U can find a excellent table made in 2011 or 2012 for around $1300 tops, so any more $ than that is far too high.
On the first 5 or 6 pages of the pinball ebay listings, there is a $250 second hand space invaders 1979 sit down cocktail cabinet for sale. BARGAIN. Located in Sydney. Get it working, or strip it out and refurbish for a proper retro look n feel.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Space-Invader-Arcade-Amusement-Pinball-Machine-/320854537260?pt=AU_CoinOp&hash=item4ab46bb42c
Buy it and put in the 48/1 game board etc. There is a company up here called "The Games Dudes" who sell the whole internals (joysticks @ $20 each, 48/1 board and the rest of the set up for less than a few hundred etc etc).
I would go that way, and save a heap, or just buy something brand spanking for around the $1250 mark by really shopping around.
That machine would need a complete strip-out, as it has a B&W monitor and the power supply will need replacing.
Your could replace it with a 15" LCD or a 17" might just fit (17" LCD's are easier to come by).
There is a guy in Adelaide who makes really nice Hankin clones, Danny from Gameroomessentials, he's also on AussieArcade.
His web address is:
http://www.gameroom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/48You can get him to fit it out with either a 60in1 or a Mame setup.
He also sells part at ok prices.
If you go down the track of retrofitting yourself, just remember if you use an LCD in a tabletop you will have to have a vertical monitor setup because if you set the screen horizontal the contrast will change from player 1 side to player 2 side. I think the game boards greater than 60in1 are basically a PC and all run horizontal screens, they do have vertical games on them but I think they automatically rotate the picture and fit it to the screen (ie: you have black bands either side of the picture)
If you really want classic gaming the 60in1 is well more than enough games, if you want more, get an upright and put either Mame or one of those 1000in1 boards.
Bear in mind the 1000in1 boards are basically a compact PC running MAME and a built in JAMMA adaptor.
