As far as the TZ, the damage is actually less than you would think.
Let me preface this by saying I have not finished this restoration, so I intend to find surprises in it - more so than you find in the 'average' run of the mill restoration.
My 'storage shed' find FH and TAF ($300 USD each) required nearly all the hardware be replaced. Rusted plungers, posts, hardware, etc. Tearing down the TZ, it didn't seem to be *that* bad. But, I expect to be surprised. I do have lots of hardware from part-outs, and I have been buying generic hardware (lock nuts, tee nuts, screws, washers, etc) by the hundred - so I do expect to replace quite a bit.
There was some pretty obvious wood damage though. The parts of the cabinet that are MDF tend to absorb water pretty well. I think MDF is the correct term. Speaker panel, back side of backbox, backbox lamp insert, cabinet floor, etc.
The floor of the cabinet was wasted. A new one was CNC'd out and the bottom was replaced.
The lamp board in the backbox was swollen and warped.
So, a new one was CNC'd out
The speaker panel soaked up moisture and was trashed, so a new one was CNC'd out
I also had a few new backbox 'backs' cut out at the same time, but this game doesn't appear to need one!
I am very lucky to have a friend who has access to a CNC machine through his employer, and has most of the pinball stuff programmed in. If I need a part, he's always willing to help! He actually hooked me up with this project TZ when I mentioned I wanted one.
He restored several of the PAPA flood games for the owner of the facility and they look awesome.
I like to 'save' games. The proto CFTBL is an example of this.
The irony of this... I noticed on the owners list that a friend of mine used to own this very TZ. He sold it to Kevin from PAPA before the flood, and thought it was gone for good.
All I needed to complete the game was a clock, and a friend hooked me up with a nice used rebuilt spare he had. Now I just need to finish a half dozen other projects and get started on this one!
