Golden Tee Fore 2005 Conversion

[Brian74]

So I got a empty Golden Tee Fore 2005 cabs from the local dealer for 20 bucks. I have been searching Google to see if anyone has used one of these for a mame conversion. I was hoping to get some input or some ideas for cp layout and what kind of monitor to use. For the cp I plan on going with 2 players 7 buttons plus admin, trackball, 4 way plus a flight stick. I was trying to decide between a 27 lcd or I found a 29 inch arcade monitor. So if anyone has some ideas I would love to hear them.

[kb84]

As far as monitors are concerned I think you'll find the general consensus around here is if you have access to an actual arcade monitor than that should be your 1st choice. Overall visuals/refresh rate/resolutions will be matched perfectly and provide a much more authentic feel. I personally haven't used an arcade monitor in a project as I have only been building bartops at this point but I will definitely look into using one in a future upright.

For the control panel I would take a look at what games you want to be able to play and adjust for that. I am not a fan of cluttered controllers as I feel its a bit overwhelming and sometimes just gets in the way. There are quite a few projects that have taken the approach of as many games as possible- I'd flip through some of them and see which you'd like to mimic. There are also stencils available here

Good Luck 

[ds015882]

I just started on one of these too I was hoping to use an old 27in TV but everyone I find is just a bit too wide with the casing. Its a tight fit...no way 29inch fits with modding the cab. I ended up getting a steal on a really nice 24in flat screen monitor on black friday and went with that....I haven't got it mounted yet.

good luck

[redbeard30]

I just started a thread about the same. I recently acquired a gt cab too. I went around about using a 27" TV also, but in the end I'm going with a 28" LCD. It should be the same as a 24" 4:3 monitor. I will have to mod the cab internally to get the extra 1.25" I need to fit it. Should be easy and unnoticable. I plan to plug the exisiting holes in the cp with glue and dowel rod and redrill for a 2 player 7 buttons. I finally figurred that I didn't want to deal with decasing a TV, tryying to mount it, the weight, etc. Plus LCD will be easier to replace in the future....looking forward to seeing your progress...

[Brian74]

Hey redbeard, I think you would be better off replacing the lid off the cp and starting over. What I dont like about the cp is the angle of it. I think I will raise the front of it a bit to get it a little more flat. That way it will feel a little more comfortable standing up. I guess if its down, ppl could sit on bar stools.  Im running hyperspin for the front end, so i need to find a 2 player 7 button trackball 4 way flight stick and maybe spinner over labeled for such. Anyone know where I can find one?

[ed12]

was built for a 29" wg/neotec monitior
u are missing the bill accepter >left hand hole<
is set to accept coin
u are missing the monitior mounting bracket's
is the wirring there?
is the smps there ?
the control board slide's out
u un-latch it
do u have the bezel ?
do u have the glass ?
the cp will not fit dual gamming that i know of
as these were knock off's of pgavr,and also became itsgamming defacto cab for 7 year's,ie silver strike/go fishing/big buck
the one u want is golden tee 98
it's cp is of the dual type...
once u remove the plexie
u will find the roller ball in a centeral point
to cut around it,put a backer piece of 3/4" ply-wood behind it
and drill the steal slow
and or order a pre punched cp from 1 of our suppiler's

btw where is the topper ?
it is a led display

ed

[glennjd]

I just recently purchased a gt fore machine for $325.  All works well but the glass is very dirty on the inside and the display looks to be getting fuzzy.  I know nothing of arcade restoration or electronics but would like to attempt to make this one better.

Is it easy to just hand a tv on the wall, chop the top and run the a/v cord to the new tv?

If not, how expensive is it to replace the monitor inside and where can i get that?

Is it easy to remove the glass covering the monitor for cleaning?

Thanks,

[nipsmg]

I've swapped out 2 different 27in tv's in the cabinet.  If you decase it, a 27" tube will fit just fine.

I actually used the original monitor mounting bars, but had to fashion some mounting brackets using some flat corner braces like these:

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/202034116?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=flat+brace&storeId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=202034116

There are a few ways to get a legitimate golden tee board to display on a normal TV tube.  Look up neotec and jrok RGB -> TV boards.  For this tv, I used sVideo and set the dipswitches on the board to standard resolution.  It looks great, and it's a very clear stable picture on my machine.

Med res monitors of that size are expensive, and you can get a similar result using a 27" tube you can pick up for free off craigslist.

The Glass should be very easy to remove for cleaning once you remove the control panel, which slides directly out of the machine.