Cody's Corner of Random Rehabbing & Shenanigans


 
Cody Bratton said:
There’s a song that got popular by Britney Spears back in my youth. It was called oops I did it again…
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So far I had picked up 3 sidewinders, all 3 were the best price, free but all had major cookbox issues. This one appears at first glance to be solid. Floor is shot. But I think I have a couple of good bottoms for these.

A full-out, to the 9’s sidewinder is on my winter project list. I now have yet another green grill, but the one plus is that one with a junk cookbox was also green, so I’ll have enough doors/lids to pick from an all SS, black, or green one. Spoiler alert, I plan to get rid of every bit of the Gray on it.

Cheers 🍻
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That is a really nice looking grill! If it had a side burner I'd steal it from you :D
 
Cody Bratton said:
There’s a song that got popular by Britney Spears back in my youth. It was called oops I did it again…
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So far I had picked up 3 sidewinders, all 3 were the best price, free but all had major cookbox issues. This one appears at first glance to be solid. Floor is shot. But I think I have a couple of good bottoms for these.

A full-out, to the 9’s sidewinder is on my winter project list. I now have yet another green grill, but the one plus is that one with a junk cookbox was also green, so I’ll have enough doors/lids to pick from an all SS, black, or green one. Spoiler alert, I plan to get rid of every bit of the Gray on it.

Cheers 🍻
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Getting rid of all the gray definitely looks better to me. Blackout will look nice!
 
I was try to think of the least invasive way to achieve securing the manifold hanger so that it can't accidentally disconnect from the frame. Without drilling anything or welding lol.
I think if you take a miniature clamp like this one or similar and slide it up the side of the manifold hanger all the way up tight against the frame and then tighten it up. Once it's tightened the manifold hanger will not be able to raise up and off the frame.
 

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I don’t hate that. I mean, I don’t think the hanger is 100% necessary, but I like the thought of it being on there, as that’s how it was designed (albeit, somewhat poorly). But if that’s the biggest design flaw on a grill that’s 20+ years old, it’s a win in my book.
 
Cody Bratton said:
I don’t hate that. I mean, I don’t think the hanger is 100% necessary, but I like the thought of it being on there, as that’s how it was designed (albeit, somewhat poorly). But if that’s the biggest design flaw on a grill that’s 20+ years old, it’s a win in my book.
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If you take a close look at a Genesis 1000-5000 or an early Silver B/C, you'll notice that the valve for the front burner almost always sits lower than the other two. I've seen them so bad that you couldn't push the front burner knob down enough to unlock the valve to turn it and It makes sense that the front valve would be pushed down further over time since that one gets used the most. My point is that the manifold support bracket is what keeps that from happening in the first place, or at least minimizes it. I do agree that they pop off too easily and you have to keep an eye on it when moving or transporting the grill.
 
LMichaels said:
Yep. Last really good Genesis Weber made
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Definitely a favorite of mine, even if only based on looking at and restoring a couple. I have never cooked on one:cry:!
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I do, however, also like at least some aspects of the Genesis II like I had briefly and DID have the opportunity to use - one time!

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That thing was very powerful and cooked very well in my book. I also liked that it had the throwback to having a set of larger wheels. I know if you just have a smooth patio or deck four casters are nice, but if you have to move your grill over rougher surfaces, a set of real wheels is very helpful.
 
My Genesis ii grills vs my last generation sidewinder I bought new in 2007. No contest big difference in my opinion. I never loved my last generation sidewinder. I gave it to my nabors when I got my first Genesis 330 and then later my first Genesis ii
 
TomRc said:
It’s always interesting to see someone else’s methods. I’ve braided wires before but have never seen or thought to do it on a grill project. I’m a 4 zip tie guy for my igniter wires. 3 on the manifold arm and one at the base of the drip leg at the push button. It’s funny to think how different and dedicated we all can be to something that the rest of the normal world probably wouldn’t ever see or give a second thought about. That’s what make this forum such a great place.

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Saving this. Thank you for the idea and photo!
 
Steve Hoch said:
Jon, you ended up flipping that blue Genesis II? I thought you ended up keeping it for some reason, it looked really nice.
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Yep, I WAS going to keep it, but I keep trying to face the reality that I can't have as many "keeper/cooker" gas grills as I want. I knew this Genesis II Indigo would be a profitable (rare for me) easy sell, so I contented myself with one cook. It was a hot grill not unlike my 1st generation Summit and did just as good at singeing my forearm hairs!!!
 
Jon Tofte said:
Yep, I WAS going to keep it, but I keep trying to face the reality that I can't have as many "keeper/cooker" gas grills as I want. I knew this Genesis II Indigo would be a profitable (rare for me) easy sell, so I contented myself with one cook. It was a hot grill not unlike my 1st generation Summit and did just as good at singeing my forearm hairs!!!
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I completely understand. You can only cook on one at a time and stare at so many others no matter how nice they are. I finally decided after many years that I actually deserved to keep and use one of my really nice ones as an everyday grill, it was not an easy thing for me to do. I would have normally kept that Gold C in the garage and looked at it while still using a perfectly working, but no longer visually appealing Genesis 1000 to cook on. I'm glad I did it.
 
Steve Hoch said:
I completely understand. You can only cook on one at a time and stare at so many others no matter how nice they are. I finally decided after many years that I actually deserved to keep and use one of my really nice ones as an everyday grill, it was not an easy thing for me to do. I would have normally kept that Gold C in the garage and looked at it while still using a perfectly working, but no longer visually appealing Genesis 1000 to cook on. I'm glad I did it.
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I use two grill at the same time quite often but I grill just about everything. I grill almost everyday and sometimes multiple times a day year-round. I'll stare at some of my Restorations for a while but plan to eventually use them. Otherwise I'll put em to work right away.
Steve you do definitely deserve to use one of you fantastic restorations!
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I use two grill at the same time quite often but I grill just about everything. I grill almost everyday and sometimes multiple times a day year-round. I'll stare at some of my Restorations for a while but plan to eventually use them. Otherwise I'll put em to work right away.
Steve you do definitely deserve to use one of you fantastic restorations!
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I always planned to use them too. We'll see what happens, your own priorities as far as grills go could very well change in time, mine have. Now I just want one more really nice Genesis 1000 to keep and stare it, never to be used again. I'll restore and sell grills as the opportunity presents and just see what comes my way.
 
Steve Hoch said:
I always planned to use them too. We'll see what happens, your own priorities as far as grills go could very well change in time, mine have. Now I just want one more really nice Genesis 1000 to keep and stare it, never to be used again. I'll restore and sell grills as the opportunity presents and just see what comes my way.
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I already have used one of my classic Genesis restorations and multiple newer Genesis ii restoration. Its not easy for me but that's what they are for. I don't have a problem doing it when it's time. Some of them will be unused for quite a while though. No point in getting them all greased up at once.
 
Your guys connection to these grills is incredible. I haven’t done a full-bore resto on a keeper grill yet, but nothing will make me happier than giving one a good christening! I actually get mad when I watch them drive away and I didn’t get to use it, lol.
 
Josh Dekubber said:
I already have used one of my classic Genesis restorations and multiple newer Genesis ii restoration. Its not easy for me but that's what they are for. I don't have a problem doing it when it's time. Some of them will be unused for quite a while though. No point in getting them all greased up at once.
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And that all sounds good to me too. There's no way I would even try to make the way I do things seem normal, or the right way to anyone else. It doesn't even make sense to me most of the time, so I try not to be too judgemental about how many grills someone has or uses. The one thing that unites most of us is the work itself, just trying to do the best job we can on every grill and coming up with new and better ways to achieve that.
 
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