Wow - I love what you did with your cabinet. That artwork looks fantastic....I never cared much for the LE cabinet but with that custom artwork on it, I think it looks awesome.

I recently redid my 1984 EBD Midway "Classic" and like you, I painted the inside black after running all new ground braids and refreshing the coin door. I did some blue accents in the cabinet interior as well just to customize it for me (this is one of those pins I'll never let go). I'll be following your thread to enjoy your progress. If you'd like to see my restore, here's a link.....I also put in a hardtop so be sure to stay "clear" of my mistakes (pun intended). I wound up having to re-do my hardtop after the adhesion on the first install failed. Taking off a hardtop is....well....I never want to do it again.

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/hardtop-install-and-restoration-for-eight-ball-deluxe

Looking great! FWIW, my '84 playfield has the same "no cutout" for the lamp in the upper right corner, but the hardtop was templated from an '81 playfield with the cutout. To make it less noticeable, I painted that area white before putting down the hardtop. You can still see the cutout if you stare at it but at a glance, under the plastics, it doesn't stand out as it would with bare wood showing through.

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