How desecrated is my DK JR cab? Looks like someone cobbled..

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How desecrated is my DK JR cab? AKA, whats this sideart???

I know you're all probably sick of hearing about my DK JR machine, but It's been some time since I have seen another. Can't seem to find decent pics of how they should look.

Anyway, look at how the bezel is mounted. (and its a DK, not a DK JR. Would trade for a DK jr if anyone is interested..) Does that look right?
Obviously the guy mounted some boards on the bottom. There were wheels on the feet too but I took them off. Do Nintendo cabs have bottoms like this?
Also on the side of the cab, there are only 2 monitor bolts..

What you guys think?


More pix here:
http://heinet.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=17

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I took the bolts off the monitor mount. There is a black and pink stripe of what appears to be the remants of some side art. I think it may be the side art for VS system, but the pink line appears fatter than the black...What do you think???

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I believe some DKs came factory with only 2 bolts as that is all they need to mount the monitor vertically. The other bolts were only there so you could add the mounting brackets to mount the monitor horizontally. I removed all bt the 2 when I restored my DK. As for the bezel it looks to be mounted correctly unless I'm missing something. Even if it is a DK bezel on a DKjr. The only thing that looks unoriginal would be the base which was originally a wood base. It just looks like the either tried to save the original or replace the original. The base is the one thing that has definitely been changed a bit. And of course the cab is blue rather than the common orange that DK jr usually is. I'm sure yours was originally a DK though which is the reason for the color. Actually that is not too bad. I've restored worse and probably have two more in my garage right now that are in worse physical condition that will eventually be restored.
 
It is made of particle board, there are some dings and dents.
On a normal DK cab, is there a surround like mine, or is it just flat on the bottom?
The bezel appears to be held in by some plastic peices, just looked funny.
Can never find pics of the bottoms of cabs.
 
Dan is right in his assessment.
The original base had aprox. 45 degree angles and not straight cuts.
So it looks to me like it was replaced.
You could add the piece in the rear,it goes right in front of the wheels,and fill the seams with bondo and repaint or make a new one.
Replace the wheels as it makes it easier to move the cab and they are original.
The bottom metal piece on the bottom of bezel is missing the lip that is used to lift up the bezel to remove it.
 
the bottoms of DK cabs were originally a wood base. Four pieces of wood cut at 45 degree angles at each end and butted up against each other. There were some smaller pieces of wood that joined these pieces together with staples and maybe glue. As for the bezel area I believe the metal bracket on the top edge is original. As for the bottom edge I believe yours also looks to be original. Basically they had a wood piece that has a slot routed out. The bezel is meant to sit in a metal piece that sits down in that routed slot. On a DK the bezel is meant to be pulled out through the front of the cab. I believe the metal bracket was there to give you something to grab on to help you pull it out. Other than that well the particle board versions of the cabs do suck since they were lower quality wood. As far as dings and such they can be fixed with bondo. No your machine is not in awesome condition but it could be restored to be.
 
Yes, from the looks of it, it looks like the bezel is installed correctly. It's held in by the bottom marquee bracket and it falls into a groove on the wood panel above the control panel. To get the bezel out, there is a bar on the inside top of the cabinet that you pull out after unscrewing the wing nut that holds it down. That's what holds the bezel forward. Normally, you would just pull that bar back and lift the bezel up from the front and pull it out. I don't think the lip is missing on the metal bar on the bottom of the bezel, but I think it may be installed backwards. However, I have no idea how your's is mounted in there. I've had cabinets where someone has hammered nails behind the bezel that I had to pull out. Another cab, someone tried to glue the bezel in place. Hopefully, you can figure it out.

As for the base, that is just horrid. Here is a thread of a recent restore I did. I have pictures of the new wood base I built and pictures removing the old base and installing the new one: http://forums.arcade-museum.com/showthread.php?t=116907 See the bottom of page 1 and the middle of page 2.

I hope this helps.
 
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I think this piece might be mounted backwards as I think the lip may only be on one side.

Yea that very well could be as the lip is only on one side.
Hopefully it will come right off so he could turn it around.
The thread I linked form Arcade Controls has a lot of other pics and info that smello might find useful.
Between that one and Jess's thread he should have everything he needs to restore his cab back to it's former glory.:)
 
The bezel is right as stated. Original DK cabs came with ONLY 2 bolts per side from the factory. If there are 5 then it was converted to a VS, Popeye or Mario Bros for a horizontal monitor then converted back hence 5 bolts. If it came as a Popeye or Vs it had 3 per side and not the 2 since that's for a vertical mount.- Barry
 
I think this piece might be mounted backwards as I think the lip may only be on one side.

I've seen that quite a bit. I think operators did that to help deter customers pulling the bezel off and getting free credits pushing the service button. - Barry
 
Thanks, I will review those links. I knew the base was not orig, since I could see some tags from a lumber yard on them and some lousy paint job, but not sure how it was supposed to be. This is my first arcade machine, so not really familiar with all the technicals.

Maybe I will try to match up some orange paint for this since it's not too badly cobbled. The wheels I removed are not the wheels that are pictured, they screwed four more little wheels on the homemade wood base. They sucked.

Someone wired in a button on the front of the cab that gives you credits. The coin mechs are missing some pieces. I think they removed some sort of slide that the quarters roll down, because when you put one in, it just falls. Do people generally hate those type of modifications?
 
Post a WTB for the coin mechs or the parts needed,you might be able to get them that way.
Worst case you could buy new ones from Asahi seiko but they run about $38.00 each.
Also post a WTB for the wheels.
Get rid of the coin credit button and patch the hole and repaint the cab.
Those links will really help with making a new base.
 
So I took the monitor Bolt off and there are some pink and black lines underneath. Edited the first post, but heres the image again:

What is this?

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That would be a piece of the original side art that was still stuck under the bolt when the rest of the side art was removed. On DK's the bolts mount through the side art. And your cab has been painted or the bolts would not be blue.
 
This should be fun. I don't think that is DK side art. Pink with black near the monitor bolts doesn't seem right. Wonder if it is Jr side art. There may be orange under that there blue paint.
 
It could be DK side art.
Mine has the monitor bolts through DK's hand which has pink above it and black lines for the outline of his fingers.
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I had found that pic earlier today when I was researching the placement of the new side art I'm installing on my DK Jr.
 
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