CHALLENGER
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Here goes another Street Fighter II' Champion Edition Restore thread. My attempt at one anyways, and it's also my first arcade restoration at that. But thanks to all the threads started on here at KLOV, I am able to have more how to resources than I could ever get out of my other mame etc etc books that I have.
History:
A couple of years ago my brother found a Mortal Kombat arcade machine on ebay for cheap and had it shipped over on a deal. When the machine first arrived it seemed in decent condition with a very strange control panel. The buttons were still laid out in the SF 6 button layout. The joysticks were really good and stayed really good, until I removed them during the restoration.
The Control Panel
The only strange/bad part about the whole cab was the CPO. Who...why or WTF ever decided to put something like this on a CP is beyond us. It felt like a wore out 40 grit sandpaper type layout. It was like this nonskid stuff you would put onto a floor, and it was HELL to take off. I hope I never have to do a CP like this again.
Before: Here is this horrible CPO that was installed on this poor machine.
The picture actually makes it appear a lot better looking than it really was.
During: A heat gun just wasn't going to cut it. So I went and sanded the hell out of this stuff to reveal the cabinet's past. It was like most dynamos of this type a Street fighting machine.
After: Here is what I finished today since the weather permited. All primed up until I apply the the new Street Fighter II' CE artwork.
History:
A couple of years ago my brother found a Mortal Kombat arcade machine on ebay for cheap and had it shipped over on a deal. When the machine first arrived it seemed in decent condition with a very strange control panel. The buttons were still laid out in the SF 6 button layout. The joysticks were really good and stayed really good, until I removed them during the restoration.
The Control Panel
The only strange/bad part about the whole cab was the CPO. Who...why or WTF ever decided to put something like this on a CP is beyond us. It felt like a wore out 40 grit sandpaper type layout. It was like this nonskid stuff you would put onto a floor, and it was HELL to take off. I hope I never have to do a CP like this again.
Before: Here is this horrible CPO that was installed on this poor machine.
The picture actually makes it appear a lot better looking than it really was.
During: A heat gun just wasn't going to cut it. So I went and sanded the hell out of this stuff to reveal the cabinet's past. It was like most dynamos of this type a Street fighting machine.
After: Here is what I finished today since the weather permited. All primed up until I apply the the new Street Fighter II' CE artwork.

