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Arcade Collecting => Restorations & repair => Topic started by: Jimbo on May 26, 2020, 06:17:55 pm

Title: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: Jimbo on May 26, 2020, 06:17:55 pm

Hey guys, it's been a while, how y'all doing?

I've been busy restoring my OutRun!

Sorry no pics, the forum is telling me they are a security risk or something!

I fully wrote it up here for those interested...
https://www.agent4125.com/category/outrun/ (https://www.agent4125.com/category/outrun/)

Jimbo

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: Arroyo on May 27, 2020, 08:42:15 am

You did an incredible job Jim. Can’t believe that was your first restore, you picked a tough one.  I think I would have given up as soon as I saw those gears broken on the steering column.  Glad you saw it through, it came out beautifully.

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: Mike A on May 27, 2020, 08:52:00 am

Very nice work. Good job saving the tax stamp. :applaud:

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: Jimbo on May 28, 2020, 04:16:37 am

Thanks guys, really happy how it turned out.  I'll be installing the enhanced romset soon I think so my incredible high-scores will be saved ;)

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: bperkins01 on May 28, 2020, 10:00:02 pm

Nice restoration
Parts cleaner and metal polishing  - Well done!

I like the website software too ..  Now I want to redo mine ;)

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: Jimbo on May 29, 2020, 03:55:55 pm

Thanks mate... lots of elbow grease! ;)

It's just wordpress, but i bought a theme that my workplace also uses as it was much better than all the free themes, and I couldn't find one I liked!

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: bperkins01 on May 29, 2020, 04:06:49 pm

I'm on Wordpress too - I'll have to look around.

I like the layout.
 Nice work overall   :)

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: pbj on May 29, 2020, 04:49:27 pm

That looks great.  That damn game earned a good 20 years in the arcades.  I still see one occasionally.

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: Adios on July 17, 2020, 02:40:16 am

Awesome Job! I'm in the middle of the steering rebuild. What a pain in the --I'm attempting to get by the auto-censor and should be beaten after I re-read the rules--! I'm hoping to get mine upstairs in the game room this week cause its 100 degrees in my garage/shop..lol. I want to do the ROM update. I guess I need a writer..What did you use for the save cap?

Title: Re: my outrun upright restoration
Post by: Jimbo on July 17, 2020, 04:49:38 am

Cheers guys.  It's a big hit, even the kids play it!

Enhanced romset now installed - wow what a brilliant upgrade!

For the supercap, I'm in the UK so got this one: https://uk.farnell.com/panasonic/eecf5r5u105/cap-1f-5-5v-double-layer-radial/dp/9692720 (https://uk.farnell.com/panasonic/eecf5r5u105/cap-1f-5-5v-double-layer-radial/dp/9692720)