Sega Swing restoration

[zipper]

This is pretty much all of them. Many of my favourites.

[zipper]

Had a bit of fun playing with the cab today, but I was just delaying the inevitable. The cabinet needs stripping, cleaning, prepping and painting. I removed the monitor first....

So dirty!
There are 6 bolts that separate the top from the metal base. Here are the 2 pieces:

I'll clean and paint them in turn.
Hopefully I'll have the missing panel cut soon, and the header art back from the printers.

[FcoBenitez]

You're making fast progress, keep the pics coming!!

[Eddhorse]

Great work, thats really dirty behind the monitor.
Really satisfying getting that cleaned up, my OCD

[zipper]

Not too much happening last few days. Have managed to do some cleaning:

... and found a Sega token trapped underneath the transformer in the base, which I'm disproportionately pleased with :

I've ordered a bucket of primer and paint.

[RMRM]

Only thing i ever found inside one of my cabs was some pistachio shels

Keep up the good work

[zipper]

I got the header window sticker back from the printer today.
I trimmed it and stuck it on. Since the last pic of the header (in the first post i think) i pulled the white pinstripe off and replaced it with silver... I think it looks much better now. Here's a picture of it fully put together:

It looks nice (it's a reflection of my light fitting that makes it look a bit odd).
Just waiting on a couple of cans of primer to come through the post and I can get onto the last leg of the restore!

[denson]

The header looks excellent great attention to detail

[Mokum]

some indeed!

[zipper]

Thanks guys,
Last few days managed to straighten, prep and paint a few of the metal parts:






... Still quite a few parts to paint, but they are coming up like new, so i'm very happy.
I got all the coin mech / cradle bits together and cleaned up (ready for the door above). I also set the mech to take the fantastic Sega tokens that Rancor was selling . I had to take the magnet out of the AD81P, as that check was stopping the tokens passing - but they get accepted just fine after that:

[zipper]

Keeping things moving slowly. I cut the coin slot into the acrylic (and popped it back on the cab to check it fits). Also fit a new reject button (and the mech) on the painted door:

Should have the rest of the cab de-rusted and painted over the coming weeks.

[Mokum]

I demand moar pictures!!1

[Eddhorse]

Great work,

One thing is would say is you can probably use different screws for the coin mech, so it is flush and not dangerous.

http://www.giz10p.co.uk/index.php?_a=vi ... ductId=176

[copados33]

I see that you used AMP connectors, I thought all Sega cabs previous to the Astro used Mate-n-lok's .

[munchiAZ]

read through the whole thread. Amazing work here. Really looking forward to seeing it complete. Keep it up

[zipper]

Thanks guys.
Coach bolts are great, but these holes are threaded so I wouldn't be able to screw them in + out! Nice low-profile screws would be good replacement for the bulky ones I got now though.
Swing def. uses AMPs, and is before the Astros, but not sure if it's the first time Sega used them. It might be .
Update on the restore.... I managed to draw, cut and build the reproduction speaker mounts today. Very happy with these. Just like the originals and speakers mounted to wood sound great!

[mastercello]

Excellent work and resto thread - keep it up!

[denson]

You've made a very neat job of those speaker mounts, well done.

[Molloy]

read through the whole thread.

I haven't. Has someone welcomed him to the Swingers Club yet?

[Eddhorse]

Nice custom wood work