Too good to pass up

[Paul Olson]

I was content with my MAME cab with a modular cp, mostly because I don't have room for anything else. Well, I now need to make room. I saw this Ridge Racer on CL for $200 and I couldn't resist. It is currently sitting in the garage, and I think it is going to have to stay there - this thing is huge 

Ridge Racer is definitely showing its age (1993), but it is fun for the price.

[Ginsu Victim]

Working with no problems?
Good deal either way.

[Jdurg]

Very nice.  God it's sad to think of that game as a "classic", but it's 15 years old now.  Wow that's scary just thinking about it!

[Paul Olson]

The clutch and the shifter are not working at the moment. The guy I bought it from thinks it is a menu option, but I think they may be unplugged. I'll check it this weekend.Otherwise, everything works fine. This game was in his house, so it was played regularly, and it plays great.

jdburg - I hear ya. I was already 22 when this came out - damn I feel old

[Paul Olson]

The steering wheel was loose, so I tore the cp apart to try to tighten it up the mount for the force feedback springs had ripped a hole in the mounting bracket of the wheel. The other mount had broken through before, and someone badly welded a patch on it. It is amazing how operators patch things together over the years to keep these things earning. I had a happs wheel similar to this one, so I used the mounting plate to replace the one from the game. Now the wheel is great, and I only spent $20 for the wheel on ebay last year, so it was a cheap fix. I still have not figured out the shifter and the clutch. I need to find a wiring diagram for this game, it is hard to trace the wires in the cabinet, and I would like to get away with leaving them tied up nice inside there. 

After tearing apart the CP, I now realize that I have a lot of cleaning ahead of me - this thing is pretty nasty under a nice looking exterior. I found a bunch of tokens hiding in any nook and cranny they could get into. Looks like this game has been all over California.

I will be spending some time in the monitor forum this weekend. The image looks like this:

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I can't figure out how to adjust it. If anyone knows how, please let me know.


Paul


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[SavannahLion]

Let me guess? Reno?

I see a few pretty good deals coming out of Reno, but the drive would necessitate a weekend haul and drop. Seems most listers aren't interested in weekend runs. Oh well.

[Paul Olson]

Yep, it's Reno. A couple of months ago I missed a Donkey Kong, Defender, and Pole Position for $250 each. I look at CL many times a day now. 

I made some more progress on the cab tonight, easy fixes. A loose plug on the PCB was causing the clutch and shifter to not work. After I got that working, one of the switches wouldn't register. A loose wire at the same harness, I just shoved it in for now. I'll have to figure out how to crimp it in there later.

I still need to fix the pincushion problem, and make a couple of brackets to hold the two cab pieces together. The seat doesn't lock into position, so I will have to fix that too. After that is done, it will be time for a lot of cleaning.

Now that everything is, or is close, to working, that $200 is seeming like an even better deal.

[TheDriver]

20 min's down the road from me are these:
Shorten Those Links, Dammit!

If I had the space I would get them but they are just too big, and apart from anything else my girlfriend has already said no chance! 

I have always liked RR myself pcolson & $200 was a steal!

Regards.

[Angry_Radish]

Congrats on the Ridge Racer!
Mine doesn't have the topper, I'm jealous now 

I have the manual for that type (the ones online are different styles), I'll see if I can bring it into work and scan it into PDF format for you.

[Paul Olson]

TheDriver - buy them anyway! You will find somewhere to put them, your girlfriend will never notice. 
I drive a Scion xA, and this game is not too much smaller than my car!!! It is huge.

Angry_Radish - I would really appreciate that. The ones online are completely useless for this version. The guy I bought it from said this cabinet was a prototype, do you have any idea how many were made? If I ever see a topper for sale, I'll let you know.