[スーパーレイジーロードの旅!!] ナムコポールポジション

[Etienne MacGyver]

Thanks all! 

OT, but I saw this bad boy for sale over in Australia:

Thats awesome !, i neve saw a cocktail racer!, very weird to see a steeringwheel on a table 

[Laschek]

Thats awesome !, i neve saw a cocktail racer!, very weird to see a steeringwheel on a table 

Then take a look at this Monaco GP, it's even weirder, looks like they incorporated a Vectrex into the table 



http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8733

[Etienne MacGyver]

 

Does it have force feedback? 

My goodness, they did not even put a steeringwheel in there with an appropriate size!
That thing is huge in comparation with the table !

[ataritoobin]

Haha that does look like someone attached a Vectrex!  Looks like someone replaced the original wheel with a "The 300" wheel that Atari used.  With that on, I can't imagine you could get close enough to see much of the screen  

The Taito Table Top Speed Race has an even tinier wheel.  It actually looks more like a valve knob:

I was able to safely remove the Namco emblem by grinding down an old flat head screwdriver so that it was really slim, warmed up the emblem with a hair dryer, and got between the emblem and the edge of the wheel enough to lift it out and get underneath.

[Belike]

Nice work, I guess there will be a vectorized emblem available soon.

[ataritoobin]

Nice work, I guess there will be a vectorized emblem available soon.

 

Starting to think a bit about the seat.  Seems to be pretty simple construction, a wooden base, foam and a Naugahyde covering with what appears to be tubing around the upper edge and some stitching.

Here's what the original looks like vs. my cabinet:

I have the basic dimensions of the of the original seat, but I'm not really sure where to begin (probably with the wood base  ).  I've watched a few tutorials on tubing/piping - would definitely have to get some practice in    I'll confirm that's indeed what the edging is constructed of - seems the back of the seat is for sure "piped".

[gyruss]

What about the atari version, does that one came with a seat too?

[ataritoobin]

What about the atari version, does that one came with a seat too?

You know, I never thought about it until now, but I don't think I've ever played an Atari cockpit PP   !  Just the uprights - can't recall ever seeing one in person.



If it's the same as Red Baron, I think the seat is part of the cabinet (sort of like the way mine is now - sitting on the laminate shelf )

[level42]

No Atari never made it too comfy in the cockpits probably to get people out of it again after a while...

Also molest would be more common in US arcades compared to Japan I guess.

I still think the SW cockpit is surpringly acceptable to sit in for 30-45 minutes considering it is just two hard planks....

[gyruss]

okay, nice to know, that will safe me some work... 

[ataritoobin]

Got a package in the mail yesterday:

CP from a Taito America Grand Champion ($9.99 with no other bids on eBay  ).  The steering wheel is the closest thing I could find to a Namco wheel, and will fit the bill until I can restore the old one.  The original has a matte finish, the holes are slightly larger, and has a slight bend on each of the spokes.

Looks a wee bit cleaner I'd say!

Tombo over on KLOV kindly msg'd me and said he had a tube out of a TV that would work on the monitor in my Space Harrier if I needed it.  Just so happens Space Harrier uses the same monitor as Pole Position which has bad screen burn on it. 

Thanks, Tombo!

[ataritoobin]

Tube swap was a success!  It was (much to my surprise) pretty uneventful.

I cleaned up the chassis and original yoke, since it was so dirty!  :


Here is the new tube with the yoke from the TV set.  There was a rubber stopper glued/taped on towards the neck board end to prevent the yoke from sliding.  I carefully cut the tape and was able to peel the stopper off:


Attached all of the original strapping, grounding and degaussing parts over.  Installed the original yoke and rings (sorry, cell phone pics!):


BEFORE:

Hard to see here, but the top was darker at the horizon line from the bright blue sky color getting burnt in.

AFTER:


After a few more tweaks:



In other Pole Position news, I received the replacement speakers for the front and ordered the new mat material.

[DarthNuno]

Gorgeous, congratulation 

One of the best arcade racing game ever done, but also one of the hardest one 

Really good on that one!

[Belike]

Picture is awesome, nice fix.

[ataritoobin]

Thanks  !!

I got the mat in the other day.  SO close, but a few differences:



The ribs on the original are slightly "flatter" and more closely spaced.