PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE POSTING!!!!
Who's excited?
Okay, before we get started, I'd like to ask everyone to refrain from posting in the thread until I give the links to the off-site album of all the photos. I've planned it out and the links will be in post #13 (this is #1). Thanks.
I'd also like to thank my wife who gave up 4 hours of her Saturday to help me do this. You can see her in the background of a couple photos. Without her help (and forbearance) this would not have been done.
So, what is all the hype about? This:
What a babe! I guess this would be a good time to mention that the only digital camera I have access to is a 3.2 megapixel, so the pics may not be as high-def as some may wish. They are all 2048x1536. A few pics came out a little blurry, and I will be retaking them as I can. Also, don't worry if you can't read everything in the photos, as it will be clear when you see the larger picture in the album. These are more for reference and comments. Get the proper info from the pic in the album.
Here's a little something for those who think it's important:
By the way, I now understand why it's taken someone this long to tackle this. This cabinet is put together with about a million screws and nails (mostly hidden from the inside) and I soon gave up trying to remove the canopy, although my wife got a good pic of me trying:
The designers of this cabinet must have had an aversion to hard corners, as every corner was a curve. In order to make measurements, I had to find a reference point. Hopefully it's understandable. This is what I came up with:
Finally, both sides are the same, mirror-imaged. One side has some damage as you can see below. For this reason, almost all pics (except where noted) are of the right side as you sit in the game. You can easily flip the picture to get the opposite side. All art is exactly the same, except mirrored.
By the way. the width from the outside edges of the base is 25-1/2". The width from the outside edges of the canopy is 24". The width of the inside edges of the base is 23-3/4". Since this is a constant throughout the cab, most pictures won't include this information. Thanks for reading. Now on with the pics.