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Zeosstud:
Having 2 connected for head to head racing will be awesome, I hope you and many others enjoy it.. I liked having mine for the few years I had one..

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bobbyb13:
Holy ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- has it been too long since I had time to work on anything.
Especially this beast.

Feels good to be back in the saddle.

I have a good portion of a week here that I am stuck with not much else to do except wait for it to stop raining (so I can cut the grass that will be ass-cheek high here shortly) clean the workshop that looks like a bomb went off in it- and work on some cabinet joy!

Had forgotten how far along I was with this really. I got really far in just part of a day here.

I had used the exploding/melting side panels to make a repro and hadn't cleaned up the profile yet.
So what better than a bunch of clamps and an ancient belt sander?!

I have zero drama doing it this way (as opposed to trying with a router) so I'm sticking with it.

Entertainingly, it wasn't until I went to run the slot cutter that I remembered that the right side panel is actually a slightly different shape than the left so that required referring to the still together and functional one of these that I have.

After measuring a bit I found where to place the core tree on the base so that hopefully it all comes out right.

Having the thrashed one to measure as I disassembled it and a good one to reference is making this all a lot faster and easier of course.

The right side panel could have been left exactly like the left side and it wouldn't have impeded play or function in any way- but it bugged me so I got out a king size protractor (i.e. surfboard outline template) and found a curve that suited and then reprofiled that panel more authentically.

After that, squaring them up and attaching them was pretty easy.

The next part was where I started to get nervouse because if I had blown it somewhere then it could be possible that either the monitor wouldn't fit in at the right angle, the PCB cage wouldn't sit in the back, or the steering assembly wouldn't hang properly either- or possibly all three of those tragedies.

I partially disassembled my functional machine to double check measurements before I went to town with glue, clamps, brads, and screws here and all appears to be close enough to call it jazz music.

Looks like tomorrow there can be painting on my schedule.
If we get something less than 90-100% humidity maybe I can get through a few coats even.

Mike A:
Glad to see you building stuff. :cheers:

bobbyb13:
Thanks Mike.
Back to building FUN stuff may be more accurate.
I've been so busy with regular work at the Hale Komodo (building in a spa, sauna, floor to ceiling wine chiller and tequila rack, sensory deprivation chamber room, and cryogenic shower and nitrogen generator facility- not making this ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- up) that even finishing our (rather small) guest house had taken a back seat- and then I have had zero time for arcade machine action of course.

The only GOOD part of all this is that the guest house will be done in a few weeks!
Then some of you will have to make good on threats to come out here and teach me more about this hobby.
:lol

Mike A:
A guest house?
You might have trouble getting rid of me.

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