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DK 3 to Donkey Kong conversion/resto *FINISHED*

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ZORK2:
Hello all,
I hesitate to start another project before I finish my last one(SuperOffroad) But I picked up a beat, DK 3 cab last week for $100 bucks. And after alot of debate, I decided to convert it to a regular Donkey Kong. Partially because I looked and LOOKED for a new Bezel, and it was nearly impossble to find. I plan on donating my old one to Scott over at Mamemarquee.com so that someone in the future won't have this issue. AND THE REAL REASON, DONKEY KONG IS A MUCH BETTER GAME!!!
The game fired up and seemed to work, however the monitor was scrambled. Here are a few shots of it after I dropped it into my garage.
I'll be posted pics of the process as time allows!! Enjoy....

ZORK2:
Doesn't look THAT bad from the front at a distance....
But from the side, YIKES, SHE IS UGLY!!!!
The poor bezel has seen better days!!! The artwork on it is in GREAT shape! Such a shame! I'm hoping Scott over at mamemarquee.com can scan it and offer it in the future on his website!!

ZORK2:
After a little tinkering I figured out that the actual game was working just fine, I could put a couple credits on it, hit the start button and I could hear the game working, I also noticed that the monitor did come on, however the picture was completely scrambled. If you look close at these 2 pics, you can see that the monitor is in fact on.  I ordered a cap kit for a Sanyo 20EZV. I'm hoping that'll fix my problems

ZORK2:
Next I stripped down the cabinate, pulled the beat up coin door, coin box, pulled the power block, and got it ready to remove the monitor.

ZORK2:
The only major damage to speak of to the cabinate was beneith the CP, above the coin door. At one point someone had taken a hammer to the coin door and hit it about 20 times. The coin door took a heck of a beating, I'm hoping I will be able to restore it later on in this project. They hit it so hard, it cracked the wood and pulled the screws out!!

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