UPDATE
he's neither dead nor a jackass, he simply changed his email address and forgot to change the forum settings
anyway, i've made contact with him trying to figure out a deal. the game is working, but there are some damages to the cabinet, the side side of the control panel is almost broken of und need to be fixed desperately, the sidearts have some damages, one of the gators is missing, but the waterfall is working - YEAH!!!
Waterfall??? What the f*** is he talking about? In case you haven't seen that INCREDIBLE marquee effect you can check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1LW0jWvDg8Well, let's see if we can come to an agreement. I will keep you posted!