Another downside to the metal side rails - both BSD and Creature have the standoffs that attach to the siderails to attach ramps, etc to. The metal ones strip real easy. No possible way to stick a nut in there, and you can't really repair metal like that any way that I know. Wood, you have a plate with a threaded rod sticking up that you attach the standoff to, and it works a lot better.

I just packed it in for night #5, all assemblies have been cleaned, polished and rebuilt with new coil sleeves etc.

Start of today's photos in the album, if you care to look:
http://gallery.myhomegameroom.com/gallery/proto_cftbl_progress/DSCN1497

I started off rebuilding the pops



Then, the brackets for the slings and shooter lane feeder



Then, of course, everything gets bagged up so it stays nice and clean til I install it on the playfield



On to a mod all my games get..



I remove the plunger from all slingshot links and similar linkages, and upgrade to a Stern part that is much thicker and takes more abuse. I've replaced a ton of the WMS part, and switched to the Stern part out of necessity - the WMS part became NLA.

So, I clamp the plunger to a 2x4 with a groove ground into it, then drive the roll pin out, replace the link, and reinstall the roll pin. The 2x4 with the groove has a hole cut in the groove so the roll pin can pass partially through. It's best to not drive the roll pin completely out, just far enough to fit the thicker link in.

Side by side comparison of the 2 links, grey is WMS, blue is Stern



Done!



Linkages rebuilt, just before bagging them up: