Wanted Various Parts Wanted - Desperately need help!

[Dunc]

Hi all,

Right, I'm desperately after various bits and bobs to help along my Bally Corvette restoration. As you can see from the pics, it has been at the bottom of a swamp! I shall get a shop log thread going some day soon. It's now going back together, but I need loads of random parts.

I'm hoping someone has bits like these lying about from part restos/breaking of other pinballs!

Various parts like this needed....

Also need these parts that fit to the metal ball guides.....or can anyone on here fix them for me?? I've got about 10 that have rusted and broken off in total or 5 ball guides!! Help!!!

Also need a bally/williams RHS playfield hinge/slide as the one on mine has bent out of shape and no matter what I do to straighten it, it's now working properly!!

Will add more wanted bits to the list later

Dunc

 

[RudeDogg1]

A lot of them parts would clean up nice if you put them in a tumbler for a few days

 

[Dunc]

@RudeDogg1 , unfortunatly 90% of them are snapped at the threaded end and are only good for scrap!

Deffo salvaged everything I could :-(

Dunc

 

[andrew.m]

they've got to wow factor I'm surprised the ply on the play field hasn't started to split you will proberley end up buying them new i don't think there expensive

 

[Dunc]

@andrew.m Yeah the playfield wasn't pretty underneath, but luckily the top side was ok. The wood has bled rust staining through to the top side, but it's hidden once things are really attached. There's no staining where artwork on the playfield is. I've sanded and re lacquered the playfield too to give it some shine Really enjoying the challenge tbh!

So, anyone have some spares knocking about in a box? I've seen I can buy new, but thought I'd ask here first.

Dunc

 

[JT.]

Maybe try taking those ball guides to a local engineering company/toolmakers, maybe even a lawnmower repair place - somewhere that can just machine up the new bit of metal and rivet/weld it to the ramp.

 

[Matt Adams]

Once the rust has attacked the chrome you will never clean them up even if they are still in one piece I have a few of those bits but you are probably best just getting them from Andy. I could weld broken tabs back on guides etc for you using stainless steel wire if that would help?

I have a lovely clear coated Corvette playfield though. Years ago I had a Corvette that I couldn't sell for love or money as the engine didn't vibrate so it got broken! I think I wanted £400 for it. Wouldn't do it now of course but those were different times!