Bally Eight Ball 60+ HR restoration (Dr. Dave's Pinball Restorations)

[@TNPFan]

Nice resto! As a 70’s kid, Eight Ball is my favorite pinball of all time. Hope to own one some day soon.

[@pinballdoctor]

Thanks for the kudos!

[@Bullochman]

Beautiful job man!!! I have this same pinball and you just helped me out big time!!! Absolutely beautiful!!

[@pinballdoctor]

Glad to help! Let me know how though? The rule set or?

[@123tommes]

du hast mich mit einem Schlag in meine Kindheit veretzt. Danke dafür!

[@pinballdoctor]

That's what it's all about. A way back machine to a simpler time. =)

[@bricksalthouse]

Beautiful. The spinner shot on Eight Ball is maybe the best in pinball. I can get 40+ revolutions on mine with the right rip.

[@BIGMIKE360AMUSEMENTS]

Excellent work 💯

[@pinballdoctor]

Thankyou Mike!

[@thomasmickle7289]

Just found your channel. Great work! Look forward to watching more of your vids.

[@pinballdoctor]

Just finished an Eight Ball Deluxe 1984 Bally Midway version which was the last of the 3 versions. It is really close to the form factor of the 1st and most desirable version. Video of it coming soon to this channel! =)

[@thomasmickle7289]

@@pinballdoctor Nice! I am in Alaska so choices are limited on what is available. I take whatever I find instead of searching for specific titles. Look forward to the next video!

[@pinballdoctor]

@@thomasmickle7289 Just uploaded my latest restoration. A 1984 Eight Ball Deluxe Classic. Check it out!

[@wildernessgames]

Looks great.

[@Seemsayin]

"Just one more game..." Yeah. Right. Beautiful machine.

[@pinballdoctor]

Thanks for the kudos!

[@RodsPinballVideos]

Looks mint!. Such a brutal game, but very rewarding once you eventually get the upper hand.

[@pinballdoctor]

Yes very true! Thinking of selling my last copy of this game to make room for another game I have my sights on. This time a Classic Williams.

[@davidj5378]

BTW it looks awesome

[@riverdealer]

i had this game growing up. although it was a bit different. there were no lights in the lower 1-2-3-4 player area. the holes were there but the back was solid so there was no way for the lamp to go through. also the player scores only lit if there was a player. for example if there were 2 players, the 1 and 2 scores were lit but the 3 and 4 scores were dark

[@KeithFroehlich07]

I have one of these, everything works pretty well, had a new rectifier board put in but I'd really like to get it looking like that How much would it cost if I shipped it to you to do it?

[@pinballdoctor]

Shoot me an e-mail: [e-mail]

[@davidj5378]

Can you put links to the chime box etc... So fellow pins can improve our game too? Do you know if CPR still does this playfield?

[@pinballdoctor]

You can get the parts to rebuild the chime box from The Pinball Resource. You need 2 of each of these for each chime bar in your Bally game: Eyelet M122-24, BLY-R111-39

[@brendawilson5905]

This was the first SS machine that appeared in our local bowling alley. I don't remember it playing as fast as this one. the best way to score was with the spinner when lit. you could rack up 35-40000 with a perfect shot through the spinner. I think it awarded the first free game at either 160000 or 180000.

[@pinballdoctor]

Funny you as well first played this in a bowling alley. This too is where I first played this title. When it first went on location in the late 70's in our local bowling alley Framingham Bowlarama. The lineup there was Eight Ball, Fathom, Memory Lane, Card Whiz, Top Score, Embryon, Joker Poker

[@ghostofreagan3181]

How much for something like this? $

[@dr.davespinballrestoration3764]

$5,500 ball park

[@3rdaxis649]

Gorgeous. Chime box sounds a little dead.

[@pinballdoctor]

A little dead? That's the best these can be on this game. Some of the chimes get hit really quick so I can see why you'd think "dead" but they aren't. Don't you hear the after ring? New grommets and tightened just right. Not too much and not too little. Look at the Power Play I did for further reference.

[@3rdaxis649]

Maybe put a BR on them;)

[@robfassi3297]

Yeah there’s an issue when game starts it doesn’t do the song and yeah they seem weaker

[@RodsPinballVideos]

@@robfassi3297 The tune at the start is a dip switch setting on the main board. You can either have it play full tune or just a single note like he had this one set.

[@pinballdoctor]

@@RodsPinballVideos Spot on Rod. =)

[@scottotube]

The Fonz never looked so good!

[@partsroz1962]

I hated that game. Was too fast for me. Haha

[@pinballdoctor]

Put another quarter in kid. =)