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Offline mickfish

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Sppriit of 76 - seeking interest in restoration project
« on: April 03, 2012, 11:24:34 PM »

UPDATE: I advise that I have since sold this baby, as is.


I have a Spirit of 76 that is regrettably much neglected, with most damage caused by exposure to coastal humidity. Pic attached
I am looking at feasibility of having it restored.
If you have any interest please contact me on 0411 741 691 or email at mikefisher9000@gmail.com
« Last Edit: November 06, 2012, 06:53:43 PM by mickfish »

Offline Retropin

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Playfield looks to be in good nick.. Bg is shot and another will need to be sourced.. cabinet can be sanded back and restencilled.

Ive seen much much worse come to life again!

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Playfield looks to be in good nick.. Bg is shot and another will need to be sourced.. cabinet can be sanded back and restencilled.

Ive seen much much worse come to life again!

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Where are you located ?
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I am in St Ives- but machine is at a warehouse nearby in Belrose (near Bunnings). Will need to make a time to meet there if you wish to view.
Are you able to do restoration work?
Mike

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I am in St Ives- but machine is at a warehouse nearby in Belrose (near Bunnings). Will need to make a time to meet there if you wish to view.
Are you able to do restoration work?
Mike

I dabble in restoration work  && - I'm in Victoria, and I thin a quick google search sees you in NSW. If it was in Vic, I'd be interested. This is my " all time favorite " EM. I think a NSW member looking for a project would jump on this game
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Thanks anyway for your interest. Can you put me in touch with some NSW restorers you may know? I t will be appreciated.
Cheers

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Why not have a go yourself ? If I can do it anyone can.  *%*

I have restored 4 EM's so far and each has taken 100+ hours .
If you were to pay someone else to do it , it would cost you a lot of $$ .

Plenty of threads in the resto section here to give you ideas ..

Here is the my thread on the 1st resto I did , to give you an idea of how it can turn out doing it yourself .
I make my own stencils from cardboard by tracing the original artwork .

http://aussiepinball.com/index.php?topic=1187.0
I need more room ! and more $$$

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I am ready for my next boat anchor (Just kidding) restore.
However no cash till tax time if you still have it.
Millsy
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I have a complete Backbox for this machine for sale.  Includes a Backglass and all internal score reels etc.  Good Condition.  $250  but I am Victoria
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I have a complete Backbox for this machine for sale.  Includes a Backglass and all internal score reels etc.  Good Condition.  $250  but I am Victoria

Well there is the problem of the backglass sorted out... i really should make stencils for this machine which means you have everything at your disposal to restore this yourself... plus regular real time support from members of the forum.

But if you fancy shipping to Brisbane, ill do it for you... getting this type of work done by someone else is not cheap though due to the large amount of work involved

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Thanks anyway for your interest. Can you put me in touch with some NSW restorers you may know? I t will be appreciated.
Cheers

Definitely fixable, the playfield looks ok from what can be seen in the pic. Does the game work at all?
I too dabble in restorations  #@#