Another Mopar Off My Bucket List - Barracuda Fastback
Yesterday was a no-go with FAST tech support. I left a call back number and waited. We've actually had fairly good luck getting in contact with them. Maybe it was a busy day.
I did manage to put some time into project pinball. My first attempt at printing an overlay for the back glass didn't turn out so well. The vinyl I tried printing on wouldn't absorb the ink. It beaded up and distorted the image.
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Luckily I had gotten material from more than one vendor. After crappy results with that first sheet, the rest printed fine. I ran out of vinyl before I was done and ordered more. Although this vinyl is self-adhesive, I used scotch tape to hold the pieces to the glass for now. If I get them to butt perfectly I'm hoping there won't be any seams showing. - Otherwise I'll look at having a vinyl shop produce the image in one piece.
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I still have to modify the backlighting so the two cars, Thunder Valley logo, & christmas tree are lit. Right now you can see bulbs shining through in areas I want kept dark. I imagine I'll have to paint a large portion of the backside of the glass to control illumination. It'll also mean deleting some lights and adding others. I don't think it'll be a success if I don't get the lighting right.
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In order to use these 'modded' pop bumper caps with the LEDs I'll have to solder some wiring. I've been finding out that replacing all the bulbs with LEDs is a mistake. In some areas regular bulbs disperse light better. I guess I'll be using a combination of the two.
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Pin ball machine looks great, also love the 70's carpet in the room.
As for the FI set up I would have never bought it, a carb on my old truck starts easier in the winter than the FI on my Jeep.