What is this cabinet?

[AUKev]

Full Disclosure:  I am a newbie and have been reading/researching for months.  I picked up a cabinet that I was planning to MAME, but now I am trying to figure out what I have.  Picked this up for $50 as part of another buy (NFL Blitz 99 for $150).  I bought this as a working Silent Dragon.  Now that I am disassembling, I am wonder what I have.  It has an operational Williams coin door and what looks like a Defender power supply.  Pictures below.  Any thoughts on what this was or should be before I start converting to a multicab?

[AUKev]

I have determined that underneath the paint is the Defender side art.  This cabinet is solidly constructed but made of 3/4' plywood.  If this were an original Defender cabinet, would it have been made of MDF?  I am still trying to determine if I have something original worth restoring or if this was a kit that someone created and at one point housed Defender.
Thanks!

[TOK]

Its a real Defender. Even as a Defender fan, I'd say its only worth converting back if you're really into Defender.
You're going to need a lot of parts, and you could probably find a decent original machine for the cost of the conversion which would make the de-conversion more of a labor of love than an investment. Personally, I'd just enjoy it as a JAMMA cab. Great Multi-Williams candidate. 

[spystyle]

My buddy Jason Inman used to sell Defender stencils, if you would like to restore it and stencil it I could ask him if he still has those.

Defender cabinets are lovely

Cheers,
Craig

[venkman]

the control panel art on this is cool. kind of graphite look to it.

[TOK]

the control panel art on this is cool. kind of graphite look to it.

That is probably just stick on vinyl with a carbon fiber print on it. You can probably find it on ebay pretty cheap.
My truck has a black interior, but for some reason came with these putrid gold colored trim pieces in the door handle. I covered them with a carbon fiber print decal like that. It does look like it'd make a cool CP overlay, though the stuff I got was thin enough that you'd probably want plexi over it.

[venkman]

oh right. the 'jump' 'attack' and 'special' stickers don't look official either do they.

[AUKev]

The CP is definitely someones homegrown kit (at least the CPO is).  It looks like someone took a defender cab, painted it red, added a JAMMA harness and then put in this very average fighting game.  What game would actually be designed where buttons cover up the Taito logo.  Still a good deal for $50.  Still trying to figure out if I restore a Defender (not for value but just because I love classics), or turn it into a multicab of some sort (Williams or other).  Below is a closeup of the CP.