I just got a cabinet for my second project. It is a Mortal Kombat II cabinet that was painted black and had a NFL Blitz 99 conversion kit put on it. My first project was a beat up Taito cabinet that I fixed up and is now working in my game room. I enjoyed the process and learned a lot, my second project will allow me to add some features lacking in the first, more buttons, a trackball and spinner.
I plan to do some cosmetic fixes on this cabinet, fill in some holes from security bars, fix some edges, clean up the outside, repaint, install some new wheels and casters and put on some new T-Molding. I will be transferring my hardware from my first cabinet into this one, computer, speakers, U360's, etc. I will be designing a new control panel to incorporate all the things that I want. The current one is a 4 player, but I will be making a 2 player control panel, with 7 player buttons each, a trackball in the middle and each player will have a spinner for racing games. I need to work on the layout, but will have plenty of space with the large control panel. I am also planning to put in a 27" TV for the display.
Here are some pictures that I took last night, hopefully I will get to do some work in the next couple of weeks with the time I have off.
I have a few questions I am hoping some people on here can answer. The only thing that appears to be missing is a bracket that goes at the bottom of the monitor glass to secure it to the cabinet. Anyone know of a good source for this piece? Also I would like to replace the wheels and levelers, are those common pieces, any sources for obtaining them?
Any comments, suggestions or advice is always appreciated.