easily with sanwa buttons.

Let us observe a moment of silence for the deceased. R.I.P.

[comicsans]

ooops de-casing.....

[Donkbaca]

I decased a decesead 360 to fix it 

No need to add a bunch of fans.  The standard fan should work fine as long as there is a big vent in the back.

I would get the mad catz fight pads from vpgames.com, they are only 23 bucks a pop and easy to hack, that is what I did.

You don't need HDMI, just get vga cable for the xbox, you can find one on ebay for under ten bucks, once again, this is what I did...

[BobA]

Did you notice that the kit seems to be made of PVC foam board?   I would like to know how strong it is.

[comicsans]

heres a video of a completed project

 

[comicsans]

[ChurchOfSolipsism]

I would get the mad catz fight pads from vpgames.com, they are only 23 bucks a pop and easy to hack, that is what I did.

+1. If you throw the buttons away anyway then all you're left with is a PCB and a stick that, from what I've heard, is a tad on the crappy side. Get a Japanese quality stick from Sanwa or Seimitsu and buy what donkbaca recommended or one of these for an easy-to-solder-to PCB:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arcade-Games-Stick-Xbox-360/dp/B000MCHETQ/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1309523229&sr=8-15

[comicsans]

ive got a mad catz se which you can mod up with sanwa parts so im going to take it out of the case and use the top as a template on the control panel.
i should get the kit tommrow so i will take pictures and start a project thread. I am a bit worried about screwing into the control panel if its pvc ill have to see when it comes.

[SavannahLion]

Did you notice that the kit seems to be made of PVC foam board?   I would like to know how strong it is.

If it's the stuff I'm thinking of, it's supposed to be very strong. I believe it's often used in outdoor signage?