I just picked up my Congo on Friday so I am now part of the club. It is a bit rough it was a re-import and was routed so it was priced right but needs work. It works 100% and the prior owner did some work.

If anyone can help me I am looking for insert decals and cabinet decals. I have emailed some pinside members and got one referral on the cabinet but nothing on inserts.

So any help would be appreciated...

You can get a mail forwarding service and they will then mail to them and on to you. It was easy - didn't cost that much extra. I did it for my Congo parts from them without issue. No one will have the parts otherwise. Just bite the bullet like I did and mail forward the items - cost like $20 more. I know it is a killer for a $5-10 part but it is no different then ordering from Marco in that regard.

I think for me and likely others this is a little piece of unobtainium -

http://www.pinball.center/en/shop/pinball-parts-by-game/congo/4321/bracket-gorilla-gray-for-congo?c=2087

I picked one up for $3200 it works but for me I plan on restoring it. New cabinet decals, replacing some insert decals, already sent rails out to powder coat. I always liked the game so I felt lucky at that price. But, in the end I will put too much money in it like usual to ever get out of it what I put in it.

I am trying to understand where these go on the Gorilla do a restoration and mine does not have them unless I am missing something?

Anyone have pictures or can explain where this goes?

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OK - that was easy - all I had to do was type in Congo Gorilla mechanism and a diagram popped up that shows where it goes....

Thanks -

I guess I was tired, I need to slow down and think. I tore this apart months ago and now I am trying to put it together and mine did not have the things I took a picture of but I saw it on a parts site as being needed.

Another stupid question, I did not take enough pictures when I disassembled my Congo below is a metal piece that I assume must be on a ramp or something can some one take a picture of where this one is supposed to go?

Picture is attached, it is small maybe three inches

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OK - I will check that out.

Kind of pissed at myself on not taking more pictures....I also thought I would not take months to put it back together.

Maybe I need to just ask a general Pinside topic if anyone has tear down pictures.

@ Mitch - Thanks so much how could I have missed that!

You are da man!

Can anyone take a picture for me on the lower gorilla assembly with the two coils ?

Mine is a little stiff and since I just reassembled it and maybe there is a better way.

Just need a picture of the underside of the playfield with the main assembly clear if you are happy with your gorillas performance.

Thanks in advance

Thanks so much - your pics helped. I re-assembled it last night it is better but I think it could be still better. I have lots of new parts including the new post holder and the related items but it just seems like the Gorilla should be stronger. I can get all the letters OK - just want it to be better.

Yeah - it might be worth it to get access to that info. Like I said it is OK - seems like it could be better.

I did a full restore so I am being picky is my guess.

Question, I restored a Congo everything works yet I get a credit dot on working switches. It says the Congo targets need to be checked but they work. It goes from C or O.... I know a switch that doesn’t get triggered for a long time It will show a credit dot but that is not what’s happening - I trigger it in normal play and a game later it is back.

The MPU was repaired could that be it?

The switches all seem fine and all trigger normally in play. Could that differ in switch test?

I paid half that but it was a bit of a project still resolving an issue here or there but works now.

Pinballbulbs.com

I have it and it is great!

The volcano mod - sold by Pinballbulbs.com - looks really cool!

I have it and it is cool - it does pulse and I think that is unique versus always on.