Sega Le Mans 24

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Hello,

I'm going to buy this single sit down arcade cabinet with Sega Le Mans 24 in it. I know it is a Model 3 1.5 game.
I just want to know if it is possible to play Daytona Usa 2 and Sega Rally 2 in it?
These games are also Model 3 games but other revisions.
Can I use the same wiring and hardware to play them if I swap Le Mans 24 with Daytona USA 2?

Thanks for the feedback.
 
Generally the answer will be yes, it is more of a question of whether it is plug and play or if rewiring would be required. Mainly need to check monitor resolutions to make sure the monitor is compatible. The Sega model 3 chassis is made to swap boards in and out of easily (so the boards will plug in no problem as long as you have a full set) but the pins are sometimes used for different connections so you may have to rewire to get the right controls. Since they have similar controls it may not be much needed.
 
Ok, thanks for that info.

Other question about the monitor.
I would like to add a vga/hdmi monitor in it to play original arcade pcb's but also watch television on it.

With a jamma cabinet I wired a power strip with six spots directly to an external power switch.
I connected the jamma power supply unit on 1 spot, connected television on another spot, Playstation on another spot, CGA to vga adaptor on fourth spot, etc....

Is this also possible for this kind of cabinets.

This is my first Sega race arcade cabinet.
 
So, not sure what the current state of your monitor is (or if the monitor is missing) but the general advice would be to try and keep the original arcade experience as close to original as possible since the format of the screen (4:3) ratio does not work as well on a 16:9 monitor. If the monitor is missing and you just want to get a screen in so you can get back up and running you can use a LCD panel with a VGA input to plug into (which would allow for other source inputs as well). You'll end up with something that can do multiple things but not really do either experience very well since you have competing technologies (1990s 4:3 VGA arcade vs modern 4K 16:9 television). To be fair I have a Star Wars Trilogy game that has an LCD panel in it but there aren't a lot of options when the original projection system is missing so in theory I could watch TV on it but if I wanted to watch TV I would rather sit on the sofa.
 
Hello,

I'm going to buy this single sit down arcade cabinet with Sega Le Mans 24 in it. I know it is a Model 3 1.5 game.
I just want to know if it is possible to play Daytona Usa 2 and Sega Rally 2 in it?
These games are also Model 3 games but other revisions.
Can I use the same wiring and hardware to play them if I swap Le Mans 24 with Daytona USA 2?

Thanks for the feedback.
I just picked up a Japanese cabinet of this very game from a friend. Mine is the "special" model, which used a Model 3 drive system with a servo driven force feedback motor and the Ketz wheel. We split a whole twin cabinet together; one had a bad video board with polygons. I was pleasantly surprised how easily this cabinet got through a doorway of only 29-30" width, when my buddy and I stripped down to the monitor frame, base, and seat, then loaded it in a pickup truck with a utility trailer. It required 2-3 people.

If your Lemans is the 'Normal' model (with the Model2/Indy 500 drive system), you may have a problem getting force feedback working in the other Model 3 racers, but they will be (mostly) direct swaps.
For example, Scud Race will run, but you will initially have no music with no DSB sound board present, and the shifter is a 4-gear shifter with 3 microswitches, so you will likely need to install a logic board that emulates the 4 gears. I have assembled one myself (there are boards online you can build on your own), and built a custom wiring harness to the cab that allows the two pins from the shifter to be converted to 4 gears in Scud Race, without cutting any of the cabinet's internal wiring (I did have to hack into the power supply to "power" it though)

If yours is the Special model with Model 3 drive board, then you're in luck with regards to Daytona 2. FFB works very well in the cab. I was able to hack the power supply (I didn't WANT to do this but AMP UP connectors are generally obsolete in US and expensive) and also get full sound working with the DSB2 sound board, but I did have to do some mixing to the connectors by changing the pins using depinning tweezers with cab wiring still intact.

Sega Rally 2 uses a different eeprom for force feedback and I've heard it wasn't fun to play with the Scud Race eeprom, but I've read you can replace the chip or erase it and burn the SR2 drive board eeprom and still have FFB in all other Model 3 racers. I do not own a Sega Rally 2 but it has been on my list of ones to get.

With a cabinet like this, you have around 6 or 7 different games that you can enjoy, especially by doing the aforementioned mods. I have one fully populated Model 3 cage and swap all my driving game motherboards into the same cage. All I do basically is change out two connectors for the shifter. It's my first arcade cabinet and been my absolute pride and joy after collecting Model 2, 3 and Naomi boards/carts for quite some time.
Which Lemans do you own?
 

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