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animatorJustin:
Ok so i'm so in over my head, i have made a bartop out of an old laptop, but now im onto bigger and (hopefully) better things. i have been working on a two player cp and now after acquiring an old After burner cab.

i have a few questions,
1. the side art has big gashes and i need to ether take the art off, or paint over it after i repaired the sides. what is my best bet, (also i have almost no tools, no heat gun, belt sander, not a single luxury. :'(
 :'(

2. my cp is well put together, and almost finished ( i would show a photo but dont know how to post one) its 34 inches long and the space between the cabinet wings are about 20 inches, my question is should i cut the cabinet to make it strait up and down and then bolt the panel to the front, im sorry i have no real pictures to explain this.
the cut would be from where the red jets start following down through the E in danger.

Any help is good help thanks

Level42:
Ruining an original classic is a damn shame ! Get yourself a generic cab for your Mame machine ......
 :bat

animatorJustin:
yea but the one pictured is nothing like the one i have, its on its way out, and the arcade refurbishment company was going to toss it, so i picked it up trying to squeeze a few more years out of it.

helpmebuild:
First off, restoring that thing would not only be a much wiser idea but also likely much less work than conversion. I wouldn't even try a conversion of something like that. Like Level 42 said, I would just find a free or cheap generic cab (Midway put out a billion in the early-mid 90's) to MAME. Don't ruin a classic to try and get yourself a project to play with.

animatorJustin:
ok cool, i understand not wanting to ruin it, but the previous owner was going to chop it up anyway... 

Ill see if i can come by a more basic cab

if anyone wants to trade a afterburner for a generic cab in the philladelphia area

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