i want to make a grille out of an old flathead we have laying in the pasture
i want to make a grille out of an old flathead we have laying in the pasture
now only if you could engineer that jeep to be rear engine and you could drive it too
Originally Posted by afroman006Originally Posted by afroman006
Can you imagine him rollin through Northgate with some red barron goggles on because the smoker is goin, and him hollerin out 'who wants a rib?'!
Fred - one thing I noticed - is there a way to close the smoke stack? Typically you want the stack wide open for cooking, but occasionally it is nice to close them to control temp or put out your fire.
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
NM - I just realized the flap will work for that. I was thinking it was a redundant control on the ass end of the box.
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
OK a little more. I know you are a perfectionist, otherwise I wouldnt bother. The wood stands are perfect. It's too bad he wants to load wood in from the top, otherwise you can weld in expanded metal from underneath and it works great to grill burgers and steaks and such. Oh well. Is there anything behind the front cleanout door to seal that opening up? Everything else looks tight as dick's hatband. I just looked at the before pics, he really is gonna be blown away. Night and day.
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
It is nice to be able to close your stack off when you have a nasty wasps nest in there. A bag of charcoal under some fresh cut wood to get it real smoky makes Ed a happy boy.
Look at the following pic. There is a smoke control flap installed in the stack. It will close off the stack about 95%.
He had a steel grate to set over the top opening to do just that on the old firebox. I just need to cut it down slightly and it will fit over the new opening so he can do that again if he wants.
Also, on the front cleanout, I kind of drew the line there on redoing the old fabrication. I could have redone that front set of hinges and gotten the door to line up better, but I figure it didn't even shut completely before so it's already better than it was. Also, heat and smoke rise, so I don't think the seal on that door will be a major concern.
"You know, this car is so fast, that giving Corvette owners this car, is kinda like giving an AK-47 to a pysch ward."
-Ron Fellows (Corvette C6R Team Driver)
I figured you had it taken care of already
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller
So yesterday I didn't do much other than watch wood burn and wood sealer dry. Did a cleansing fire for good measure. Turns out it works as a smoker.
I took the smoker back to Robert this afternoon. Here it is as I was leaving Murphy.
Robert seemed a little overwhelmed of what I had done at first. I was a little worried he might not like it or might think I went too far but he really liked it.
"You know, this car is so fast, that giving Corvette owners this car, is kinda like giving an AK-47 to a pysch ward."
-Ron Fellows (Corvette C6R Team Driver)
what happened to the granite? and what happened to your tahoe?
I think he decided it tows a little rough with the axle mounted like that for Granite. It's actually mom's burban, dad drives a pos 91 toyota pickup.
Boats and hoes
Stumble in to the liquor store
With a dollar-fifty for a bottle of wine,
I know just what I'm lookin for
Thunderbird will do just fine.
I think the wood looks better anyway.
Seth Stewart '04
2000 Suburban DD
1995 F150 SAS - Needs more work to sell
1998 GMC pickup - sold
2003 Yukon XL - wrecked/motor donor
1975 Scout - TBD
1976 Scout - parts truck
1972 IH 1310 dually - TBD
196? Scout 800 - 302 roller