Snagged a nice Make Trax off the local CL today

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I was on a break at work today when I saw a posting on CL for a free "non-working" Make Trax arcade cab. So of course I immediately called the number listed to see if it was still available. The lady who answered (who was extremely nice BTW) said I was the second to call and that if the first person did not pick up the game by 12:30 (he had stated he would grab it by 10am) that I could come get it. So of course I called her back at 12:31, learned that the game was still there and rushed right out to grab it, telling my boss that I had to attend to some "personal matters."

The game was a bit dirty (the lady who listed it had numerous cats) and needs a thorough cleaning, but was definitely a great snag.

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The lady who had this game was very nice and had put a good deal of money into this game trying to get it to work. She said that she has several multi-games, one of which has Make Trax, and that she was tired of messing with this machine (after having a local service tech "fix" the board several times at a cost of several $100). I told her about our local group (NEACF) and mentioned that she should join and reach out to us if she needs any tech help for her other games. Told her we try to help each other out and stick together.

So here are some pics of the cab.

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Though the cab is pretty dirty (and smells of cat pee), it is in pretty good shape. The CPO and joystick need to be replaced. Luckily, I just so happen to have a spare four-way Williams stick that I can swap out with this one. Marquee is in great shape.

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The game does need a new lower coin door, so if anyone has a spare Williams one, please shoot me a PM.

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And the GOOD NEWS is that the game fired right up when I plugged it in and turned it own. The owner stated that it would frequently show a garbled screen (sounded like a loose cap or pot on the monitor board) so I may have to do some trouble shooting.

I also need to clean the hell out of the inside of this thing as it is pretty ganky. But all in all a great snag at the bargain price of FREE.
 
yea the inside doesn't look that bad, i've seen some pretty grimy ones on this site and that's just got some decent dust. Glad i can't smell it :D any free score is a good score! thanks for the pics :D enjoy it
 
I've always liked Make Trax. It's a good challenge, and it's so weird it could've only been mass produced during the golden age of games. :D
 
looks like they busted off 3 of the leg leveler mounts.. You shoudl fix that. The cab will get really messed up on the bottom edges if its resting on it and not the levelers.
 
Nice get. Make Trax is a very underrated game. And I understand why, but still, its Williams, it is fun, and for free ~ hey, wtf, right?

- M1A
 
After a second look at the first pic, I'm down to see more pics of your brightly colored two-toned Subaru. :D

- M1A
 
After a second look at the first pic, I'm down to see more pics of your brightly colored two-toned Subaru. :D

- M1A

Is it a subaru or one of those Avalanche things? If it wasn't for that tailgate giving that extra room... you probably would have to stand that bad boy up for transport.
 
Was that the one out of Saugus??

DAMN IT, I WAS GOING TO CALL THEM TODAY!!! :( YOUSONOFABITCHBASTARDAAAAAARGGHHHHH just kidding :D

I don't have the room for it anyway so thanks for saving me from myself, I can't resist good freebees, glad it went to a fellow KLOVer! Keep us posted! I just scored an Asteroids cabaret and a Battlezone so I've got no reason to bitch, plenty to work on here! :)

BTW it seems to me there are a few products out there specifically for removing cat urine smell, I don't know their names though, but I'm sure Pet Smart has it.
 
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Nice score, I had one of these and sold it last year. The odd thing is that mine had a small slot below the board that holds the monitor where the board would slide in. I noticed your board is mounted to the side of the cab. Perhaps someone moved it there? I liked the board being under the monitor as I could take it out by opening the CP. I have always liked the orange cab with yellow and green lettering- totally different than most games/color schemes.
 
Great snag of a working classic for free! You may be able to de-smell the thing with Nature's Miracle or another cat pee cleaner. Leave it in a place with good air flow for a while too.

Question: What's the difference between Make Trax and Crush Roller?
 
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