Well, as you might see in my profile I am mainly a reader of this forum not so much a participater. Seeing that I would like to change that I decided to do a roadtrip & restoration on this forum. Recently I had a chat with Vnera about a couple of cocktail cabs he has for sale on this forum (go check it out, he is a good guy and sells good stuff
). After a couple of chats we came to an agreement and I decided to buy a Taito Cocktail cabinet and see whether I will be able to get it restored. So in the tradition of roadtrips here we go!
The trip was going from Zoetermeer (NL) to Sambeek (NL):
So of course the basics were needed
And we need a vehicle!
So far so good, a cockpit screen for the time and milage:
Yes yes, quite the milage but a reliable little bugger is it... more about this subject later. Off to Sambeek! The roads were not very busy so I actually had quite a swift ride.
And at around 15:45 I arrived in Sambeek. Picked up the cab and started my journey home at 16:15 and ... ohoh...
Not good, on the way to Sambeek I already noticed my engine had some troubles. I didn't really gave it too much thought as the car kept driving. Heading back home I just didn't trust it and called the ANWB (Triple A in The Netherlands). The advised me to stay put and do not drive another km with that car. They showed up within half an hour and said:"You are going to be here a while, it is quite possible that one of your pistons is damaged and to prevent more damage your car needs to be towed
So, at 19:45 I arrived home with my car
Thing of it, actually 19:45 is not such a bad time but without the problems it would have been 18:45. A well, shyt happen and then you... go mess around with the cocktail you just bought!
To give you an impression of the current state:
I believe the monitor is original and in very good shape, I have not noticed any burn (yet) and its nice and bright.
The control panels are in very good shape:
Coin mechanisme is missing unfortunately. Hopefully I will be able to find a new one and replace it with this coin button (?).
The legs look like they have some oxidation but no rust. I think with some aluminum polishing I will be able to restore this chrome.
Here is that cab tag with serial:
And what I love most is the Taito stamp or whatever it is called
:
Another pic of the CP:
And some inspection label on the inside:
The inside with a hanglyman pcb:
The original power supply (?):
A peak under the monitor:
The chrome corners, they look pretty beatup but they are not so bad actually. The picture showes more than the naked eye, nevertheless they do need a nice polish. The corners do need some work and the black metal under part needs to be spray painted.
It looks pretty beatup but actually I am quite impressed with the state it is in. It's old, it has scratches and the top needs to be fully restored but I think it is quite do-able and so I intend to do so the coming weeks, months, years
So much for the start of this topic, I am off to bed now. Hope you guys will enjoy this topic, I know I will
. Will keep you posted on the progress.
Regards,
Pieter
