Gotta save the rares, 1970 Gottlieb Stock Car (350 made) is running again after several decades. Screw parting games out Resoldering hundreds of wires over many long nights and now it runs and plays. I would say it's magic but it's just hard work! Headed to the museum with the rest
This was purposely destroyed to put in a custom computer system by the previous owner in 2013, obviously not natural wear and tear. Now running on its original hardware again with no parts even needing replaced
- Rewired two entire relays and switch stacks
- Rewired all four score reels, switch stacks, circuit board (add-a-balls oddly only have one circuit board reel, thank god)
- Rewired kickers and switches
- Rewired outhole coil and switches
- Rewired flippers and flipper switches
- Rewired all 10 playfield rollover switches
- Rewired all other playfield switches
- Rewired ripped out 1-10 ball count backbox lights and sockets, rewired "balls to play" light and socket, "Game Over" light and socket
- Rewired transformer
- Rewired entire circuits of all 3 pop bumpers
- Rewired center playfield spinner
- Rewired part of coin door which was totally gutted, only bothered with start switch because this is going on free play
- Wasnt out of the woods yet, only then could I start repairing the actual problems with the game
- Repaired electromechanical circuits of game
- Rebuilt "balls to play" unit
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