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TheShanMan's Defender restoration - New repro wiring harnesses!!!
TheShanMan:
The Real Bob Roberts is back, and my order is initiated (as soon as my check arrives he's going to ship the parts), so I look forward to getting the stuff sometime next week. I'm excited to get moving on it!
Level42:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on September 09, 2008, 01:15:39 am ---The Real Bob Roberts is back, and my order is initiated (as soon as my check arrives he's going to ship the parts), so I look forward to getting the stuff sometime next week. I'm excited to get moving on it!
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Great news ! Everything OK with Bob ?
B.t.w. his site still says Temp.closed.
O, and there's a great deal on 4164's on the KLOV forum:
http://forums.webmagic.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=2&Number=876481&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1
TheShanMan:
So the gluing of the overlay seems to be going well. I decided not to peel the whole thing off, so I'm doing one bit at a time, without removing the buttons or joystick. I'm just about done though - one corner left to glue tonight. It's nice to see the overlay laying flat! :)
So I see that one of the buttons on the panel should be green. Was there ALWAYS a green button on the defender panels originally, or did it depend on when it was manufactured? If they were always green from the factory, then I'd like to get a green button. But I figure I'd rather get a used one so it doesn't stand out among the other 28 year old buttons. Anyone know where I might be able to find one? Or should I just post a request in BST?
RetroACTIVE:
--- Quote from: TheShanMan on September 09, 2008, 01:03:11 pm ---So I see that one of the buttons on the panel should be green. Was there ALWAYS a green button on the defender panels originally, or did it depend on when it was manufactured? If they were always green from the factory, then I'd like to get a green button. But I figure I'd rather get a used one so it doesn't stand out among the other 28 year old buttons. Anyone know where I might be able to find one? Or should I just post a request in BST?
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SmartBomb = green
1P & 2P = red
All others = white
:cheers:
PS: I think I have the old grody one that was on my panel prior to me restoring... I'll look for it... you can have it if you like.
TheShanMan:
Appreciate that, Retro! I'm planning on cleaning up my buttons. They don't look horrible but definitely used. I assume they'll clean up somewhat, but at this point I don't intend to replace them with new ones. I assume your green one isn't in HORRIBLE shape but just kind of dingy and 28 years old. I wonder if using steel wool on the buttons would be a good idea??? :dunno
And thanks a bunch to Level42! I just paid for a set of 4164 on your suggestion. And as a consequence I just ordered Peale's adapter. Was hoping to order ram from Peale since he's been so kind in helping me out here, but since I want to get this running ASAP, I decided to get this ram now.
That means everything I know I need to try to get this running well is on order. So it shouldn't be long before I'm working diligently on it. And that also means it might not be long before I take Retro up on his offer to get the board running for me, if I have trouble. But I'm optimistic, so hopefully it won't come down to that. :)
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