Yes I did remove and replace vent with stainless screw and bolt. This grill was brand new in box when I got her almost two yrs ago and I only cooked on it so far twice. Got it off craigslist for 140.00 including shipping.That looks SO sharp! You are making me feel bad for allowing my CharQ to continue to look terrible - pealing paint, faded trim. I never want to take it out of service, but maybe your stunning restore will motivate me. I have an off-the-wall idea of how I want to repaint mine.
Did you remove the vent and then replace the rivet with a bolt? It seems like that is the consensus plan of attack, and besides making painting the lid 10X easier allows you to polish up the vent without worry. I just kind of hate to cut-off the original rivet.
I love it but have to many grills to use it often, but with the grillgrates I have got 650* before I let it come down to cook those chops!Oh Oh, Grillgrates. Let the comments begin.
But seriously, how do you like the grill? Some people report that they are not that great as coal grills. You could have probably made some money flipping that grill.
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I use this instead of stock charcoal pan so if I ever sell I can say I have stock pan never used. Also I purchased stainless grill grates for same reason with stock castiron grates.
Bruce, I did a 12 lb. packer brisket on the CharQ and the cook went well. I did have to use a wood chunk under the flat and I pinned the point toward the flat to make the brisket fit on the trivet/foil shield, since I started the charcoal snake on the right side.Oh Oh, Grillgrates. Let the comments begin.
But seriously, how do you like the grill? Some people report that they are not that great as coal grills. You could have probably made some money flipping that grill.
This grill was brand new in box when I got her almost two yrs ago and I only cooked on it so far twice. Got it off craigslist for 140.00 including shipping.damn looks brand new.