Contest - Worst cabinet brought back from the dead

Tornadoboy

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What are your examples of games which were in absolutely horrible shape that you managed to restore to a respectable condition?

I just thought this would make a real interesting thread, I love seeing how people have taken what otherwise was considered unrepairable and somehow managed to bring it back to life. Unfortunately at this time I have no worthy examples to submit myself.

Oops, I think this thread probably belonged under the Restoration Showcase subthread, apologies to the mods.
 
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Here is mine. Magic Sword to Robotron restoration:

http://arturosarcadelab.blogspot.com/2010/01/blog-post.html

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Terribly sorry ol' chap..., just experiment'n with slideshow links, methinks me got it now...
 
I think so far Cadillacman runs away with it, I've never heard of anyone salvaging a cab where the entire bottom and about a foot of both sides were completely rotted off, and STILL have the thing turn out looking awesome!

And to think I thought that maybe my Buck Rogers was beyond help, it's cherry compared to what he started with!
 
its not perfect or museum quality,t btu i saved it and it looks plenty nice enough to be put in the cade and get beat up by kids and adults for another 25 years lol
 
Here is my submission:

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Yes you see right - the sides were roughly sawz-alled out. I had to buy EVERYTHING for this game except for the glass. I had to refab the control panel assemblies, and rebuild the sides.
 

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Keep in mind the restoration isn't done yet... but you did say respectable. This was my first cabinet.

First picture is how it started off.

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Its weird seeing that cab in the before picture. Is whoring that baby out got you any closer to getting that art package?
 
I saw a forum a while back that someone was restoring a really beatup Boxing Bugs, who was that, they should post here
 
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