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Saw it while driving a van for work. Spent my lunch break driving this thing back to my house.

It's got some rust, the existing paint is faded, and the thermometer is shot.

So I got a wire wheel for my grinder, a couple cans of high temp flat black paint, and a couple universal thermometers.

It's far from perfect, but it looks great from 10 feet away, and it only cost me like $20 n supplies!

I've never owned a grill before, believe it or not. Let alone a smoker, or anything to do with charcoal. But so far I love it.

Made lots of hotdogs to practice getting it hot and running it. Made steak for my friends, with some guidance, and the consensus was "tasty!"

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[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 4 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks!

Heads up, the stock thermometer is some kind of weird insert. Not standard.

Like, the hole in the grill is 2 inches in diameter, and the whole thermometer recesses inside of that. I couldn't find an exact replacement since they don't make it anymore.

So I just busted the glass out of the old one, pulled out the guts, and drilled a ¼ inch hole for the new one to go through. So basically I mounted the new one INSIDE the old one.

Just be careful not to beat up the old one too much, it's thin aluminum and I almost couldn't get it to go back in cleanly because I squished it a tiny tiny bit when I was breaking the glass out, so it was deformed. It's a tight fit.

[–] mbp@slrpnk.net 2 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

What a legendary tip! No excuse not to try fiddling with it Friday now that it's on my mind.

May your brats and loins be tender and flavorful

[–] hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works 1 points 14 hours ago

tips chefs hat You're welcome, may you have great success as well