Great news on the sponsor! I looked at a bunch of them after first finding this log. I'll be real interested in how it works for you, real world testing. Keep at it and throw us a bone (post) when you can. Looks real nice
Oh man how much do i want one of these!!! This will be seriously awesome! If you manage to get somekind of wiimote control running you absolutely must find a compatible version of operation wolf Can't wait to see this in action.
If this works out as i think it will its going to be EPIC! I wish i had a massive tv to just mod into something
small update got the wall mount sent to me from my sponsor today so i headed to home depot to make the stand for the tv.
ok added som fan holes today and did some wet sanding and painting here is the update pics sorry for the quality i had to use my iphone. will have more tomorrow
You are going to have some jealous friends It looks like those massive shooting ones i forget what the games called
It's looking good man!! I wonder if I talk to to missus nicely if she'll let me do this to the one on my front room wall.....mmmmmmm
got a ton done today striped down the xbox and got it all wired up and installed to the cab.added a new HDD and extended all the cords (power,dvd,controllers/hdd) and made extra power extensions for 12v 5v and ground just in case i wanna put in some extra stuff.added 2 80mm fans (blue leds)with grills.i also took apart player 3-4 ports and sioldered on a wireless controller and a usb port for media/charging iphone.hacked a portable dvd player and got a 10inch screen for my front panel that i will build tomorrow here are a few pics will have a update after my trip to the shack.
went to staples today to get some art work printed for the control panel and to lowes for some plexiglass i got the plexi cut and the buttons and joysticks installed and thanks to my staples hook up i only paid 5 bucks for the art work AWESOME! will have more in the morning.
You cannot possibly comprehend the amounts of jealously i am feeling at this moment......... So cool. So, so cool. You have my respect sir, this ROCKS!
i am drawing up plans for a back panel that will hold the open power button and speakers dvd drive and 10inch lcd screen. i am also working on a marqee and programing the custom dash and menu.the control panel is wired up and hinged on to the cab works perfect.i played a few games of xmugen and it is awesome on this huge screen you really have to be there to do it justice.picked up the stools today will get to customizing them last they were donated by home depot.
on my way home today i stoped by a old junk shop in the city i talked to the owner about a old arcade cab i saw out back he told me it was trash and i could do what i wanted with it.so i took a look at it and salvaged a awesome coin door with keys coin mechs and all best part FREE!!!.what a lucky day today turned out to be.
well worked on the coin door today and i got alot done i had to take the hole thing apart and rewire it there were a few screws missing but i had some old ones that fit perfect i cleaned all the parts and put it back togather riped out all the old wires and put on new ones.i wired up the origanal lights to 12 volts and they still worked!!!.then i wired the door to the joysticks coin buttons and it worked perfect!!!.my plan is to build a box for the door that matchs the cab and can be moved if need be i also will be installing new keys and locks will keep the origanal coin bucket here are some picks from start to finish. [/IMG]