BALLY CORVETTE REBUILD

[ddstoys]

Finally decided id post a rebuild ive been so busy lately i keep forgetting to take pics but ill see what i can find from this machine.

   As with all PSPAs machines they have every globe and coil sleeve replaced with brand new.
  All playfield parts are removed cleaned polished and replaced if necessary
  All under playfield Mechs are removed dissasembles then coils, brackets etc all cleaned and reassembled with new coil sleeves and any damaged parts replaced or repaired as neccesary.
  All inserst are cleaned from underneath
  All insert lightboards an twist sockets are all stripped washed dried then the pins reflowed
  Underside of the playfield is cleaned as best possible all looms are blown with compressed air to remove as much dust etc as possible
 All stainless guides, ramps steel posts are removed then hand polished with Mr sheen and fine steel wool
 All screws bolts and nuts are polished before being reinstalled
 Cabinet is vacuumed and wiped
 Translite is stripped glass, Translite and trims are all cleaned before being put back together
 Driver board has GI and any other suspect pins and plugs replaced capacitors and bridge rectifiers replaced any faults repaired  and voltages checked
All fuses are removed tested and correct values installed
All boards are tested and repaired as needed
Each switch and coil is tested along with all Gi and insert lights 
Payfield is cleaned then polished with novus before being repopulated 
This is just some of the workdoento these machines

[ddstoys]

Here is corvette when it arrived

[ddstoys]

The condition varies from Pin to Pin this one was fairly tidy to begin with.

Here it is stripped to almost a bare playfield before any ceaning has begun

[ddstoys]

This is why the inside of the inserts need to be cleaned 

And all the mechs removed from the underside of the playfield ready for there rebuild and some of the mechs laid out on the pool table work bench LOL

[ddstoys]

Here is a before and after shot of the inserts ad lower playfield

[ddstoys]

Here is the playfield after its clean and polish. And also the post rubbers added almost forgot the photos before i started putting bits on

[ddstoys]

Here are some photos of the great playfield artwork for any of you corvette fans out there

[ddstoys]

Here is the Mech for the shaking motor a very cool feature but pain in the ass to rebuild this one had two cooked coils that needed replacing everything had to be pieced back together in certain ways or it wouldnt go back togethher ill be paying more attention when i pull it apart if i ever do one again LOL

[ddstoys]

And sadly i got stuck into the rebuild and forgot to take any more progress photos but luckily as i was packing it up for the drive back to melobourne i remember and grabbed a couple of finished photos

[deadlydave]

Nice work Daniel, a hell of a lot cleaner 

[johnwartjr]

Great game. It's on my 'someday' list!

[necroscope]

Looks great daniel  . now i understand why all marks pins look so good,they get the fully shopped treatment.

[markc]

thanks daniel
oneday I will follow one of the guys here around with a camera

and yes we do as you have said above and more to each pinball

mark

[ddstoys]

No worries Mark let me know what else I haven't added and I'll fix it up one I did forget was Mylar removal as needed 

[v8racefan]

great work daniel, 

this is one of my favorite pins in my collection, hey did both corvette's run up and down the dragstrip ok, as one of my cars has stopped, thinking its most probbaly a faulty opto?