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Bally Rocket III: From CL Junk to Gameroom Prize

By Xerico

7 years ago


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#1 7 years ago

The Bally Rocket III I bought in Indiana needed some work. So I did the needful and got it done.

Before:

Machine had lots of hacks and was filthy dirty. Old rubbers. Stuck relays. It had 3 inch flippers instead of 2 inch. The zipper flipper latch was replaced with one for 3 inch flippers.

CL JunkCL Junk

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After:

Back to factory condition.
All plastics, posts and metal cleaned.
White rubber rings added.
Playfield cleaned with ME & Simple Green.
Tough sections cleaned with Me & alcohol.
Two coats of carnuba wax.
New 2 inch flipper bats installed.
Correct zipper flipper latch added.
Relays cleaned and adjusted.

Gameroom PrizeGameroom Prize

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More pictures to come.

Marcus

#2 7 years ago

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#3 7 years ago

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#4 7 years ago

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#5 7 years ago

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#6 7 years ago

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#7 7 years ago

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#8 7 years ago

Now all you need is a Bally 4 Queens to sit beside it. Gee, I wonder where you could get one of those?

$650.00 Cash n Carry = Plug & Play.

#10 7 years ago

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#11 7 years ago

The coke advertisement ties the whole thing together!! Looks great. Nice work!!

#12 7 years ago
Quoted from mikeincali:

The coke advertisement ties the whole thing together!! Looks great. Nice work!!

Yeah. The previous owner was a Coke Collector. There is a large bottle on the side cabinet I believe. I'll take photos of it tomorrow.

The paint job was decent, but not original. I'll be repainting it later this year or early next year.

Marcus

#13 7 years ago

I can't wait to play it. Great job Marcus!

#14 7 years ago
Quoted from Rat_Tomago:

I can't wait to play it. Great job Marcus!

I pulled the playfield and I am going to do some more cleaning on the relay board. It's filthy and still has a smell.

So not quite there for prime time, but close.

Marcus

#15 7 years ago

I'm floored! What a stunning game, and resto!

#16 7 years ago

Nice work!!!

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