I picked up this Shadow last October and spent the whole winter working on it as time permitted, it needed the most attention of any pin I've ever purchased. My initial plan was just the basic repairs and shopping, but one thing lead to another and I ended up spending a ton of money to get it to where it's at now, but no regrets, I love it!
Please keep in mind while viewing these pics; This was my first attempt at woodwork, painting and clearcoating, which I did to repair the sanctum area. Special thanks to Vid for his playfield restoration thread, that is where I learned to do this repair. I call this an amateur restoration because that's what it is, I didn't strip the bottom of the playfield like some of you guys do. Maybe next time, but I did clean the wiring harness with a rag and Mean Green which took a lot of the grime off. I also cleaned all the inserts, light boards, cabinet, etc.
Also, I'm not a photographer, I did the best I could with a $130 Canon.
I decided to wait until I had this pin done before posting pics as most of you would have gotten pretty bored following a restoration thread for 6 months.
So, I'll post my pics and I hope a few of you who like Shadow's might enjoy the journey I've taken. There were many times I thought I'd never get this done, many adult beverages consumed and plenty of *adult wording* used in getting this Shadow to shine again!
First up; Bringing it home, it was very filthy and had many errors. The seller had it for 10 years and played the crap out of it, but never did any maintenance whatsoever. Note the poorly welded ramps, which were replaced with new ones from Kerry Stair.