Free Project Tempest Cabinet (Bay Area)

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...and I mean "project".

It's simple arcadeanomics. I have a project coming in, garage is so packed it is likely breaking some sort of fire code, so a project needs to come out.

I picked this up at the legendary "10 cocktails for a buck" San Jose Super Auctions...which was...what? 2004? Operator converted it into a 1943. I love 1943 and, at the time, thought I wanted a Tempest project. Many moons, many jobs and many many many machines coming and going later: I realize this thing is still dead last on my project list. I like Tempest, but I love other games more. So it's gotta go.

Everything in the pics is yours. Coin door. Coin box. Brackets. The cone start buttons. The heavy ass transformer array all Atari's have on the bottom. The speaker/shelf assembly. The marquee plastic. The smoked glass. The backdoor with the Tempest paperwork. The hack jamma harness. Just bring a truck and take the entire thing.

It's a solid cabinet that is begging to be a Tempest again.

I'm really not interested in parting out what is left. I just want it to go to a good home. The last cabinet I parted out I wound up having to toss in a landfill. That sucked. I am ashamed. See these hands of mine? They have a Crystal Castle's blood stained on them.

I'm located in Concord, CA. Far East Bay. PM me if interested.

P.S. I can't get the damn 1943 marquee out of this thing. How the hell do you Tempest owners swap marquees? I've undone everything and still can't get it out of there. I guess if I can't figure the mystery out in time, the marquee is yours as well (damn!).

Pictures

Front
Right Side
Left Side
Back Inside Vertigo Edition
Back Inside Part II
Inside Back Door
The Back Door Sheet (only stapled on bottom)
Control Panel
Inside Control Panel
Coin Door Closed
Coin Door Open: Hand Not Included
Speaker/Light Drawer
Coin Box
Smoked Glass (Black Bezel Behind It)
 
Dang. Where were you a couple months ago when I needed that coin-door? I ended up paying MrBill $45 or something for one. Oh well. And hey, how come I don't know you and you live so close? I'm in Martinez.
 
Damn if there was a few more parts or at least art I would take it. I'm in concord too! If you ever come across a tapper or ice cold beer let me know! Thanks.
 
If you are flexible with pickup, I will take it (PM will be sent).

If you're absolutely serious, I can sit on it for a few weeks. Like you, I'm picking stuff up from Fresno (next weekend for me). I dunno what your situation is, but if you're picking up at the same time and you have room in your truck...

I also have a baby due to come out in early October. So we need to plan this accordingly. ;)

Dang. Where were you a couple months ago when I needed that coin-door? I ended up paying MrBill $45 or something for one. Oh well. And hey, how come I don't know you and you live so close? I'm in Martinez.

If I knew at the time I would have worked something out. :p I've found there are a LOT of people in the 925 that are into this hobby...but are not very vocal or "public" about it. I also don't have anything impressive, so I don't really flaunt it (mostly 90's JAMMA...a lot of projects).
 
Jebus! In the methcade thread he said he gave it to you like he was some kind of generous Samaritan honesty god..... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Should have just stopped by my place and pieced one together, I might have actually given it to you. :cool:


Dang. Where were you a couple months ago when I needed that coin-door? I ended up paying MrBill $45 or something for one. Oh well. And hey, how come I don't know you and you live so close? I'm in Martinez.
 
Jebus! In the methcade thread he said he gave it to you like he was some kind of generous Samaritan honesty god..... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Should have just stopped by my place and pieced one together, I might have actually given it to you. :cool:

Well it was kiiiiinda like a gift. Only except for the part where it's free.
 
If someone picks this up and needs a Tempest CP I have one you can have. It is just the metal no CPO, buttons, or spinner BUT it's free. Otherwise it is just going to go to the dump with the rest of my left over arcade stuff.
 
Jebus! In the methcade thread he said he gave it to you like he was some kind of generous Samaritan honesty god..... :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
Should have just stopped by my place and pieced one together, I might have actually given it to you. :cool:


actually it was $40 for a clean door and it was pulled from a working tempest cab. So it was not pieced together shit..

Never said it was a gift. I can tell you it was a pain in the ass to pull to have it at cax.. I drove 4 hours to get the cab back to the bay area. I even dug up the 6100 HV cage Jehuie wanted that I had not seen in about 5 years. it was a little sorched with a blown flyback, but I thought $10 was still fair as it could have been repaired...
 
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Yeah, I don't remember him ever claiming it was free either. It was in really nice condition and all.

Just kinda wish I had seen this free one before dropping the cash. :)
 
Yeah, I don't remember him ever claiming it was free either. It was in really nice condition and all.

Just kinda wish I had seen this free one before dropping the cash. :)

Sort of hard to get this one as cax occured 2 months before this one was posted for free.. Now if you had a hot tub time machine, maybe you could change that..

Although this ones door looks nice, It very common for people to hack into the wiring when installing a kit.. I could have given you 4 or 5 doors from various cabinets tht would of worked, but you wanted a working tempest door..
 
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Do any of you guys have any idea how to swap out marquees on this thing? It's retarded that I am at a complete loss on this. I've done everything except tearing into the black CPO style sticker that covers the marquee/speaker grill area.
 
Do any of you guys have any idea how to swap out marquees on this thing? It's retarded that I am at a complete loss on this. I've done everything except tearing into the black CPO style sticker that covers the marquee/speaker grill area.


remove the rear speaker tray.

there are 4 screws (2 on each side) securing the marquee. They screw into the sides of the cabinet. You will see a 2" x 6" wood piece that extends from the monitor frame. the screws are in that into the sides.
 
remove the rear speaker tray.

there are 4 screws (2 on each side) securing the marquee. They screw into the sides of the cabinet. You will see a 2" x 6" wood piece that extends from the monitor frame. the screws are in that into the sides.

Thanks! Got it out last night.

Cabinet left this morning, going to a good home. Thanks everybody.
 
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