there you go.

http://www.pinballlife.com/index.php?p=product&id=2517

I'll leave it to the restorer to decide if he wants it publicized here. Thanks.

Aha OK thanks beatmaster - for a couple dollars it seems like cheap protection for those beautiful powder-coated legs.

Congrats Whridlsonceatood on the sale and Craig on the fantastic score. We still want to see video of this machine in action at some point!

I got to see the HS in person at Pinfest today, it's really a sweet lookin game. Nice work. The pf looks great and I love the powder coated wire forms. I also picked up a NOS HS pf so I can start my HS resto

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Congrats to the buyer and seller, be happy be proud.

This is taking a System-11 to the next level. Awesome looking game with every detail documented as it happened. How cool.

I'm willing to bet it sold for $2k+.. I don't know if I could do it, put all that work in and then sell it before I really got to play it.

Ok, for that kind of money, I might be able to part with it. How many hours do you have put into it, 200?

Jim I missed you after packing up. Thanks so much for bringing it !'

Thanks again for the sale, Jim. 'Can't wait for Don to get it here. (It will probably be a week.) Why did I ever get rid of our van that easily held two pins?!

With all those hours you put into it and the way it came out, you deserve it.
Looking forward to the Pinbot restoration.
I know it will come out great.

Absolutely. Worth every single penny. I was glad to pay it.

Jim's an impressively talented guy, and his 190 hours is probably equivalent to my 400 hours.

Pleasure meeting you Craig. The game is beautiful. Enjoy it!

Same to you. Looks like I'll be jumping on the powder-coating bandwagon!

I've found Jeff's stuff hit and miss; and mostly a miss.

I won't buy from him anymore either.

Robert

Going to re-read this killer High Speed tutorial slowly for the 3rd time looking for ideas and tips. Just got my "fair" condition HS, and it's time to do my best.
-mof

Love re-reading this every time I do...

1) How did you handle the solenoid wrappers? I don't see a set for HS on PP's site. If you printed them at home, what colored paper did you use? How did you adhere them to themselves?

2) Do you recommend this paint for the spinners? Did you use the original spinners? I haven't taken the old decals off mine they look beat, wondering if you needed to do any straightening on yours?
http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Oleum-Automotive-249276-12-Ounce-Equipment/dp/B006ZLT6OO/ref=sr_1_3

thanks!
-mof

Wow...That's funny...to me on the paint. I made new decals for my HS Spinners and the John Deere Green was the perfect match. Not sure if John Deere gets there own label paint from Rustoleum, but the John Deere brand paint is really good stuff. Available at any JD dealer.

Thanks!
I found the labels. I See we need:
AE-23-800-01 x1
AE-23-800-23 x2
AL-23-800-01 x1
AE-23-800-02 x1
AE-23-800-03 x5
FL23/600-30/2600 x3
They have:
AE-23-800
AL-23-800
FL23/600-30/2600

So I guess we re-use those 3?

I found http://www.staples.com/Staples-Sticker-Paper/product_490429
but... just in white? Did you buy the paper in the color you want (That's what I'm not seeing)?

thanks!
-mof

How did you attach it? Was the shift knob thread correct for the rod or did you have to glue it in?

It's holding strong : )

Thanks. I have a HS and CP I'd like to put shift knobs on

WOW, is all I can think to say about this restoration.

Would you like to restore mine?

How in the world did you remove everything from under playfield, and keep track of where it goes? I know you can take photos, but geez, that's a ton of things to keep up with.

If someone want this game let me know. Shes so purdy!
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/high-speed-restored-ftfs

Thanks for the inspiration -- I just completed my HS project. I'll come back in a few weeks and add a few mods and extra touches... But the "heavy lifting" is all complete with no errors.

-mof

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/high-speed-restoration

I'd like to request that you post a few more shots of your awesome finished work -- I realize you left us a bit high and dry on the final result !!! (not to mention upside down and backwards!)
-mof

Looks better than the Tron, that's for damn sure.

You are making it awfully hard for me to NOT powdercoat the rails, LDB, and legs in black... Must resist. Don't wanna kick down mega $$$ for this title. Saving the bonus $$$ for Seawitch and Sorcerer. hehe.

I like to say that all pins should go full stainless steel (1981 pins), or all black (most system 11s), and rarely would it make sense to mix and match black and stainless steel. This is CLEARLY a black accent game.

-mof

Yikes! Just for the record, I've lost 60+ pounds since then.