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Cheese's Donkey Kong Restoration Project
CheeseSndwch:
So I posted a Wanted Ad on Craigslist looking for a Donkey Kong Cabinet that was in structurally good shape. I only received one response but the price was right and the cab sounded promising. I drove out to take a look at it today and decided to bring it home. This is my first cab and I am definitely a layman but I was excited all the same. I hate that it is Sunday night. It will be a few days before I can even really dive into this project.
I took a few pics before I lost the light…
1. The cabs made it home safe and sound.
2. Patching the holes from the freaking security bar is going to be a pain. The bezel is in surprisingly good shape. Note all the tax/permit stickers.
3. The left side of the cab. Holes galore.
4. The right side of the cab; swiss cheese just like the left side.
5. I don’t know what the hell was going on with this CP. Some kind of crazy conversion? Hopefully I’ll find out more after closer inspection.
6. The Cab's inside; all that remains is a power supply(?).
7. The serial plate. Does anyone actually know how to decipher one of these things?
8. Kind of an added bonus but the guy I bought the cab from said he was throwing out a gutted Asteroids Deluxe cabinet and if I wanted it was mine. I hated the thought of leaving a free cab behind so it made the trip home with me. I have no idea what I’m going to do with it though.
shiftybill:
Sounds like you had a fairly interesting day, i cant wait to see the donkey kong machine restored and what a score on the 2nd cab!
Lutus:
There are plenty of us on this forum who have restored a DK machine. you should be able to find LOTS of information.
Does the DK have a monitor in it?
How original do you want this to thing to be?
Clay
SirPeale:
Are you going to do a DK or a D2K? I just picked up a Dk that I'm going to convert.
CheeseSndwch:
--- Quote from: Lutus on May 05, 2008, 08:37:31 am ---There are plenty of us on this forum who have restored a DK machine. you should be able to find LOTS of information.
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The forum is a great resource. Neil’s Donkey Kong Restoration thread is what inspired me to take the plunge.
--- Quote from: Lutus on May 05, 2008, 08:37:31 am ---Does the DK have a monitor in it?
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Nope, no monitor.
--- Quote from: Lutus on May 05, 2008, 08:37:31 am ---How original do you want this to thing to be?
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Well I’d like it to look as original as possible but realistically with my disposable income I might have to make some economic choices.
--- Quote from: Peale on May 05, 2008, 09:35:24 am ---Are you going to do a DK or a D2K? I just picked up a Dk that I'm going to convert.
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I really didn’t even know about D2K until recently. If I had to decide today I would be going with just plain old Donkey Kong but who knows what I’ll be thinking when it comes time to really make that decision. Will you be doing a D2K themed cab? I really like the artwork that has been produced for the D2K cabs.
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