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So it begins - Evel Knievel resto


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  • 2 years later...

Bumping thread @Autosteve

 

With the playfield done and the cab base coat hardened for well over 12 mths, it’s coming up time to finish painting the cab now that the weather is warming.

 

With a couple jobs to finish first, this is next. I promised it to @wild card, who now owns my playboy. He’s been hounding me for 8 months or more. Lol.

 

Stay tuned.

 

 

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  • 4 weeks later...

So it begins - Evel Knievel resto

 

This has been sitting on the bench for quite some time, so thought while I’m out here, might as well change it.

 

New rectifier board swap in.

 

Removed the backing plate and dropped into the vinegar to clean.

 

De solder the old ..... solder in the new.

 

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  • 9 months later...

Going through my parts box and Bingo, found my already chromed missing parts in the bottom of the bin wrapped in newspaper

 

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So installed the hangers then the apron.

 

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Reversed the chromed ball gate and installed

 

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So playfield top finished.

 

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Time to finish the missing underneath parts.

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  • 2 months later...

While I’ve been cleaning out the shed and polishing parts for the Fathom Playfield swap, I dug out the coin doors.

Stripped one and dropped the parts in the vinegar bath.

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Polished some of the parts ready for the new door skin.

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Just about gone through all the rusty metal parts.

Some fresh out of the vinegar bath and cleaned.

Some of it might even end up at chromers but most should polish up nice.

The coin door switches and coin lockout brackets came up nice. Had to pinch from another game though.

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  • 8 months later...

Started back onto the EK cabinet.

Had to fix the bottom and glue down.

 

Also rip some ply strips and glue in to fix the underside edges.

 

After 4 years of the 2pac white shrinking, have also had to do some repairs.

A few bits of the ply delaminated so had to cut out.

Plus quite a bit of planking, splitting in parts. I really does soak in.

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OK.

Definitely need a better cabinet.

 

This is one just had too much delamination. Edges started coming up, some parts had let go like where I previously cut out and repaired.

Next thing the whole sides were off and the next layer wasn’t pretty.

I’ll repair this but start with a better doner cab if not new.

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So while needing a bit of a win as everything else around me turns to shit, I started making new bits for the light board.

 

Measured up the old crumbling “wheatbix� surrounds and cut out some new parts from ply.

 

Now to unpick and replace all 48 rusted sockets while repairing the panel

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Ended up stripping a layer of ply from the light board too.

Cleaned up the parts, then nailed and glued on.

Also removed the sockets ready for painting and new sockets to be installed.

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Another coat or so and it will be ready to re socket and put back together.

 

Fingers crossed, tomorrow I’m rubbing back the white on the headbox , getting ready for stenciling.

Hopefully it’s not like the cabinet.

 

Shouldnt be as it was the original headbox. Whereas the cab was a donor. (Lost World)

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  • 1 year later...

So an update on Evel

leading up to Xmas , the new cabinet turned up as the old one was cactus. 

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Started to go through all the parts and fit everything that was already done. Fit the backing plating, New rectifier and transformer. 

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Fit the coin door, legs and finished running the braid wiring  

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Sat and re pinned the whole harness, re built the chimes unit with new replacement coils, full kit of sleeves, grommets and plungers, as well as coil wrappers. 

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Fit the chimes and wiring harness, with new piggy back line chord obviously  

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The chime bars were polished as best they could for now and will be replaced later on. 

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Installed all the boards and fit new laminated yellowed backbox cardset. 

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Fit the lightboard to the headbox and onto the cabinet  

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Installed the trim set and found enough displays that work. Wired everything up. 

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Plus new fipper buttons, flipper switches, mirror blades and shiny coinbox. 

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2 hours ago, Dedrok said:

Installed all the boards and fit new laminated yellowed backbox cardset. 

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Fit the lightboard to the headbox and onto the cabinet  

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Installed the trim set and found enough displays that work. Wired everything up. 

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Plus new fipper buttons, flipper switches, mirror blades and shiny coinbox. 

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Mate, so glad to see your recent post.

I hope that you had a great X-mas.

I understand the pressures of what life throws at us from time to time, been there and doing that. I also understand the importance of mates (I think you guys call it the circle of trust)

Having said that I hope to see more regular posts from you in coming months. Your expertise is essential in the learning curb of pinball for all experience levels. May 23 be a great year for you.

Welcome back Legend...

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On 12/01/2023 at 11:59 AM, DAG said:

Mate, so glad to see your recent post.

I hope that you had a great X-mas.

I understand the pressures of what life throws at us from time to time, been there and doing that. I also understand the importance of mates (I think you guys call it the circle of trust)

Having said that I hope to see more regular posts from you in coming months. Your expertise is essential in the learning curb of pinball for all experience levels. May 23 be a great year for you.

Welcome back Legend...

Thanks dude.

Yeah the furman has been my lifeline for over a year every week. 

Finishing this thread off as EK done now. Just need to finish the posting. 

Playfield put in, hooked up and powered up  

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