The original Pac-Man mini cabinet is no more.  The first things to go were all the electronics and wire harnesses.  Then, hardware like the control panel, coin door, speaker grille, etc.  Now that the cabinet was a lot lighter, I set it on top of some MDF and traced what will be the new sides.



After the tracing was done, I stripped off all of the plywood supports, monitor mounts, and the top and rear panels.  This was all that remained -



I took off the coin box, and threw the sides in the dumpster, although 50% of the wood crumbled off as I dragged it.  After some cutting, I had my new sides.  Now, to make sure they were the exact size, I clamped them together, and sanded the sides flush.



The hardest part now will be trying to replace all the mounts in the exact same place as they were on the original sides.  I measured as best I could, but I think I'm probably gonna have to do a lot of guestimating.  Another thing that I was able to salvage was the piece with the serial number stamped into it.




That's about all I can do with this project for now.  I've still got to finish Dr. Pinkerton's luck gun, and my retro jukebox.  I've got crap all over the place, and I really need to start finishing things.