Hmmm... That may be a possibility. My only concern is that it leaves the speaker partially covered.

So I cleaned up the coin door yesterday. It wasn’t in too bad of shape, and just about everything came clean in the sonic cleaner.Almost doneReady for a bath

So we had some warm weather today. I was able to escape to the shop and repaint the back board. I was also able to mount up my speakers for a test fit. I still need to repaint the speaker grills.C66BF83F-FF73-462E-A2A5-2CECF74673BE (resized).jpeg4A44B196-FF21-4701-B88B-EA6289BFE4A3 (resized).jpeg

It’s getting pretty close to done.

So I wrapped up the speaker upgrade today...

First of all, I mounted the L pad in the head. A lot of people put it in the bottom of the cabinet, but I didn't see the point of running a lot of extra wire. However, this does mean to adjust the high end of the sound, you have to take the backglass off. The head speakers are then run off the right hand speaker port on J2 of the sound board.
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The low end bypass filter was then mounted next to the subwoofer speaker in the cabinet. I used a 6 inch woofer so I didn't have to modify the cabinet to mount the speaker. I then connected this to J1 on the sound board. I re-used the cabinet wiring to get the signal down to the subwoofer.
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So, does it work?.... OH YEAH! You bet it does. It does take a little tweaking to get right. You can increase the base by raising the machine volume, and then you can adjust the mid/high range by adjusting the L-pad in the back box. It is tempting to run a lot of base, but I quickly found it made the machine buzz too much. So I turned it down to the point where you could feel the base, but it was not trying to rattle Rudy's teeth out. It sounds much better. A lot of mid-range sounds that are complete lost in the stock setup come out nicely with the new speakers.

Next up... Rudy returns!!!

So Rudy... He was a bit of a mess when I started. He looked like years of hocking the midway had taken its toll on him. His skin was mis-colored, and his eyes had faded to an ugly shade of yellow.

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The inside of Rudy didn't look much better. I don't think he had ever been cleaned.

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My original plan was repaint Rudy something close to the original factory colors. I am handy with an airbrush (see https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/restoring-a-bride-of-pinbot-helmet ), and was planning on doing it myself. However, then winter set in here in the Mountains, and painting in my shop became nearly impossible.

So I recruited the modfather to bring Rudy back to life. I have to admit, I am not a fan of the blood shot eyed Rudy that he does, so I sent Rudy to Florida with the instructions to 'make him look stock'. Well Mod Father came through for me in a big way. Rudy's skin now looks more natural, and his eyes are no long yellow. In fact they look better than stock in my opinion.

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So I cleaned up the insides with a bath in my sonic cleaner, and then did some polishing on the scoop. I think the insides cleaned up very well.
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So with the newly painted parts installed, Rudy went back into his place...

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I do like the dark highlights in his hair now.
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So there you have it, one lightly modded Rudy.

Well I am going to declare this one complete. Ive spent the last few weeks getting all the bugs out of it.

I learned a lot rebuilding this one. I had to deal with a new playfield for the first time, and found it was not as easy to install one as it seems. I continued to develop my cabinet painting skills. This one was fun.

Next on the list, I will be completing my Sorcerer.

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It is actually going to a friend of mine. I wish I could keep it, but I have way too much money into it.