Enduro Racer Project - Dorset

[Big Phil]

Drag it along to Maplins and go through their tools.

 

[_Matt_]

Don't drill it just buy a set. You'll find one with various sizes then there's no risk of anything getting damaged.

 

[John Bennett]

I don't want to seem like the person encouraging someone to damage a cabinet. I'd assume you'd use a pillar drill and start with a small one in the middle. Never had much luck with penetrating fluid, but no harm to try.
If you can get the tool, great, but it won't come in a 'bit set' and it's a tight fit for a socket, so unless you can take the whole thing to a tool shop to find the right match, it might be a pain. Plus it could be seized and snap the tool.

Edit: - see how you get on with the top two torx bolts first - they might come out with minimal effort, which would be a good indicator for the bottom two. John Bennett2017-11-10 12:25:50

 

[blazerfrazer]

I don't want to seem like the person encouraging someone to damage a cabinet. I'd assume you'd use a pillar drill and start with a small one in the middle. Never had much luck with penetrating fluid, but no harm to try.
If you can get the tool, great, but it won't come in a 'bit set' and it's a tight fit for a socket, so unless you can take the whole thing to a tool shop to find the right match, it might be a pain. Plus it could be seized and snap the tool.

Edit: - see how you get on with the top two torx bolts first - they might come out with minimal effort, which would be a good indicator for the bottom two.

Good point about the pillar drill, ill pull mine out, i have various drills so i will start small and use a punch to start, ill give it a go later

 

[jengineer]

I had to stop stripping the steering because i don't have the appropriate security drivers, i have a set but this one isnt in there, can anyone identify this type so i can go and buy one tomorrow allowing me to pass it to my friend for blasting. its the lower ones i dont have, the top ones i do have.

The lower bolt looks like it'll need this sort of driver style (can't guess the size)
http://uk.rs-online.com/web/p/screwdrivers/4447908/?origin=PSF_438898|acc

I'd probably drill it, out of impatience.

I thought the games don't boot with a suicided 68000, so the processor may be fine (I'd hot-swap the battery though).

the top one looks like a security torq bit like below

the bottom one is something like a 6 node security bit or similar

and as said above you'll need to soak the heads first with WD, also before you try to unscrew them I advise to

1. dig all the crap out of them with a fine metal tooth pick type tool and pure alcohol, thin stiff paintbrush

2. when unscrewing I would unscrew half a turn and then tighten it back up and then unscrew another half a turn and then tighten back up, if you go full throttle and just start unscrewing you'll get the bolt half out and then it will sheer off

3. it might sheer off anyway, just to pi ss you off

4. have fun







jengineer2017-11-10 19:08:57

 

[John Bennett]

Possibly too late, but I forgot to suggest that you could probably ask at your nearest garage if they had a tool that could get the bolt out for you - the sort of thing many would do for free, out of curiosity (and they should have a fairly comprehensive set of security bits).

 

[_Matt_]

I think it's one of these. As mentioned above a garage will have one.
If you could get it out properly you may then be able to clean it up and get the original part back in.

 

[blazerfrazer]

Had the bolts soaking in WD40 as suggested, thanks,
going to have a drive around Monday and see if a garage or Maplin’s have something
that fits like the 6 node security bit above.

In the meantime, I’ve been emailing
Retro Clinic !

Whoop Whoop!!

 

[blazerfrazer]

blazerfrazer2017-11-11 19:15:44

 

[PAC-MAN]

This is a really nice project and a cool purchase!

If the housing that is holding the shank of the bolts is steel which I'm assuming it is, It may be worth asking the garage to apply some heat using an Oxy/Acetylene torch to avoid the bolt head/shank snapping off. Boiling water also works but is more effective with Aluminium, Steel needs a lot more heat. It may cost you £30 but it could save some hassle.

Good luck.

Al
PAC-MAN2017-11-11 20:27:54

 

[blazerfrazer]

So i decided after soaking the bolts to remove the top ones which i had the drivers for, they came out really easy so i decided to give the lower ones a try with the easy outs i have and promised myself i wouldn't try to hard risking snapping one off in the head, after a centre punch i used a small sharp 2.5mm drill and then a 3.5mm drill being the optimal size hole for the chosen easy out. gave it a go and out they popped! Phew.
I was disappointed that i still cant get the plastic off until i strip all the shaft out behind but i was going to do that any way, i just wanted it off NOW Grrrrrr. At least i can take all the rusty bits to be blasted now. I assume the reason for the cut in the metal plate was so the operator could get it off without getting the bars off.

Ill mig weld the plate and grind it back, it wont show

blazerfrazer2017-11-11 21:41:38

 

[blazerfrazer]

Not sure what to do here, its the only artwork i need.

 

[John Bennett]

Good stuff with the bolt.
How did you clean up that monitor PCB so well?

There's probably enough of that artwork for someone to shove it in a scanner and redraw it to fill-in the blanks (if it hasn't been done before).

 

[blazerfrazer]

Good stuff with the bolt.
How did you clean up that monitor PCB so well?

There's probably enough of that artwork for someone to shove it in a scanner and redraw it to fill-in the blanks (if it hasn't been done before).

I was bad, real bad and stuck it in the dishwasher!
Should be ok, gonna change all the caps and I sealed the pots on the HOT so no water got in there.
The truth was that I was going to buy a new one anyway so just stuck it in with the plates from the roast we had earlier. Came up so well I decided to try and fix it. I’ve blown it out with the airline and sprayed all the pots with contact cleaner. Let’s see what happens.

 

[Del Griffith]

Great progress so far, That dishwasher should be proud of how clean the chassis has turned out.

 

[Vamino]

Great job so far, it looks like it'll be a nice cab once completed.

I'd love to play on one of these cabs again, I remember playing it when I was younger and remember it was pretty difficult to complete.

Good luck!

 

[blazerfrazer]

I scanned in the handlebar art work so i could ask if my sister in law if she could spank it in photoshop and only after doing the scan, i spotted its not even in English. Humm what now, ill turn the net over and see what's out there.

 

[blazerfrazer]

Bars all stripped ready for the rusty bits to get grit blasted and powdercoated.
ps that's my workshop dishwasher, i didn't really mix the monitor chassis in with the plates from our roast! Also i would like to say, i was advised NOT to put it there but i was impatient and the machine was already going before i checked my messages

 

[smarty]

Arcade Fix It have an image of a US version, says out of stock. You might be able to use it to help with making your own.

I had an upright Enduro Racer a few years back, heaviest game ever! I sold it on after realising it wasn't the game I remembered it to be back in the day.

Good luck with your resto.

smarty2017-11-12 13:26:41

 

[blazerfrazer]

Arcade Fix It have an image of a US version, says out of stock. You might be able to use it to help with making your own.

I had an upright Enduro Racer a few years back, heaviest game ever! I sold it on after realising it wasn't the game I remembered it to be back in the day.

Good luck with your resto.

Great thanks, that will help loads!