IanMacNaughtan
New member
Hi all, first post here.
I was out cleaning my 1000LX (Maroon lid) over the weekend and when I pulled out the durawood platform on the bottom to give them a scrub I discovered my x-frame tubes are in rough shape. Appears the bolts holding them on have totally rusted away and one of my steel tubes has a nice rust hole in it. My serial number starts with EI so looks like my grill dates back to 1997 - I'm the original owner. Looks like over 20 years of Canadian winters have taken a toll.
I've gone through a bunch of the restoration forum posts and didn't see anything super specific to this issue. Looking for some advice as to how I should attempt to tackle a repair. I'd say I'm somewhat handy but I'm no welder. Any ideas as to where I can source these frame tubes and the bolts required to connect them to the legs? They appear to be exactly 24 inches long and have a 1 inch square inner diamater (probably 16 gauge?). Hopefully this link to pictures works.
Appricate the assistance.
I was out cleaning my 1000LX (Maroon lid) over the weekend and when I pulled out the durawood platform on the bottom to give them a scrub I discovered my x-frame tubes are in rough shape. Appears the bolts holding them on have totally rusted away and one of my steel tubes has a nice rust hole in it. My serial number starts with EI so looks like my grill dates back to 1997 - I'm the original owner. Looks like over 20 years of Canadian winters have taken a toll.
I've gone through a bunch of the restoration forum posts and didn't see anything super specific to this issue. Looking for some advice as to how I should attempt to tackle a repair. I'd say I'm somewhat handy but I'm no welder. Any ideas as to where I can source these frame tubes and the bolts required to connect them to the legs? They appear to be exactly 24 inches long and have a 1 inch square inner diamater (probably 16 gauge?). Hopefully this link to pictures works.
Appricate the assistance.