Hi guys,
I recently finished a T2 restoration/custom and figured I would share a few highlights from the build.
The machine arrived somewhat complete. The playfield was in excellent shape but the cabinet was destined for the dumpster.
Fast forward a little the machine was stripped down, and a donor cabinet (Williams Hurricane) was sourced from Marty at MPR (Thank you).
This too had its fair share of problems to address but was for the most part solid. The back panel had suffered some heavy damage so this was addressed first up...
Hurricane had a cutout for a plunger so this front panel was also modified to suit the T2 gun handle/trigger setup...
While this went ahead i had started to get the playfield dialed in. There were still some imperfections at this point so this is very much an 'in process' snap...
Back to the cabinet - sanded, primed, painted etc...
Playfield finished, ready to rebuild...
GI for pops stapled down...
Underside populated, ready to install in the finished cabinet...
Back home, starting to trim out the rest of the cabinet...
Pinball Pro speaker upgrade and tightening up the playfield loom...
I decided to fabricate a mirror stainless speaker panel. Fit pretty well with the T2 theme as the original speaker panel art essentially represents the terminator eyes/head (chrome)...
Nearly finished populating the topside...
Just tidying up a few loose ends here... big thanks to Daniel (ddstoys) for his help troubleshooting some frustrating issues on this game. I should note he has helped dial in all of the games the shop has put out so far and has been a fantastic tech...
Final touches and i got it outside on a nice sunny day (luckily)...
Apologies for the shadow put over the rear of the machine. Bad timing i guess with the sun but what can you do
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That's about it. I did receive this email from the games designer which was indeed very rewarding for both myself - and the customer who commissioned this project.
"I am marveling at how great your T2 restoration (PLUS!!) looks! It is magnificent.
The chrome on everything looks top notch, and the level of detail is astounding!
This is one of the finest restorations I have ever seen, and I will heartily recommend your work! Fantastic!"
Steve Ritchie
Not that i want to show it off, but i thought it was worth while mentioning.
Final shot...
Packed and ready to pickup...
Thanks for reading as always guys. I have thinned out alot of the process for these posts due to their somewhat 'heavy' nature. Through the year I might try and do a writeup on getting cabinets ready for paint or some playfield restoration how-to's for some of the guys i receive questions from.
As always thanks for supporting my business and I look forward to posting a few more of these for people to see.
el_timbo
