MildAnti Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 So i picked this old 1975 gottlieb High Score for 300 bucks and i'm not sure what to do I was hoping it was fucked so i can gut it and make a Vpin machine but it works pretty good just needs some new rubbers, the body is in rough shape but easy to repair i think it might be alot of work to refurbish it any help would be sweet http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
Metalzoic Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 I'm not a huge fan of old EM's, but if it isn't in bad shape I say don't gut it. Once these tables are gone they're gone forever. Almost immoral to destroy one without good reason. Ha!
MildAnti Posted May 9, 2015 Author Posted May 9, 2015 but the game is so boring http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
Metalzoic Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 but the game is so boring Ha! I bet. I love modern 80's and up pinball, but old EM's bore me to death. Maybe someone will trade you that for a non-working 80's cab? Worth a shot putting it on Craigslist or Pinside to see.
baddeolv Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 Ya that game looks like it sucks ass. I'm sure the pin guys around here are gonna cringe, but I say gut it like the pig it is Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Instagram : baddeolv Kik : baddeolv Facebook : Brian Addeo www.facebook.com/thecorepunk
dougan78 Posted May 10, 2015 Posted May 10, 2015 As the owner of a police force pinball that did not even have flippers when I got it and still doesn't boot. I know it's not a em but, I would sell it and build your own. I stopped at a gaming event and played a few vpins and I really developed a preference for having the playfield screen meet the back box perfectly. You won't get that on a gut job imho.
MildAnti Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 Well I got everything working on it now and its pretty fun and loud I massaged a few parts and it came back to life Now I decided i'm going to restore it but i'm going to change a few little things i bought some replacement parts but missing 2 of the little bowling balls in the back glass can't find those going to make it shiny and new againI really didn't want to be known as a pinball killer http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
MildAnti Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 So I answered my own questionthanks Metalzoic http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
zebulon Posted May 12, 2015 Posted May 12, 2015 Nice to see that you got it going. I had considered offering a trade for it but you're a bit further out than I trust my truck to make it to.... The backbox bowling balls are kindof a neat feature on that one. I know so much about so little that I could teach you everything there is to know about nothing....
MildAnti Posted May 12, 2015 Author Posted May 12, 2015 Well Whitby is far enough but not to far, if your interested in some kinda of trade i can do artwork for you of some sort because i am looking for a wide body pinball cabinet and seems you might be my first choice because your only 8 hours away and the price is right http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
zebulon Posted May 13, 2015 Posted May 13, 2015 Drop me a line at [email protected] and we can figure something out. I know so much about so little that I could teach you everything there is to know about nothing....
albert_c Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Good thing you didn't gut this, otherwise..........somebody gonna get a hurrrt When you find great deals on Craigslist for CRT based cabs, exuberance can be a bad thing! Current status of cabs: 0/5 working as desired :wallbash:
MildAnti Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 to lateNo not really, just tear down to clean it up then do some touch ups and clear coat, everything works on it now, except a little lighting issue in the back glass i'm doing a little modding nothing to crazy tho http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
Fursphere Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 So.. having restored a few gottlieb playfields myself - you're in for a long road. Strip the entire playfield down to nothing (bare wood) and take a thousand pictures along the way. Cheap craft store paint is good for matching and touch ups. Once that's done, spray can Varathane (home depot) works great to clear it. many. many coats, and block sanding - then polishing will make it look new. But your going to have to put hours into it. And its a EM. DING DING DING gets REALLY annoying after awhile. But if you love it, go for it. (I more of a 80s Gottlieb fan myself. Like Black Hole and Haunted House. two pins I searched a long time for before I got my hands on finally. )
MildAnti Posted July 2, 2015 Author Posted July 2, 2015 few more pics of the restore http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
Metalzoic Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 Damn man. Nice work! I'm impressed with the effort you're putting in for a table you don't even like.
nathan1974au Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 great opportunity to get size specs from machine to start a rebuild (Midlife crisis) some have hot rods, some have gold chains, I have arcade machine with hyperspin.
cowbells Posted July 2, 2015 Posted July 2, 2015 I hate it when people gut original games. Only when they are past the point of restoration should you even consider it. Even then, you should part out everything that could be used to arcade collectors.
MildAnti Posted July 2, 2015 Author Posted July 2, 2015 Almost done withe the play field couple more touch ups then on to clear coating, then body work there's a piece of would missing where the coin box (loonie bin) is, it was on a native reserve along time ago and i guess they tried to break in Sent from my XT1064 using Tapatalk http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
nathan1974au Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 you feel better knowing you have a peice gaming of history! and you have restored it! (Midlife crisis) some have hot rods, some have gold chains, I have arcade machine with hyperspin.
MildAnti Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 yah i love the story behind itwas on a native reserve and then went to auction probably 30 years ago, and my buddies dad picked it up and been sitting in his basement ever since so heres a before and after shot used epoxy putty to fill in the crackit worked great, I think it looks a lot better than it did http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
MildAnti Posted August 18, 2015 Author Posted August 18, 2015 Finally in the shop everything repaired, just a few more parts to remove and ready for clear coat Sent from my XT1064 using Tapatalk http://www.hyperspin-fe.com/topic/2084-digital-dreams-carbon-fibre-covered
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