Tag: pinball restoration
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Taxi: working down the list
Checking off Taxi tasks like crazy. From here on out, the job is assembly. Pretty sure i have ALL the parts aside from a few bulbs, rubbers, and post sleeves. I’ll find more stuff i’m missing along the way but it’s so damn exciting to have the end in sight.
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Nice looking grill
Got a first coat of black on the metal grills and they look real nice. I feel angry about the dude who sprayed crappy clear coat all over this Taxi. Not only did it destroy the playfield but I’ve spent hours and hours cleaning it from metal, switches, coils, etc. Tonight I saw it all…
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I don’t enjoy polishing metal
Something about polishing metal like this annoys me, but it sure looks good. These will still get hit with mother’s, then waxed. Waxed the playfield three times too while I was doing these. Lots more metal to go.
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Taxi restore: It’s all over under there
The underside of the playfield is 99% complete. All the mechs are in and wires soldered. Gonna clean and wax the playfield before completing the flipper installation. I’ve taken this machine further than any other restore so far, though I won’t be doing much to the outside of the cabinet even though it’s a bit…
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Taxi: Very clean mechs
I’ve been taking my time rebuilding most of the mechs on this machine. There are a few more kickers to do that are still under the playfield, and of course the pops, but the big ones are done. I figured out a solution for finding all the through holes in the playfield that were covered…
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Taxi drop targets done
Drops done, slingshots are next. Unfortunately, I have to replace the sling switches because they are totally jacked up and covered with some kind of clear coat.
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Taxi flippers rebuilt
These rebuilt flipper mechs get me so excited! Drop targets aren’t back together but all the parts are clean so I’ll finish those tonight.
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Dirty parts need some love
This week’s goal: clean this stuff and rebuild the flippers. Taking the slow and steady approach to rebuilding this Taxi.