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Title: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: vernimark on November 13, 2013, 04:12:29 PM
I think this is the only one in working ondition now:

 http://youtu.be/UI6CfqA8X1Y

soon some pics
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP
Post by: Love on November 13, 2013, 11:03:06 PM
Wow. Pictures asap please :)
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP
Post by: level42 on November 14, 2013, 11:27:51 PM
Cool, a running Olympia game !
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP
Post by: vernimark on November 21, 2013, 03:13:36 PM
after - YEARS - collecting parts all over Italy I'm proud to show you MONZA GP pictures. Board is working; score board definitely not but I'm confident :)

Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: Belike on November 21, 2013, 05:01:30 PM
Turned out really nice, congrats for this unique beauty. ;)
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: Tyrem on November 21, 2013, 05:58:24 PM
what a beauty! :) really nice!
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: level42 on November 21, 2013, 06:37:31 PM
Awesome !!!! Love copies/bootlegs ! :)

So...this looks very much like a Monaco GP bootleg right ?

Does it use the same hardware, I mean, no processor and loads of boards with loads of TTLs ?

Nightmare to fix !!!
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: jcp on November 21, 2013, 07:59:43 PM
Fantastic little cab  :).
The artwork is in great condition too.
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: vernimark on November 21, 2013, 08:05:20 PM
@Level42
absolutely not. I don't consider this game a bootleg, HW is quite different; it has 2 CPUs and you can find it in MAME (but sound board is very similar).
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: level42 on November 21, 2013, 08:16:36 PM
AH OK, but is the gameplay not very similar ?

Very smart they used CPU's ;)

Anyway....still a knock-off then ;)

Like the side-art better :)
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: Q*ris on November 21, 2013, 09:38:50 PM
Such a cool cab, congrats!!!
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: vernimark on November 26, 2013, 11:08:25 PM
Just a fast update.
I'm going creazy with the scoreboard. "as usual" I changed more or less all components; board was acid damaged and acid was under a lot of chips creating some shorts and/or destroying some lines.
Now I have 4 issues; 3 about the scores, one about the game.

1) last digit is missing: points and seconds are rounded to ten, the last digit is always 0
2) top result flashes irregularly
3) original cable from PCB to score board is acid damaged. I need one. It is like a HD cable (40 pins) with the same male connector but I need 60/80 cm.
4) only one of the "other cars" moves horizontally, all the other stay on the right of the lane
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: vernimark on November 27, 2013, 01:13:41 AM
Issue 1 solved
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: vernimark on December 06, 2013, 11:26:02 AM
Issue 4 solved.

All cars (5 in total) shift horizzontally driven by 74191 counters. Each car has its own counter.
these counters are driven by 3 clock different signals.
these signals are generated by a capacitor/resistor/7414 circuit
One was correct (one car was ok), 4 cars were driven by otner 2 clocks
the board have been acked and these 2 clocks were generated by a data buffer (?)

replacing the original circuit cars return to be ok....

Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Pictures
Post by: vernimark on February 11, 2014, 10:48:58 AM
ok. 99% done.
I still have some RAMs problems but I can consider restoration closed.

- thanks to the new flat cable between score board and main board I could mount score board in the final place.
- score board now works fine. all problems came from a faulty 7447
- I can see back door probably came from another mini cab because it has been adapted to this cab
- lamps behind the plastic marquee have been replaced with new led version lamps because I don't want to use incandescent lamps too close to plastic parts can be deformed

you can see inside the cab.
-I used a switch ps because actually I don't know where to find a replacement of the original one and I used a separated little transformer for marquee and coin door lamps
-on the pedal metal box you can see my colour inversion circuit


here a short movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO_pX4Ki2PY

here you can see more or less all game parts... I'm sorry I'm not a good player but I think it is more difficult than the Sega version...
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: Etienne MacGyver on February 11, 2014, 11:34:06 AM
Nice !  :spaceace: :spaceace:
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: level42 on February 11, 2014, 08:07:05 PM
Pretty busy in there....must get pretty hot too !


Awesome Marco....love it !!!!
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: Tyrem on February 12, 2014, 10:23:39 AM
would kill for this! i love it! :)
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Post by: gyruss on February 12, 2014, 10:32:11 AM
Very nice, love the bright colors!  :)
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Post by: jcp on February 12, 2014, 10:35:08 AM
Well played too  :).
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Post by: anunaki on February 12, 2014, 10:50:48 AM
this is a very pretty machine you have here Sir :spaceace:

love the oldschool scoreboard
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: vernimark on February 12, 2014, 02:40:58 PM
thank you gens...  :oops:
i'm closing a lot of projects because in the last month probability I had lo leave my apartment and garage was very high
so Monzaz GP is ready :)

in that garage I have to do:
EYES ZAC - wip
SPACE WARS - no monitor and board, some damages (my fault, I made them during transportation)
ARMOR ATTACK - completely converted. only the wood and side arts are ok

Anyway last week during ICE exhibition in London I reached my goals so I'll stay in Bologna for other two years I suppose, my company will change name in BALLY-WULFF ITALIA so I'll learn german soon haha
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: Superully on February 12, 2014, 04:19:01 PM
that is a nice looking cab indeed, marco, really unique shape and i also love the colorful artwork!!! great job :spaceace:
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: level42 on February 12, 2014, 07:40:55 PM
Anyway last week during ICE exhibition in London I reached my goals so I'll stay in Bologna for other two years I suppose, my company will change name in BALLY-WULFF ITALIA so I'll learn german soon haha
SO.......you're back at the job ??
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: vernimark on February 12, 2014, 08:05:35 PM
SO.......you're back at the job ??

yep! and through the agreement I reached with my boss, he will pay me all lost salaries from june...
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: Laszo on February 12, 2014, 08:30:48 PM
Good for you man  :D
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: vernimark on February 12, 2014, 08:34:26 PM
I see a  lot of new cabinets in my future!!
Title: Re: OLYMPIA MONZA GP - Complete...
Post by: anunaki on February 12, 2014, 08:40:23 PM
Great news man :spaceace: