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Main => Main Forum => Topic started by: Dazz on September 04, 2010, 05:28:26 am
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I have never had any luck when it comes to getting free stuff from Craigslist. Tonight I got a call from a friend saying that a couple free arcade cabinets were posted on Craigslist and were put out on the curb by the owner for anyone to take. I hop in the car and make the 20 minute drive and when I get there the cabinets are still standing there! The cabinets were about 50ft from eachother, but I immediately identified one cabinet as an Original Gorf cabinet and the other looked like it was a fairly beaten and worn, it looked like a Burgertime cabinet. The BT cabinet was painted all black, lots of water damage on sides of cabinet and had some game called Pairs in it.
The Gorf cabinet had a Time Pilot marquee and Time Pilot PCB. Both games work according to the poster. Anyway, after having to wait 40 minutes for a friend to show up about 6 people showed up wanting to take the cabinets. During that time one group of guys snuck around and grabbed the Pairs game, but I was parked right next to the Time Pilot and wasn't letting it go anywhere.
The Gorf artwork looks near mint.
(http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=115&pictureid=1989)
(http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=115&pictureid=1991)
(http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=115&pictureid=1990)
(http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=115&pictureid=1992)
(http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=115&pictureid=1995)
(http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=115&pictureid=1996)
(http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=115&pictureid=1994)
I'm excited... My son really wants a vertical MAME cabinet and asked if we could do a vertical cab on this one. However, isn't Gorf cabs on the list of do not maim cabinets? A quick glance online it appears that it's going to run about $300 to turn this back into a nice condition Gorf. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to just restore it back to Gorf, sell it, and get a generic vertical cabinet.
Suggestions?
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Please dont MAME it!
Its a desirable game to own and a real classic
Im sure you could break it into gorf / timepilot parts and get more than enough cash for an excellent MAME cab.
No outlay for you, no work to do and easy money ;)
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I just remembered... This cabinet is the same as Tron. I know that Tron's sell for much more than a Gorf. I know that the Tron parts and boards are going to cost much more than a Gorf.
Would it be wrong to restore to a Tron instead of going back to Gorf?
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I just remembered... This cabinet is the same as Tron. I know that Tron's sell for much more than a Gorf. I know that the Tron parts and boards are going to cost much more than a Gorf.
Would it be wrong to restore to a Tron instead of going back to Gorf?
Close cabinet but not the same. The Gorf cabinet sides stick out, Tron does not.
Nice Score! :applaud:
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Perhaps Spyridon's restoration (http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=80733.0;all) will inspire you?
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I just remembered... This cabinet is the same as Tron. I know that Tron's sell for much more than a Gorf. I know that the Tron parts and boards are going to cost much more than a Gorf.
Would it be wrong to restore to a Tron instead of going back to Gorf?
Close cabinet but not the same. The Gorf cabinet sides stick out, Tron does not.
Nice Score! :applaud:
Well, alrighty then... that answers that question. Gorf it is!
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I had a Gorf cabinet that I had planned to MAME a while back, but then decided to sell instead to someone who was going to restore it. I didn't have the heart to MAME it. It was in nice shape too. It was just missing the monitor and gameboards.
So good choice! Don't MAME it!
D
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??? All you are missing is a marquee and game board. should be a no-brainer.
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??? All you are missing is a marquee and game board. should be a no-brainer.
Well, that's not all that needs to be replaced to make it a nice mint Gorf again. The Joystick is busted and the trigger doesn't seem to work quite well. Gorf also has lights on the bezel that shows the level. I need to find/make a wire harness for that if possible, the monitor fades in and out from a little color screen to nothing but white. I'm assuming that a cap kit will fix this. I'm guessing about $300 and a little bit of work would get this back to a nice looking Gorf.
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Get him a Xbox or ice-cream but please...please...please don"t harm that beautiful game!!!!!!
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MAME it!!!
Realy, unless you have a huge infatuation with it, it is much more useful as a MAME cabinet. I wouldn't have mine any other way...
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MAME it!!!
Realy, unless you have a huge infatuation with it, it is much more useful as a MAME cabinet. I wouldn't have mine any other way...
Nope, it's going to go back to a restored Gorf and then possibly sell it to someone that would appreciate it.. I already have a 4 player MAME cabinet and a full sized digital pinball.
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or sell it ..
http://cgi.ebay.com/TIME-PILOT-84-KONAMI-COIN-OP-ARCADE-SPACE-GAME-/350392097001?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5194ff18e9 (http://cgi.ebay.com/TIME-PILOT-84-KONAMI-COIN-OP-ARCADE-SPACE-GAME-/350392097001?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5194ff18e9)