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Teardown in process.
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Wiring harnesses have been removed one at a time.
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Pretty nasty inside.
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Most of the metal has some corrosion.
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Same type of corrosion on the playfield parts.
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Rust on the resting brackets.
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Cabinet is faded and beat.
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Parts are being organized and evaluated as they are removed so we will know wether to,clean,service or replace.
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All the coils will be replaced with the correct version and brand.Each assembly will need a very thorough clean and rebuild
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Topside teardown in process.
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Lots of cracking in the playfield surface.The playfield will be replaced with another that is correct in that it has the s
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Underside is nearly stripped complete.
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Old playfield removed.
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The mini has been torn down and had the intial clear applied.After it sets a few days it will be sanded and recleared at wh
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There is a bit more crackling in it than I would want o deal with on one of our restores considering I do have a better ve
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Just a close up that shows the surface issues on the existing playfield and helps detail the need to use a better one sinc
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Old playfield issues.
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This will be the playfield I use to restore the game.It is a spare I have here that is correct with the green lock insert a
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On the donor playfield it is solid with just the typical spots here in there in the high traffic areas.notice the green lo
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Correct holes for the jet bumper post.
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The shooter lanes on this one should sand up very nice without the need for major repaints if any.
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Very minor rounding at the slot hole should be an easy fix not a total rebuild.
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Cabinet is almost ready to begin the repair process.
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The back of the head will need replacement because it is broken at the latch mount.
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Back of the head has been replaced with a nice piece of birch plywood.We will of course refinish it and rescreen it with
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The lower cabinet is in the process of being stripped back down to the bare wood and then the repairs will begin.
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Cabinet repairs are slowly in process.There is much else to do and I do not want one thing to be done much sooner than the
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One of the most time consuming task will be cleaning and rebuilding every single coil. Most of them are beaten,faded or in
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All coils will be replaced with the correct value and brand so the entire game looks as good inside as it will outside.
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Here is a close up of example of the coils once cleaned and rebuilt.
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At this point most of the coils have been rebuilt/replaced.
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All the coils and assemblies have been rebuilt and are bagged up to keep them dust free while the rest of the restore is in
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Time to start reworking the playfield I have for this game.At this point I have already cleaned it thoroughly and sanded t
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Shooter lanes sanded back up great so they will not need to be repainted at all.
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The other wood areas are pretty nice aside from a little chipping and bulb burn.I will address the chipping and freshen
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This game will have the added third magnet so I will start there.
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Third magnet hole added.
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I will paint the wood tone around the hole to match the original magnets.
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