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Title: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: v8racefan on June 09, 2013, 05:19:57 PM: Well I've ripped into the cabinet restoration of my DE Checkpoint project pinball.

Both upper and lower cabinets need some attention. I started today on the lower cabinet, teared everthing out to get to the damaged mdf floor.

I decided to go with a replacement 9mm Plywood cab floor, so after a trip to Bunnings and one 2.4m sheet here's my results from a few hours in the shed this arvo...

I let the pics tell the story, and will update this thread as I go.
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: v8racefan on June 09, 2013, 05:24:00 PM: Here's a few other pics from this project...
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: Strangeways on June 09, 2013, 07:06:16 PM: Great start. Obviously you are into car games with the vids in the background #@#
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: v8racefan on June 09, 2013, 07:34:02 PM: Quote from: Strangeways on June 09, 2013, 07:06:16 PM
Great start. Obviously you are into car games with the vids in the background #@#

Thanks Nino, Yes huge fan of vintage car racing arcade games, trouble is having enough space to store these machines, plan is to have one side of the shed lined in pins & the other side lined in vintage arcade games %$%
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: howzat on June 10, 2013, 10:15:46 AM: Hi v8
It looks like your off to a flying start with your cab resto

I like your plan to line the shed with pins on one side and race games the other #*#

It sounds like a fun shed to be in Howzat
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: ddstoys on June 10, 2013, 10:38:20 AM: Looking good Leon

I've never replace a cab floor before
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: pinnies4me on June 10, 2013, 11:07:18 AM: Quote from: howzat on June 10, 2013, 10:15:46 AM

I like your plan to line the shed with pins on one side and race games the other #*#

+1, I'm a racing fan too and envy those vids!

Nice start on the cab, looking forward to seeing more.
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: v8racefan on June 10, 2013, 04:12:13 PM: Quote from: howzat on June 10, 2013, 10:15:46 AM
Hi v8
It looks like your off to a flying start with your cab resto

I like your plan to line the shed with pins on one side and race games the other #*#

It sounds like a fun shed to be in Howzat

Thanks Howzat,

Yes my shed is a fun place, just not big enough *.* only 9m long & 3m wide, hence one line only each of pins & vids
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: v8racefan on June 10, 2013, 04:15:31 PM: Quote from: ddstoys on June 10, 2013, 10:38:20 AM
Looking good Leon

I've never replace a cab floor before

Thanks Daniel,

Yes I've never replaced a cab floor either, just learning as I go. I will probably replace the lower cab speaker as well and thinking I might pay a visit to Jaycar.
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: v8racefan on June 10, 2013, 04:18:22 PM: Quote from: pinnies4me on June 10, 2013, 11:07:18 AM
Quote from: howzat on June 10, 2013, 10:15:46 AM

I like your plan to line the shed with pins on one side and race games the other #*#

+1, I'm a racing fan too and envy those vids!

Nice start on the cab, looking forward to seeing more.

Thanks Nick,

The Sprint 2 is my grail retro driver, took me many many years to find her, this is a Australian assembled Hankin model called Indy 2.
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: v8racefan on July 21, 2013, 01:35:25 PM: Some updated/progress pics,

Currently working on the lower cabinet, long process sanding, filling, priming, then more sanding etc....
Title: Re: DE Checkpoint Cabinet repair
Post by: pocketscience on December 13, 2014, 11:46:03 PM: Did you ever finish this? If so where did you source stencils for cabinet artwork? About to take delivery of a CP that I'll like to restore to original condition if possible.

Cheers,