Picked up a Pump it Up

animesuperj

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Searching craigslist around the area and cities close by, I came across one for an arcade game. Was only about an hour drive, so I emailed the guy, offered a bit lower; and got a response back of basically: "come get it tomorrow so I can get rid of it and it's yours". Well, that sealed the deal. Drove down this past Saturday, and picked up the following:

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It needs a lot of cleaning, and I'm in the process to secure some parts to upgrade it. Someone already contacted me on another forum to by the older marquee and hardware, if/when I do upgrade. That should help make the cost of the upgrade a little easier.

It was a fun process trying to fit this thing in my minivan. When I pulled up, the guy I bought it from gave me a weird look, and said "That won't fit in there". I assured him it will, since I measured my friends ITG2 cabinet (which is basically the same thing). His comment: "I'll be surprised if it does".

After only 10 minutes, with help from him and my wife (that I dragged along...she hasn't killed me why?) achieved the follow:

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The thing just fit, with maybe 2 inches to spare on the back, and only a couple on each side of the door. I was very happy to find this, and only spent $400. Now just to clean it up and play!


Speaking of cleaning it up, the bars on the pads are starting to chip paint and have some rust spots. What's the best/easiest way to refinish these? I might just get new ones eventually, since they changed to a more stable bar design; so I don't really want to spend a lot. Just sand it/scape loose paint off, prime, paint with rustoleum?
 
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