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Bringing a Hook back to life

By silen7ce

3 years ago


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  • Latest reply 2 years ago by slampt
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  • Hook Data East, 1992

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#1 3 years ago
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silen7ce

Pinside member

US Easton, MA

6y 50,600 309 11

I took over this project from Moberg as something to keep me busy during quarantine! I had some extra data east boards so could justify doing it cheap. Game was described as "experiencing a significant water event" but I'm pretty sure someone found it at the bottom of a lake!

Many... myself included will probably wonder.. all this for a hook??? Just a cheap passion project to keep myself busy!

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#2 3 years ago
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silen7ce

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US Easton, MA

6y 50,600 309 11

Step 1 was to rip the topside down and give the playfield a cleaning:

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#3 3 years ago
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silen7ce

Pinside member

US Easton, MA

6y 50,600 309 11

Step 2: Evaporust! ...everything... splurged on new decals... only thing that doesn't seem salvageable are pops.

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#4 3 years ago
 
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MeesterPieter

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11y 46,650 265 5 14

that's gonna take some work, nice that you're not junking it right away. any idea yet if the playfield isn't warped too much?

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#5 3 years ago
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silen7ce

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US Easton, MA

6y 50,600 309 11

Playfield is actually pretty straight and solid. Cabinet sides are solid but its going to need the bottom replaced. I've got all the cabinet hardware stripped off and sitting in evaporust then that will get new paint.

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#6 3 years ago
 
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Crash

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I have a spare set of legs and leg bolts for Hook if you need them.

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#7 3 years ago
 
BTF

PinballManiac40

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Your restoration will benefit greatly from the newly announced ColorDMD. http://shop.colordmd.com/h-led-displays/

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#8 3 years ago
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silen7ce

Pinside member

US Easton, MA

6y 50,600 309 11

Slow progress. New pops installed and wired up. Starting to reassemble parts of playfield and removing and cleaning all the mechs under the playfield. Going to need to replace some flasher sockets that were too far gone as well.

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#9 3 years ago
 
GTX

gdonovan

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7y 185K 13,220 70

OP
Quoted from silen7ce:

Many... myself included will probably wonder.. all this for a hook??? Just a cheap passion project to keep myself busy!

Actually a pretty fun game that the ChadH code makes even better, not sure why it isn't liked more.

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#10 3 years ago
 
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Boof-Ed

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7y 97,350 1,157 54

Nothing wrong with restoring a hook. I’ll be following this one.
I did one a few years back in much worse condition. Don’t have the pics on my phone anymore. There are pics in here. https://www.aussiearcade.com/forum/pinball/pinball-restoration-s/solid-state-ss-pinball-restorations/90814-pinball-from-my-youth-restoration

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#11 3 years ago
 
ANV

captainadam_21

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US Sioux Falls, SD

12y 74,150 3,104 46

I misread the title of this thread

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#12 3 years ago
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silen7ce

Pinside member

US Easton, MA

6y 50,600 309 11

Haven’t had any time to work on this but pulled all the parts back out of the boxes today and made a small dent. Replacement Rufio ramp applied decals wired up a new flasher

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#13 2 years ago
 
JOE

slampt

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AU Perth

2y 14,650 20 4

I have just started to restore a hook too, following this with interest. Keep up the good work!

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