MadCatz TE-R2: Seimitsu LS-58 Stick Swap

Simple stick swap.  The stock mounting plate that comes with the Seimitsu LS-58-01 is rectangular-shaped, much like Sanwa's JLF stick.  Here's a comparison pic of their undersides:
(Seimitsu on the left, Sanwa on the right)

I unscrewed the Sanwa stick and you can see here that the Seimitsu LS-58-01 fits right on top without any issues:

I also swapped out the stock 4-way restrictor plate with a Seimitsu LS-56 octogonal plate (which works without issues on the LS-58):

I never learned how to play properly on a 4-way gate stick, so I have a problem of accidentally jumping when trying to block overheads.  This is obviously a problem in fighting games that don't have chicken blocking, such as Persona 4 Arena.  Online testimonies seem to lavish praise on the LS-58 octogonal stick, so I figured I'd give it a shot.

Here's a picture of the MadCatz Round Two Tournament Edition Fightstick completely stock, before I did work on it:

And of course, here is the stick with the LS-58:

I removed the bezel in preparation of laying down a full-size replacement top panel for custom art.  I haven't decided on the art yet, but here's a peek at how flush the replacement panel is:

And with that, I encourage anyone to perform a Seimitsu stick swap on their own.  It's incredibly simple if you have a Tournament Edition stick.  You may need to purchase a different mounting plate if you buy a different Seimitsu stick, but we can see here that the LS-58 is cake.

All of the following were purchased for this mod:

http://www.focusattack.com/seimitsu-ls-58-01-joystick-pink/

http://www.focusattack.com/products/Seimitsu-LS-56-Octagonal-Restrictor-Plate.html

http://www.focusattack.com/madcatz-te-full-size-1-32-art-cover-replacement-top-panel/