Earlier in the year, i found a red 98 SS performer on CL. It had belonged to the sellers friend who had passed away approx 10 years ago. Thinking they'd use it, they kept it only be stored away for that long. They finally decided to let it go on CL and I was the lucky one enough to be there first.
I already had a black OTS with slide aside that I was using with two side table but had always wanted a SS Performer since i saw them. When i bought the SS, the OTS was sold on CL as well.
But the red bowl and lid didn't appeal too much to me so I reached out to Brian and proposed a trade worthy enough to take place on draft day in the NFL. In exchange for a blue bowl and lid off one of his performers, he received my red bowl and lid along with one first round draft pick for 2017, a player to be named later and cash considerations. Just like that, the deal was done.
Once I received the blue SS bowl/ lid I installed it on my SS cart and was very happy.
Since I had been researching TVWBB and other forums, i started to plan diff mods that I would perform on the....performer.
I ordered wooden handles for the lid, vent and bin lid from Brian and then upgraded the propane tank, hose and regulator to accept the small disposable tanks. When I bought the SS on CL, the hose was torn (rats?) and the propane tank was empty an no longer refillable.
Along with that, I moved the igniter to the front panel and now and have access to it and the regulator on/off knob without having to lift the bin lid. To do this, i used the old propane tank bracket that was used to hold the old 10 lb tank to the SS frame. I used it as the bracket to mount the new regulator and disposable propane tank. I had it welded to the rear of the front panel and rigged it to accept the new regulator and tank. Works great.
I also really liked the lid bale but didn't like the way the lid didn't allow me access to the entire grill. Seeing that the lid hook was not factory on the performer lids, I researched the forums (WKC and here) and found some posts by other Weber fans that helped me do the lid hook mod and regulator upgrade.
The holes leftover from removing the lid bale were plugged using hole plugs and fiber washers. They are tight and have no air leaks.
Before-
After-
What do you think?
Mods I still want to do-
Add wood panels to the bottom wire rack.
May install the 2015 lid bale and ask Brian for wooden lid bale rollers
Increase the height on the SS performer
Add table mod to increase table space.
Thanks to all of you for posting advice, tips and pics to help me out with my SS. Brian you were a big help teaching me how to post pics
If possible, Ill post a vid of it in action and as well as some cook pics.
I already had a black OTS with slide aside that I was using with two side table but had always wanted a SS Performer since i saw them. When i bought the SS, the OTS was sold on CL as well.
But the red bowl and lid didn't appeal too much to me so I reached out to Brian and proposed a trade worthy enough to take place on draft day in the NFL. In exchange for a blue bowl and lid off one of his performers, he received my red bowl and lid along with one first round draft pick for 2017, a player to be named later and cash considerations. Just like that, the deal was done.
Once I received the blue SS bowl/ lid I installed it on my SS cart and was very happy.
Since I had been researching TVWBB and other forums, i started to plan diff mods that I would perform on the....performer.
I ordered wooden handles for the lid, vent and bin lid from Brian and then upgraded the propane tank, hose and regulator to accept the small disposable tanks. When I bought the SS on CL, the hose was torn (rats?) and the propane tank was empty an no longer refillable.
Along with that, I moved the igniter to the front panel and now and have access to it and the regulator on/off knob without having to lift the bin lid. To do this, i used the old propane tank bracket that was used to hold the old 10 lb tank to the SS frame. I used it as the bracket to mount the new regulator and disposable propane tank. I had it welded to the rear of the front panel and rigged it to accept the new regulator and tank. Works great.
I also really liked the lid bale but didn't like the way the lid didn't allow me access to the entire grill. Seeing that the lid hook was not factory on the performer lids, I researched the forums (WKC and here) and found some posts by other Weber fans that helped me do the lid hook mod and regulator upgrade.
The holes leftover from removing the lid bale were plugged using hole plugs and fiber washers. They are tight and have no air leaks.
Before-
After-
What do you think?
Mods I still want to do-
Add wood panels to the bottom wire rack.
May install the 2015 lid bale and ask Brian for wooden lid bale rollers
Increase the height on the SS performer
Add table mod to increase table space.
Thanks to all of you for posting advice, tips and pics to help me out with my SS. Brian you were a big help teaching me how to post pics
If possible, Ill post a vid of it in action and as well as some cook pics.
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