Arcade Collecting > Restorations & repair
Turtle power!!! A TMNT restore.
patchboston:
This past weekend I had the opportunity to pick up a converted Konami cab from local collector, Rob Carroll. Let me say, TMNT was probably thee game I played at the arcade circa 1990/1991. I was crossing my fingers the whole ride up hoping this cab was in fact TMNT and not the Simpsons or Sunset Riders, thankfully I started to peel back some of the laminate to reveal the washed out background of TMNT! Pretty excited from that point on. The monitor is original, a 25" WG7000. Eventually I'll like to give that guy a cap kit, but it's not on the priorities list. I tend to learn more towards restoration/structural repair, and that's where I intend to start.
I'm starting on the...
Cp:
1. Sand down the control panel, fill in holes, and repair damage on player 3's joystick hole.
2. Replace control panel overlay with a NOS one from ebay, or someone on the forum.
3. Install replacement buttons and Joysticks. Note, I'm planning on going with NOS Wico sticks from Wu, and the long leaf switches from Bob Robert's.
Things I need to buy:
TMNT 4-player Jamma board
Marquee
Control Panel Overlay
Sticker sheet for coin slots
wico leaf joysticks
Jamma harness I'm going to try and use this one, but it isn't pretty..
Konami 3 & 4 player harness
8 leaf switch buttons, individual colors (as close as possible to TMNT factory)
interlock case
1player+2player coin reject decals
Bondo[b/] For CP holes and various cab damage
Plexi glass for monitor
Leather textured T-molding
New lighting fixture
7/8" locks
Links-
Official TMNT arcade manual: http://tinyurl.com/TMNTManual
TMNT Photobucket Album: http://tinyurl.com/TMNTphotos
Sticker sheet for coin door: http://tinyurl.com/stickersheet
patchboston:
For sale pics, prior to picking up!
The black laminate covering the original side art left funky residue on one panel!
Total pain to clean!
Art isn't in excellent shape, but its good enough to last for awhile. Overall, I think this cab has a lot of potential. I'm really excited to finally get my own TMNT!
patchboston:
I would love to see any photos of the jamma harness inside an unmolested 4player cab. I'm curious to know whether the harness I have now is from tekken, or from TMNT.
Also, does anyone have any photos of the CP inside?
ZORK2:
Nice Score! Wouldn't mind having that one too! One of my favorites as a kid, I even bought the Nintendo version when it came out, it just wasn't quite the same! I might just have to pick up the TMNT board and and just put it in the Simpson's as I'm running out of room in my current room for more cabs. Hey not sure if it would help or not, but I'm pretty sure that the Simpsons cab I just restored probably has the same wiring set up as your TMNT?? It is the identical cab. I would venture to bet the only thing that is different is the graphics and CPU.... I can get you as many pictures of what ever as you need. Just PM me or let me know.....
patchboston:
yeah man, that would help me out greatly! I read through your whole restore thread, very inspirational! Someday I'd love to have a Simpsons next to the TMNT!
I figured the wiring should be identical, do you mind snapping a few shots? Along with the inside of the CP? It seems like the jamma adapter I have now has break cables on everything, power supply, speakers, etc. etc.
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