Where do I get a box for the Flux Capacitor?

[ChadTower]

Nice, but it's not all that unusual.  Looks like any other cab.  I thought he was talking about a real custom type job.  Maybe I'm wrong about that.

[knave]

I like the idea of having the Flux Capacitor's on each side of the cab...sorta like the neon rings that some of the fancy cabs have.

Not sure if I'd want them to be original sized or larger. 

I do like the brushed metal look.  Perhaps it sould be a Driving themed cab to go along with the Delorean.  (Probably not)

I have too many things boiling around in my head to actually build this but it's fun to think about.

[Level42]

Yeah I would really like that theme !!

Alternate name:

Flux CaBacitor ?

[horseboy]

I was thinking a driving cab for sure. That would require at least a partial recreation of the Delorean, though, and that doesn't seem very doable.

[knave]

I was thinking a driving cab for sure. That would require at least a partial recreation of the Delorean, though, and that doesn't seem very doable.

Oh, I don't know...have the Marquee be a repro of the Delorian front grill and Logo.

Use some type of metalic siding with a brushed finish.

Some black trim...

And the Flux Capacitors (of course)

I'm trying to tie in the Delorians most notable feature...the wing doors...Perhaps the Bezel or CPO could demo this...(Unless you want to fix real doors to the cab in a "wing-open" state...

[godfrey]

Hello all,

I've seen some use an electrical enclosure or perhaps a electric meter enclosure.  It's very heavy gauge and gray.  You can buy a 100 or 125 amp sub-panel from your local hardware store for under $25.  You'd have to remove the bus assembly and cut away the front cover to open it up a bit.  A dremel would not be up to this task entirely.  Be careful as there will many sharp edges that can rip you open.

You can get boxes in two styles -

Flush mount, where the box would be installed between studs and the front cover would be flush with the drywall.  The edges will over hang the sides of the box by 1 or 2 inches.

Non flush mount, where the box just has a cover.  Sorta like the one you'd install on a wall in the garage or something.



I'm glad I found this forum.  This is my first post here.  I was given a Frogger arcade by my neighbor and now it's already started taking control of my time.    Having a few problems with it, but that's another thread.


Good luck,


Phil

[javeryh]

You'd have to incorporate that futuristic bar-code license plate somehow - or at least the one that said "outatime"

[ChadTower]

Use some type of metalic siding with a brushed finish.

That's a tall order, even for obsessives like us.

[bfauska]

You can apply thin sheet metal using contact cement just like laminate.  If you use aluminum you can even use your router to trim it flush (just remember to use wax lube on the router bit frequently.)  Outside of the cost the biggest difficulty of doing this is that even the smallest speck of dust under the metal will look like a huge shiny bump in the middle of your nice flat surface.  We just laminated several platforms at work using brushed aluminum last week.

[bfauska]

As soon as I posted I thought of a potential place for the license plate, and a less blatant name than "Back to the Future" for the cabinet.  Do the Marquee with art based on the license plate and just call the cab "Outa Time."

[ChadTower]

As soon as I posted I thought of a potential place for the license plate, and a less blatant name than "Back to the Future" for the cabinet.  Do the Marquee with art based on the license plate and just call the cab "Outa Time."

That's a good idea.

[knave]

As soon as I posted I thought of a potential place for the license plate, and a less blatant name than "Back to the Future" for the cabinet.  Do the Marquee with art based on the license plate and just call the cab "Outa Time."

Yeah! I second that.  Awesome Idea.

Look at us designing a cab that no one is building...LOL

[MPTech]

Didn't know if you had already seen this one:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.feagan/fluxcap.htm

Some would say this is expensive, but pretty reasonable for a New Flux Capacitor!!   
(sorry if someone already posted the link)

[quarterback]

  Here's the real prize:

[Donkey_Kong]

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[Tahnok]

Wow, that site about reproducing the flux capacitor is intense. I think a cab repro could afford a few inaccuracy (I highly doubt anyone would notice that the flux capacitor inside the arcade machine uses plastic tubing instead of glass...).

Going with the cab theme, it would be great to put some sort of bright flash (a camera flash maybe) inside or around the flux capacitor. Either when the cab is brought out of sleep or when a game is started, flash the light and play sound clips, to signify the time machine being activated. I think it would be one of those details that really completes the theme.

[amerish]

http://www.monkeyrivertown.com/brains.php?ART=641

Here is a step by step on how to build a flux capacitor.

[ahofle]

Sorry to dredge this up, but I just saw this at big bad toy store:
http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=DMC10816&mode=retail

Pricey, but looks good.

[BUCKETHEAD]

That's hardcore.  They've spent a lot of time guessing... the original is sitting at Universal Studios.  They could just go see it.  If the place is dead and there's no line, the actor was really cool about us taking a really close look and shooting the crap about it.

Is this the delorean you saw?

I went to Universal Studios in Florida in 1991

And took this picture.

[BrentRadio]

How does that thing even work?

And what do you use it for?

I've never heard of a flux capacitor. Is it game related?

Thanks,

Brent

[bfauska]

How does that thing even work?

And what do you use it for?

I've never heard of a flux capacitor. Is it game related?

Thanks,

Brent

Serious?

[fixedpigs]

How does that thing even work?

And what do you use it for?

I've never heard of a flux capacitor. Is it game related?

Thanks,

Brent

omg...

i know brent is older than twenty...right...?!?!?

[ratzz]

This is currently my favorite thread  ...  I love BTTF !!

[polaris]

to be honest i think the initial question is redundant.
what we really need to know is where to get the 1.21 jigawatts of power needed to drive it.

[patrickl]

A bolt of lightning?

[Namco]

If you need some nuclear material to power it, I saw some Libyans in a van trying to sell some.  There may be a few conditions attached though.

Please for the love of God. Don't call a Volkswagen Bus a van 

[KDOG]

you could get this
http://www.bttf.com/index.php?/weblog/more/jumpin_jigowatts_diamond_select_toys_unveils_officially_licensed_flux_capac/

[fixedpigs]

from that same site...

street fighter minimates...

too bad they're out of stock...