Jayde
New member
A few weeks ago I had bought a '97 Genesis 1000 off CL for $60. I wanted a Weber, but I am cheap - $500+ just was not in my budget. I found this site and y'all gave me the courage to rehab me a grill. There was minimal rust on the frame, and the firebox and burner tubes were in great condition, so home she came.
It took me a few weeks to get the work done (the Hubbs and I have been finally finishing our Dive Master Cert), but tonight she was complete enough to cook on!
From the CL ad:
Starting the rehab. No newspaper to be found, so Christmas paper had to do.
Paint is almost done! It took 2 weekends to sand/paint because of the heat. By noon it was pushing 90˚ (where did Spring go?!?)
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Reassembled! I still need to replace the Flavor Bars, but the ones that came with the grill will do for a few weeks. I want to change from Durawood to real wood, and I am working with a local fabricator to have new Z-Brackets made. I found some new grates on CL for $35. They are the discontinued PCI grates and are much more heavy duty than what HD sells.
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The Hubbs insisted on firing her up for the first time and she worked beautifully! Pretty soon the steaks and veggies were on and I cracked a celebratory beer!
Sorry, no post-grill food pics. We were famished!
Thank you all for your amazing advise that I have learned reading through these posts!
-Jayde
It took me a few weeks to get the work done (the Hubbs and I have been finally finishing our Dive Master Cert), but tonight she was complete enough to cook on!
From the CL ad:
Starting the rehab. No newspaper to be found, so Christmas paper had to do.
Paint is almost done! It took 2 weekends to sand/paint because of the heat. By noon it was pushing 90˚ (where did Spring go?!?)
[/URLReassembled! I still need to replace the Flavor Bars, but the ones that came with the grill will do for a few weeks. I want to change from Durawood to real wood, and I am working with a local fabricator to have new Z-Brackets made. I found some new grates on CL for $35. They are the discontinued PCI grates and are much more heavy duty than what HD sells.
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The Hubbs insisted on firing her up for the first time and she worked beautifully! Pretty soon the steaks and veggies were on and I cracked a celebratory beer!
Sorry, no post-grill food pics. We were famished!
Thank you all for your amazing advise that I have learned reading through these posts!
-Jayde
