1988 Zenith console Heathkit?

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Acquired this in a lot of 4 different sets. This one had me confused as it's sitting in a homemade cabinet. I thought it was redneck engineering but then I found the book on parts and assembly tucked inside along with a bag of clamps, a remote. The control panel and mounting bracket was on the other side in the cabinet. It appears, no back was ever made for it as there's no screw holes. Apparently this was a diy kit and u make the cabinet yourself. Idk, I've never come across this before. I tried to test and got nothing from the remote or the panel. I put my meter on the line in after the power supply at the main board and got nothing. I'm guessing that big rusty block on the right is dead. I'd like to see this running and build a real nice cabinet with trim, routed edges and stained.