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TRON - A Dedicated Maming (Finished)
BUCKETHEAD:
One of my buddy's is in the amusement business.
So he get"s all kinds of cabs. Some empty, Some working etc...
So i go to his shop one day, There sets an empty Tron. :notworthy:
Trick is somebody thought it would be a great idea to hack the SH!T outta it.
And turn it into a RAIDEN ? :badmood:
So i asked him what he wanted for it?
We agreed on a price. And home RAIDEN i mean TRON came.
When i got it home, I went over it.
Bad water damage in the bottom! Rotten i would say?
Lower back panel needed to be replaced also.
Bottom sides chewed up pretty good!
Wiring inside hacked all to hell, and Jamma put in.
Buttons installed on each side of the coin door ?
This should be a fun project! :(
Still had original bezel, Lowel CP artwork and Blacklight cover.
That was the only original TRON parts left.
See Picture below.
BUCKETHEAD:
So, Tron happens to be one of my Favorite games!
Since this cabinet was in such bad shape?
Wiring hacked all to hell.
Not knowing what's missing? etc....
And considering the unpredictable behavior i have heard about with the original pcb's
I decided to go with a dedicated mame.
No extra holes drilled, No extra buttons and No franken panels !
Just what appears to be a TRON with a PC running it.
For an idea of what im getting at?
See my last project
http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=79183.0
So first i stripped her down to see what i had to work with?
BUCKETHEAD:
I knew the bottom had to be replaced.
You can see the water damage! And it was flimsy as hell.
So i cut a cross shape and knocked it out with a hammer.
Then cleaned up the inside edges, To get ready for a new bottom.
BUCKETHEAD:
The water damage didn"t appear to go too far up the cabinet.
I was thankful of that! It looked and felt to be pretty solid.
Here is a picture with the new bottom installed.
Also had to cut out a new lower back piece.
It was pretty flimsy and breaking apart.
Also added 4 casters.
I kept the old ones, They could be added later.
BUCKETHEAD:
Next i knew i needed to brace everything that was loose.
I cut new wood blocks and braced the bottom of the cabinet.
I will post a few of the brace pictures.
Excuse the dirty bottom of the cabinet, There was sanding also going on at the time.
I used wood screws and also wood glue, to help with this process.