Gorgar
Williams, 1979Does anyone have any pictures of how a Gorgar backbox attaches to the small pedestal on the back of the cabinet? My backbox was just resting on that pedestal then bolted down. Should there be a bracket on the backbox and pedestal that mate? Should that little pedestal be attached to the cabinet? I need some help on this one. Thanks guys!!
Ok. So mine is missing the bracket (that I assume is on the pedestal) and the piece that slides into that bracket (that I assume is on the backbox) and the backbox and pedestal are booth loose from the cabinet until the backbox piece slides into the bracket on the pedestal (joining backbox and pedestal) then that assembly bolts onto the cabinet via the 4 lug bolts....correct ?
Pedestal is permanently attached to the cabinet. The pedestal and the backbox both have a U-shaped piece of metal on them, you set the backbox on the pedestal but forward a little bit, then slide it back and the U-pieces mate together which very loosely holds the backbox onto the pedestal. Then the four bolts go through and that's it.
Quoted from JohnDelNJ:I have more from my Gorgar rebuild if you need them.
Sure! How is the pedestal attached to the cabinet ?
What paint did you use for the cabinet restore? I found a post that matched color but when I looked at the colors the white looked tan and the red looked pinkish maroon. Did you just pick a black, red and white and go with it ?
Also....any advice for getting the side rails off without hogging them up. Did you just drill those twist nails out ? Sorry for the million questions, but this is my first pinball game. It seems like Gorgar is a popular one, so I think I got kinda lucky.
Quoted from Cali9dub:Also....any advice for getting the side rails off without hogging them up. Did you just drill those twist nails out ? Sorry for the million questions, but this is my first pinball game. It seems like Gorgar is a popular one, so I think I got kinda lucky.
I used a very thin putty knife between the rails and cabinet. The nails practically fell out.
What are the 2 straps on the back of the cabinet shown in this pic? I don't think mine has those either.
Removed all the inserts. I had to heat them and press them flat as they were all cupped. Reinstalled the inserts and did a few touchups, mostly key lines. My pf was in pretty good shape. I clear coated it with water based Minwax Polycrylic.
Quoted from JohnDelNJ:Removed all the inserts. I had to heat them and press them flat as they were all cupped. Reinstalled the inserts and did a few touchups, mostly key lines. My pf was in pretty good shape. I clear coated it with water based Minwax Polycrylic.
How do you press them flat?? Put them in the oven to heat them ??
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