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On the cab, yeah.. we're almost there. Unfortunately, the PCB is still not right. I will have to revive my other from hell thread soon! I need to debug a few things.

btw @Jaydon , I tried the epoxy method after reading about it on your PP restore thread. That stuff is great. I had one corner of the monitor enclosure that was really rough. It was really flaking apart and wood hardener helped but it was still not a solid enough surface to bondo over so I tried...

Yeah, man. First time I tried it. Steering wheels feel clean. Plus the lube worked great. They all spin great.

Looks like it. this one was not all connected when I picked it up. I think the prior owner gave me some stuff in a box if I recall that is why I was amazed I have all the og parts

You're lucky I didn't chuck them already. They are pretty gnarly. The one with the metal plate was screwed into the wall and for the cpu board. The other was on the power brick and went to the vid pcb. The video one seems to be working. I never tried the other one. If you want them, you can...

I am not normally a matching serial number queen but on this machine I am. The fact that EVERY single serial number matches after everything this sexy beast has been through is pretty cool. Display enclosure, Vid/Cpu pcb, PSU #1 and PSU #2 (ported the serials over to new PSUs) and Power brick...

Outside of the monitor, I hit some more setbacks with the PCB it appears... seems my PCB repair from hell is not over just yet :mad: number one, I think the LETA is toast. None of the steering wheels work and its not due to continuity of the wires for at least 2 of the wheels. One I did find...

I had one hail mary on a possible med rez solution via this K8000 I picked up but sadly it appears that is a STD rez monitor according to @zenomorp troubleshooting it for me. As a backup, I am trying his recommendation to use a std rez though the EGA-VGA-CGA trick. On the bench, it doesn't...

Steering wheels were gross and rusty as expected. I did the VLR spray for the handles and did my best to buff out the rust and make the steering wheels look good. I hit it with a clearcoat too just to keep it protected. I used the Super Lube grease when rebuilding these and man that stuff...

I am making progress! Though also hitting some road blocks. I swear, not a single part of this machine didn't see abuse. I must have blocked out from my memory when I picked this thing up. I didn't even remember the display enclosure also looked like Hades rested its nutsack on it. I mean look...

Doesn't sound loud to me. Granted this is with the back door off, in the middle of my garage and no pcb cage installed. Maybe once it's buttoned up and against a wall or another cab that turns it up to 11? Not sure. Will report back.

This fan is a perfect replacement and whisper quiet. I assume should also be exact fit for generic Sys2 cabs - amazon

I want to try and salvage as much of the original cab as I can just b/c it is cool to see it survive that sorry condition. The control panel is dull and has that blue speckle horseshit paint on it but I think it cleaned up nice. I'm not gonna do new CPO artwork as I like the original even if...

This is why it pays to not know how in over your head you are! I am happy to report this old girl is standing on her own legs after probably decades of misery. This was all very stressful and a learning process but I believe it is "better than factory" if I can channel Mr. Northridge Fix. The...

This is definitely my least favorite part. Agreed on the artwork removal being the worst part but damn as I get older the process is just really tough on the body.

I find it very satisfying rebuilding these joysticks.

I know.. lol. I feel like it's a worth a shot. I think this is more realistic than a scratch build for me. I don't have that kind of wood working skills. Super sprint is an all time favorite. If I can save one, it will be worth it.

After I went to Hades and back repairing the PCB from this game, I decided to take the leap of faith and see if I can also restore the cab. Much like the PCB, this is the worst shape cab I am attempting to restore so here goes nothing! This is what we are starting with: Outside of the shitty...

very cool approach! looking forward to seeing another Robotron live.

I agree. These got beat up BITD. I restored one recently too and it was a mess. Great restore!