Well there goes my pf swap virginity, so here are my thoughts.
MB and TAF are regarded as the toughest so it was a baptism by fire but I'm sure all modern games are similar. The hardest part about a pf swap is getting started; it does take some mental preparation for your first one (always does
) . Won’t bother giving any tips as it’s all out there I'm sure apart from one, solder your pop bumpers before repopulating your playfield.
I did the swap my own way without doing research so there will no doubt be an easier route although at the end of the day, what has to be done..........has to be done.
Difficulty out of 10 I would say a 2
Tediousness I would say an 11 out of 10
What a long drawn out chore it was, would I do it again, yes …….in a hurry..... nope....... if you are not confident or too busy (like me) and can get someone to do a swap for £500, take it, I would not do a swap for £500, restoring a cab for £500 is an easier way to go.
Unforeseen problems, the green lagoon plastic did not fit the new pf, not even close, this had to be shaped to fit, the pop bumper core holes where too small, these had to be milled out to take the assemblies, there were some other tweaks which needed to be made to get compatibility. Some of the metal scoops were in bits, I had to weld these up along with repairing the usual hacks.
Biggest chore was probably the pops (all rebuilt with new parts) nobody likes those.
Does it work?? Don’t know yet as my cab is ½ done so maybe there is some grief on the way when it goes back in.
MB and TAF are regarded as the toughest so it was a baptism by fire but I'm sure all modern games are similar. The hardest part about a pf swap is getting started; it does take some mental preparation for your first one (always does
I did the swap my own way without doing research so there will no doubt be an easier route although at the end of the day, what has to be done..........has to be done.
Difficulty out of 10 I would say a 2
Tediousness I would say an 11 out of 10
What a long drawn out chore it was, would I do it again, yes …….in a hurry..... nope....... if you are not confident or too busy (like me) and can get someone to do a swap for £500, take it, I would not do a swap for £500, restoring a cab for £500 is an easier way to go.
Unforeseen problems, the green lagoon plastic did not fit the new pf, not even close, this had to be shaped to fit, the pop bumper core holes where too small, these had to be milled out to take the assemblies, there were some other tweaks which needed to be made to get compatibility. Some of the metal scoops were in bits, I had to weld these up along with repairing the usual hacks.
Biggest chore was probably the pops (all rebuilt with new parts) nobody likes those.
Does it work?? Don’t know yet as my cab is ½ done so maybe there is some grief on the way when it goes back in.
