Thanks for the kind words guys
this afternoon i repinned ALL of the lamp connectors on the lamp driver board, so no more lamps going out!!
And i also straightened and polished the plastics and fitted them to the pf. I used new nylon acorn nuts to secure them instead of crappy rubber fasteners like it had when i got the machine.
some pics.. getting very close now.. i was tempted to fit the old flipper buttons just so i could play a few games
but i have decided to wait, and not rush things
So im just waiting on the new flipper buttons, and need to do a few more touchups on the backglass and i'll be done