I picked up a Gorf cabinet in really great shape but it is converted to Time Pilot 84. I am converting it back to it's former glory! I've already started on a number of things and have it partially taken apart. Steps so far include:
- Drill out the back door lock. The other two were already drilled.
- Identify the parts I need. At this point I need wiring harness, board set, marquee, bezel, video interface, audio board, the level light board, 4 new feet, 3 locks, a power cord and a control panel overlay.
- CLEAN IT! It smelled like cigarettes and stunk up the entire garage. I drove to work the first day after having it in the garage and wondered why the inside of my car smelled like smoke (this was not the car that transported the game!). The third night our smoke alarms went off at 4:11am ... then again 15 minutes later. The garage is below a room we don't use much and it's door had been closed the whole time. I opened the door and a window and they stopped. Yikes, that's a stinky game! So, yesterday it got a double wipe-down with a water and white vinegar mix inside and out. Much better!
- Identify problem areas. The power board has a burnt connector. The yellow ground strap doesn't go to anywhere (where is that supposed to mount??). The power cord ground wire is not connected to anything and the cord itself has road rash with an exposed conductor. The monitor needs a cap kit. Some of the metal trim is getting rusty.
I think the cabinet is really in very good condition so I'm thinking I'll try to clean the paint and see if I can get away with just new side art. Any thoughts about that?
Here are the pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/brian.w.rieck/GorfArcadeRestore#
- Drill out the back door lock. The other two were already drilled.
- Identify the parts I need. At this point I need wiring harness, board set, marquee, bezel, video interface, audio board, the level light board, 4 new feet, 3 locks, a power cord and a control panel overlay.
- CLEAN IT! It smelled like cigarettes and stunk up the entire garage. I drove to work the first day after having it in the garage and wondered why the inside of my car smelled like smoke (this was not the car that transported the game!). The third night our smoke alarms went off at 4:11am ... then again 15 minutes later. The garage is below a room we don't use much and it's door had been closed the whole time. I opened the door and a window and they stopped. Yikes, that's a stinky game! So, yesterday it got a double wipe-down with a water and white vinegar mix inside and out. Much better!
- Identify problem areas. The power board has a burnt connector. The yellow ground strap doesn't go to anywhere (where is that supposed to mount??). The power cord ground wire is not connected to anything and the cord itself has road rash with an exposed conductor. The monitor needs a cap kit. Some of the metal trim is getting rusty.
I think the cabinet is really in very good condition so I'm thinking I'll try to clean the paint and see if I can get away with just new side art. Any thoughts about that?
Here are the pics: http://picasaweb.google.com/brian.w.rieck/GorfArcadeRestore#
