Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
After completing a Genesis S-310 (see earlier thread "Another Charity Project") I had planned to focus on a couple of my simmering early model Genesis projects including a red-head. Then I hoped to do another Genesis as a second grill for our college, this time an E-310. Well, I was trolling through "OfferUp" and came across this Summit:
The "offer" price was $100! I jumped like lighting and brought this monster back home hoping to make it a much larger second grill for our college cafeteria.
The owner was a very nice and helpful person who just didn't want to be bothered with dealing with the rusty bottom and was happy to see it gone. He scored a VIELUXE for $350, so his mind was on that!
Overall, for a seven-year old grill this Summit is in relatively decent shape. Other, that is, than the rusted out cabinet and broken leg:
Looks a lot like the last Genesis restore... Hopefully my sheet metal shop owner/friend can help me again with a solution for this grill's bottom and maybe back as well. The firebox and internals are really not that bad. In fact, the grates are only ONE year old:
This grill has a rotisserie motor that stores in a pop-up module on the left side. When I noticed this and opened it, I found the instruction sheet still tucked in with it. The owner stated that he had NEVER USED the rotisserie! Ditto for the smokebox which was in very nice condition. The flavorizer bars and burners don't look new, but they aren't a lost cause by any stretch. It will take some working over to determine what mechanicals can be cleaned up and re-used.
Here's a couple more pics:
It's going to take some work, but I am optimistic! So how do you all think I did for $100????
The "offer" price was $100! I jumped like lighting and brought this monster back home hoping to make it a much larger second grill for our college cafeteria.
The owner was a very nice and helpful person who just didn't want to be bothered with dealing with the rusty bottom and was happy to see it gone. He scored a VIELUXE for $350, so his mind was on that!
Overall, for a seven-year old grill this Summit is in relatively decent shape. Other, that is, than the rusted out cabinet and broken leg:
Looks a lot like the last Genesis restore... Hopefully my sheet metal shop owner/friend can help me again with a solution for this grill's bottom and maybe back as well. The firebox and internals are really not that bad. In fact, the grates are only ONE year old:
This grill has a rotisserie motor that stores in a pop-up module on the left side. When I noticed this and opened it, I found the instruction sheet still tucked in with it. The owner stated that he had NEVER USED the rotisserie! Ditto for the smokebox which was in very nice condition. The flavorizer bars and burners don't look new, but they aren't a lost cause by any stretch. It will take some working over to determine what mechanicals can be cleaned up and re-used.
Here's a couple more pics:
It's going to take some work, but I am optimistic! So how do you all think I did for $100????