robm Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 For those not familiar with the term 'possum pin' please go here for the background story. https://www.aussiearcade.com/forum/pinball/pinball-aa/56521-pinball-adventure-shed-stash I actually sold this particular twilight zone as it was beyond repair and someone wanted it for the boards. Years later, I ended up buying it back. A few pics of its recent state.... Then pulled all the nasty looking bits off the playfield. Cab is definitely unusable! The playfield was actually too far gone with moisture bubbles all through a lot of the art. I bought another used playfield and savage weaved his magic on it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Parts had been sitting in tubs for a while and today I decided to do something with them. Pulled the playfield out and out a few bits on 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 I want to reuse as much as possible, just to see what I can do with it. Wireforms have been powder coated. I pulled apart all under playfield parts and etch primer and painted the brackets. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 A bit of effort with wire brush wheel on bench grinder does some good! Not perfect but a huge improvement. Some pics of the tidier brackets. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 And the wiring harnesses get a bath 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwodie Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 bloody hell, how good is that PF under all that possum shit. Left ramp return on the switch rollover is always a telling sign and it looks bloody clean as Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsUrFeminitzNYImNietYoma Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Rob did you evict the possum because he couldn't pay his rent due to covid? That's un-Australian of you. :p:lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 More work with the wire wheel and polisher. Same posts before and after. I've not had much luck in the past polishing hex posts so have primed them and painted black which will match the powder coated wireforms. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jono Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Nice one Rob. Excellent as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeca Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 And the wiring harnesses get a bath [ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"large","data-attachmentid":2161465}[/ATTACH] Gona do this today. I see you've got a little light board in there? Are leaf switches and light boards okay to put in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 I've done them before with no issues. I leave to dry in the sun for a good 6 hours after 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeca Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I've done them before with no issues. I leave to dry in the sun for a good 6 hours after Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 I'm chasing the high power board (the one that is mounted under the playfield near the front of the machine). Let me know if anyone has one please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peely Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Lots of photos rob for the rebuild or do you have another TZ that you can work from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 7, 2020 Author Share Posted September 7, 2020 Lots of photos rob for the rebuild or do you have another TZ that you can work from ? I've got plenty of photos on file for a previous TZ Resto. So just a matter of going backwards through them to put it back together. I've done a few of these how so getting a bit familiar with them! These parts and some others taken to the powder coaters today. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny65 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Wow - that lockbar receiver has seen some better days. Look forward to seeing some pics when they come back 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny65 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 I'm chasing the high power board (the one that is mounted under the playfield near the front of the machine). Let me know if anyone has one please. If you don't manage to pick one up locally, Marco and K's Arcade have replacements boards available https://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/A-16116 https://ksarcade.net/high-power-board-williams-a-16116.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autosteve Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 Good improvement the under playfield mechs in black. I paint them usually in white because being painted makes for very easy cleaning. You can simply wipe them over when painted. Also looks so much more sexier.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn70 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 That's awesome Rob. Even though many things couldn't be salvaged/saved, what a huge effort to restore this machine in the condition it was. I love seeing the 'before' and 'after' pics. Nothing like the satisfaction you get knowing the work involved to bring things back to near new again. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeca Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Put my wiring harness in the dishwasher didn't come out that great. Put it on pots and pans mode. Am I supposed to put detergent in? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 Put my wiring harness in the dishwasher didn't come out that great. Put it on pots and pans mode. Am I supposed to put detergent in? Yep. I certainly did anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeca Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Yep. I certainly did anyway Thanks just chucked them back in, will split it into 2 loads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn70 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I'd love to put my wiring in the dishwasher but just don't have the balls to do it. Plus if I did, the Mrs would try and remove such balls from my sack. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmeca Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 Worked much better with detergent haha. Looks awesome, very happy with it. Definitely not going back to cleaning wires by hand hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robm Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 I'd love to put my wiring in the dishwasher but just don't have the balls to do it. Plus if I did, the Mrs would try and remove such balls from my sack. I chatted to my wife and she was quite happy. As long as I ran a wash through afterwards. She's a legend! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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