Blue/Sidewinder/330/Restoration/Could Go Any Direction


 
The blue is nice......its a real head turner but I think I like the burgundy a smidge better because it blends in better with most outdoor environments. I am working on a gray one as we speak.......they are sexy. I think Im gunna make Jon proud and paint the kettle for some pop
 

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JimV said:
The blue is nice......its a real head turner but I think I like the burgundy a smidge better because it blends in better with most outdoor environments. I am working on a gray one as we speak.......they are sexy. I think Im gunna make Jon proud and paint the kettle for some pop
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Those look like they are in good shape.

I'm not a fan of blue but I'm not keeping the blue and blackout 330 and blue is very popular here so I thought it would be a good time and probably the only time I do a blue one. Should be a nice donation grill.
 
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Yes.
In 2007 I bought a black sidewinder new. 330 came later with the switch to front knobs and north South burners and the first dedicated sear burner but the lid and doors fit both models. This restoration thread I'm taking the blue lid and doors from a sidewinder and putting them on a blacked out 330.
 
Had a little extra time today so doing a little bit of work on this project. All three donor grills for this project had seized lids. Meaning the lid pins were rusted and fused to the Cook box and lid and caps. Eventually after trying pretty much everything slowly got them out. Between hammering and cutting and torching and punch and drilling them out. Oh and I've been periodically spraying them with oils and lubricants over the last week or so. Stubborn to say the least. But not as stubborn as I am.

Originally I was going to use the propane style bottom of cabinet with the big hole in it for the tank but now I'm kind of leaning towards using the solid bottom floor from the NG 330 and outboarding the tank. Whichever one I use I'm going to use a bed liner roll on or spray on for at least the bottom panel on both sides.

Not much progress so far. Just cleaning the lid end caps.
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Josh Dekubber said:
I think for some reason that style of Grill has that issue more than others. At least from my experiences those are the only ones that I've ever had issue with.

My guess would be a lower quality pin but it could be a number of different things.
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I've had it happen to me on Genesis 1000 models as well, but a couple of gentle taps with a hammer on the pins always did the trick. Lower quality steel in the pins could explain it for sure.
 
Likely they were cutting the quality of the pins. On projects like this I've always used a "C" clamp, small metal dowel and something like a small socket to support the other side. I've gotten some pretty nasty stuff out like that (of course after some generous applications of PBlaster). Never had one not come apart, and never broke a casting
 
LMichaels said:
Likely they were cutting the quality of the pins. On projects like this I've always used a "C" clamp, small metal dowel and something like a small socket to support the other side. I've gotten some pretty nasty stuff out like that (of course after some generous applications of PBlaster). Never had one not come apart, and never broke a casting
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These ones were extra stubborn but nothing that I couldn't handle. One of them was seized so tight though that the lid wouldn't open and when I forced the lid open the casting broke on one side. I have extra so no big deal.
 
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