(Topic ID: 196158)

Are all cabinets built equal?

By EvanDickson

6 years ago



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#1 6 years ago

Thinking of fully restoring my Getaway and my Taxi. I feel like it would be easier to have a spare cabinet to restore and move to, rather then emptying, restoring, and refilling the same cab. Hence my question, are cabinets all built the same? Could I buy a spare, restore it for getaway, move all gateway stuffs over, then use old gateway cab to restore for taxi? Or alternatively, if sys 11 / wpc have different cabs, could I find any wpc cab to use for getaway restore, and any sys 11 cab for Taxi?

#2 6 years ago
Quoted from EvanDickson:

Thinking of fully restoring my Getaway and my Taxi. I feel like it would be easier to have a spare cabinet to restore and move to, rather then emptying, restoring, and refilling the same cab. Hence my question, are cabinets all built the same? Could I buy a spare, restore it for getaway, move all gateway stuffs over, then use old gateway cab to restore for taxi? Or alternatively, if sys 11 / wpc have different cabs, could I find any wpc cab to use for getaway restore, and any sys 11 cab for Taxi?

Not all cabs are the same, sys 11 and wpc are very different. Even in the same generation there can be variations by title.
You say you are going to restore these games then say that it you are looking for an easy way. This is not how to do a restore. Do it right or don't do it. A half assed job is a bad job.

#3 6 years ago
Quoted from Marvin:

Not all cabs are the same, sys 11 and wpc are very different. Even in the same generation there can be variations by title.
You say you are going to restore these games then say that it you are looking for an easy way. This is not how to do a restore. Do it right or don't do it. A half assed job is a bad job.

My intention is not to be half assed, that's the point of the question. If I can simply use another cabinet, things will be much smoother and higher quality in the long run. But if I don't need the exact same title for the cabinet, that opens up more options.

#4 6 years ago

Is there a way to determine which cabs would be suitable vs which wouldn't?

#5 6 years ago

The Getaway would be unique, due to the becon on the backbox and the shifter launch handle

while i can see what you are trying to do, ultimatly you wont be saving much time or effort

#6 6 years ago
Quoted from EvanDickson:

My intention is not to be half assed, that's the point of the question. If I can simply use another cabinet, things will be much smoother and higher quality in the long run. But if I don't need the exact same title for the cabinet, that opens up more options.

I can't answer your questions with the brand of pins you are considering but I totally get where you are coming from. Having an extra cab to work with offers some convenient options.

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