Poor Man's Sea Wolf Restore

steve8091

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I'm half embarassed to put this up here after seeing some of the work (and money) that goes into most of these restores, but for my part I'm very proud of this game, and my family could care less, so ultimately I decided to post.

As the subject states, it is a poor man's restore - I typically restore functionality, clean, replace broken parts, and do lots of black painting. I try to spend less than $50 outside of my original cab purchase. I purchased two non-working cabs from Brad up in Green Bay (thanks, Brad), with the idea of frankensteining them together to end up with a single, working cab, and I'm happy to say that I was able to do so without having to buy any extra parts.

In the near future you'll see listings from me for the remaining parts that I didn't need. I'm going to try first to sell the whole kit locally, but if that proves difficult, I'll part it out.

Anyway, my photos are below. Thanks for reading!
 

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looks awesome man... getting them RUNNING is the ULTIMATE restore... a monkey can clean parts , install repo artwork, and transfer harness and etc to new cabs and such. Repairing them and getting them functioning again is the real talent. Nice job. definitly one of my favoite looking cabs...
 
Nice job! I have the same situation – 2 non-working cabs with the intent of getting 1 working – and I still have 2 non-working cabs! ;-) Well, at least I've taken the best of both and had a blast tearing them apart and putting them back together in the process.

BTW – another "poor-man's tip" on the SeaWolf – I turned the rubber mat on the step 180 degrees. Mine was worn pretty badly, but the part UNDER the cab was still brand new (since it never gets stepped-on). So – you still have an OEM part, but looks like it's right out of the factory - and the worn part is hidden-away. Gotta love the bargain ideas….

-What did you use to clean-up the sides? My 'spare' cab is pretty yellowed, but have been afraid of damaging the artwork.

Enjoy the game!
 
looks awesome man... getting them RUNNING is the ULTIMATE restore... a monkey can clean parts , install repo artwork, and transfer harness and etc to new cabs and such. Repairing them and getting them functioning again is the real talent. Nice job. definitly one of my favoite looking cabs...

Where can I find one of these parts-cleaning monkeys of which you speak? He could save me some significant time on these projects.
 
Nice job! I have the same situation – 2 non-working cabs with the intent of getting 1 working – and I still have 2 non-working cabs! ;-) Well, at least I've taken the best of both and had a blast tearing them apart and putting them back together in the process.

BTW – another "poor-man's tip" on the SeaWolf – I turned the rubber mat on the step 180 degrees. Mine was worn pretty badly, but the part UNDER the cab was still brand new (since it never gets stepped-on). So – you still have an OEM part, but looks like it's right out of the factory - and the worn part is hidden-away. Gotta love the bargain ideas….

-What did you use to clean-up the sides? My 'spare' cab is pretty yellowed, but have been afraid of damaging the artwork.

Enjoy the game!

Not bad - I like the step tread idea. Mine was in rough shape on both sides, though it would have been slightly better had I flipped it. I'd have just worried about damaging it during removal. I polished mine up with some Tire-Wet - I've always done this on rubber floor mats, and it works wonders.

The side art on this cab was in fairly good shape. I just gave it a good once over with a mild all-purpose cleaner and used a magic eraser on some of the stubborn spots.
 
Nice job, it looks great. I love my Sea Wolf. Such a simple game, but damn is it addicting! I like you're "poor man's" concept of keeping the restore budget under $50. Don't get me wrong, I love a completely restored and refinished cab, but sometimes that gets a bit ridicluous with the cost and time involved.
 
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