Fish Tales 1992 Williams Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: May 21, 2023
Completed, and playing like a dream.Forgot how good this game really is!The following major parts are new (and tons of smaller ones too):Both playfields.Plastic set.Pop bodies, skirts, and caps.Playfield jewel posts.Criss cross ramp.Clear topper cover.Real tempered backglass, with mirrored highlights.Cabinet decals.Playfield tempered glass.Collector quality Fish Tales, playing & looking like it was just ...

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Fish Tales 1992 Williams Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: May 21, 2023
Well the pin is coming back together nicely.Almost everything is new, except for the plasma dot matrix display.It's going to have to have some test plays put on it (worst part of the job) to make sure everything is holding

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Black Knight 1980 Williams Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: May 21, 2023
This restoration project stalled through the winter months, but is now back into production.Both cabinet bodies have been sanded off, repairs made, and now ready for their turn in the paint booth.Watch for a update on the playfield teardown real

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Bram Stokers Dracula 1993 Williams Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: May 20, 2023
Did one of these a few years back, just a monster of a job.You really need to keep you head in the game on this one.Playfield is so heavy the rails are made out of steel, not wood, only other title I know of like that is Popeye.This game has 22 solenoid assemblies, that is a huge number.Will be working with the original playfield, doing some mylar removal, repair, touchup, and clear coat.Cabinet will be stripped down repaired, and ...

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Fish Tales 1992 Williams Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: May 10, 2023
Well both the head, and main cabinet bodies have been painted, and the new decal set trimmed to fit, then applied.Added the interior cabinet artwork.Have the new playfield  underside fully repopulated, and triple checked.Top side is built out to testing mode, and will be built to completion once lamp, solenoid, and switch testing is verified.You will be able to see the forest green powder coating on the cabinet body now.This machine is up for ...

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Eight Ball Deluxe 1981 Bally Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: April 2, 2023
This series of photos shows final underside buildout, then system testing, and top side buildout.Some photos showing the custom crating process included.All systems worked on initial (lamps, switches, solenoids) start-up.For long term reliability, at the last moment, I switched out the original MPU for a Alltek.After about 100 play tests, time to crate it up.Heading out to it's new home, way down

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Eight Ball Deluxe 1981 Bally Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: February 25, 2023
The backbox is now painted, and clear coated.Have gone through the circuit boards , so they are now upgraded, and cleaned.The playfield swap is underway.All the solenoid assemblies have been rebuilt.Was planning on adding the newer blue pop bumper mounts, as stated in a previous post, but due to some minor size differences it could not be done, so the originals will be used.Working on the upper playfield build out, to test point.Have to add ...

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Fish Tales 1992 Williams Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: February 5, 2023
Main progress on this project has been the playfield swap.There are a series of photos attached to this update which will outline the progress steps to follow if you choose to do a swap. The premarking of your new & old playfield  for switch, lamp and mount placement, will assist you greatly on the harness transfer, do not skip this step.Tightening up the harness with extra zip ties, also makes it easier to reach into tight areas with a drill, or ...

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Eight Ball Deluxe 1981 Bally Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: January 12, 2023
This project is progressing well.The main cabinet body is full repainted, and clear coated.All metal has been sandblasted, and powder coated.The main cabinet has been repopulated, with a cleaned, and re-tightened wiring harness.The AS-2518-54 power rectifier board has been rebuilt, and just a note for anyone having to rebuild one of these (easy to do) the connectors are "AMP" brand, not Molex!J5 is usually crispy, and needs changing, issue here ...

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Fish Tales 1992 Williams Full 3-Stage Restoration
Posted: October 24, 2022
Cabinet is done and ready for the paint booth.New decal set has arrived from overseas.All metal is at the powder coating shop.Rebuilding the solenoid assemblies at this point.New playfield, and mini are here.New crossover ramp is incoming, along with plastic set.PCB upgrades have

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