We'll if you saw my "on the road again" post last weekend you might have got a peek at the Haunted House project I picked up in a trade for my Jungle Lord and Firepower (the second firepower I've owned ... For like 10 days) from a fellow pinsider.

So here is what I am working with....

A NOS or Reproduction back glass
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Let's look at back box...
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And the playfield cabinet... (Note one photo the is some separation we'll have to fix)
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Now here is where it gets fun... pin came with a fully populated main, attic and cellar playfields. It also came with semi-populated main and attic playfields that are in much better cosmetic shape...

Let's look first at the fully populated main and attic playfields...
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Fully populated cellar (only one I have)...
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Now let's look at the semi-populated main playfield...

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semi populated attic...
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So the plan is to clean up the guts of the cabinets first. Then get the game up and running and finally do something about the playfields... My First playfield swap is coming...

Reserve for future use.

Day 1 - drove to South Bend, Indiana to pick up HH. When I got home the plan was to unload and get playfield cabinet on legs and just laid head on it and call it a day... We'll that took awhile. There was one leg leveler that was stuck on the leg... It had been painted and coated over. Couldn't get that SOB to budge. No nut on bottom side either.. There were two different size legs in front and rear so I was not sure how readily available these smaller legs are today. Had to grind off leg leveler on both side and through the nut and then drill out the bolt. Surprisingly I did not mess it up and I was able to put a new leg leveler on the leg. Fun way to start.

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Looked at attaching the head to cabinet but there was rust on bracket where you bolt down the two to each other. So... These all need to come off..

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Day 2 - reviewed the cabinet head and it all needs to come out to be cleaned up. Started dis-assembly. Lot of metal needs to be cleaned, tumbled, etc..

I am thinking about getting everything powder coated HH yellow...

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Day 3 - just emptied the back box... Dirty, dirty, dirty... I think I am going to get it all powder coated haunted house yellow!
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What does everybody use to clean the inside of a cabinet? Damp rag, little air to get crap out of corners? Thanks dan

Day 4 - Got all of the back box parts off to Tim at The Powder Pro to get powder coated. 5 miles north of Pinball Life. I'll post some photos when I get them back.

http://www.thepowderpro.com

Took apart that fiber board that holds all the circuit boards and put a first coat of green on it. This was dirty and looked like shit even after I cleaned it up so this you be a nice upgrade. I'll add another coat and then put some triple thick on it. That green board and all the yellow powder coated brackets and other back box parts is going to look real sharp! The front vertical grills next to backglass are also going to be yellow. Can't wait to see how this turns out!

Busy weekend so my only goal is to finish up the that fiber board and hand clean the inside of the gutted back box cabinet. I want to get the back box done and put back together before I move on to anything else.

Got the inside of cabinet cleaned up and painted... Got to tumble some hardware and get her back together once my powder coated parts come back...before and after
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We'll I didn't have an ultrasonic cleaner when the day started... But I just bought myself one!!! Have a feeling this will get a lot of use in during this project ...
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Ever notice when you really want something and you buy it it's on the other side of country.. Ground shipment from Washington. Hope it's here by Saturday but I doubt it...

Defender! Jealous... I have never played haunted house... Hope it's worth the wait...

Thanks for tips!

I might take you up on that!!! I opened her up yesterday and was might intimidated with the amount of work she needs... One step at a time...

Did you do anything to add speech or multiball?

Finally...
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Seadoo master I already read your thread! Super nice!!!

Had some fun with the ultrasonic cleaner... Got the plastic posts that hold the circuit boards cleaned and got them back on the fiberboard with new hardware...

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Had a chance to pull out the attic and start stripping top side of main playfield. These are the semi-populated playfields but have the better playfield (need to swap). Looks like everything is there but one of the connectors was cutoff.. Have a lot of good parts here.

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So here's my plan for now..
- strip attic (spare but need playfield)
- strip main playfield (spare but need playfield)
- clean up playfield cabinet
- get game up and running
- strip cellar
- swap attic and main playfield
- have a bad ass haunted house

Seems simple when I lay it out above

Spare attic (one I'm using) stripped...

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I thought about it.. Was hoping that after it was cleared and just played HUO it might be ok.. What did you do?

Good luck getting her working Fineod!

Made this decision !!!! $$$ !!!

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Attic is off to HSA... This is going to be a very nice HH one day

Started tearing down top side of main playfield.... Slow and steady is how I'm moving... ( or not enough hours in a day )...

Got a little distracted by Atlantis- the pin; not the level I will never get to on my RBION... Top side off semi-populated main playfield ( better of two mains) I torn down... (Except that flipper; that torqued bolt was snapped off...wtf)
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And .... Stripped.... Next step is to clean up PF cabinet

Been slacking on HH but I got my new window and spiderweb from CPR today
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Good catch Vid!!!

If you saw I did cover it up but missed it was on there twice!!!

Fixed

Thanks!!!

well my attic is done at HSA!!! Can't wait to see it but...

I traded my HH to a fellow pinsider... I am hoping he will continue the thread... I will post a photo of the attic when it arrives... he has plans to add multiball and speech!!!

I never planed to trade her but I've been looking for SOF for awhile and he really wanted a HH project so worked out perfect for both of us!

Happy Labor Day everyone!!!
Dan

Awesome Mike! Didn't want to share your name w/o your knowledge... I'm looking forward to this as well!!!

WOW!!! Brian at HSA did an amazing job!!!
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Nice!!!

I'm not too familiar with Gotliebs but on most games when there is an issue it is the 5101 RAM... Also if you do not beat the default high score it will not keep yours...

Very cool!!! I can't wait to play!

Nice

Very nice!

Very exciting!

Nice! Getting closer and closer... To me being able play a game!

Are you going to paint the whole inside and underneath?

Turned out great!!!

I finally got to see all the PFs and everything else Mike has done... Looks fantastic!

Looks great!!!

Yes that's where I got it! Jungle Lord and Firepower for HH... Met in parking lot of the minor league baseball team in South Bend...

Any updates?

Can’t wait to play!

That’s how it’s been going over here too... hoping to get to a firepower this summer that’s gathering dust.