Finally Found the Redhead

[Kim Drana]

I just picked this one up today off craigslist:

Looks like someone made there own vent controls:

Needs new handles:

I emailed Brian to see if he could make me some new handles...this one is marked "G" 1985

 

[Lawrence M.]

Very nice! Is that carbon fiber!?!?

 

[Kim Drana]

Originally posted by Lawrence M.:
Very nice! Is that carbon fiber!?!?

No..seem to be thin metal ...they are pretty flexible..

 

[ScottE]

Looks hardly used unless they oven sprayed the inside down after every cook!!
She's a looker!!

 

[Brian O'Neal]

The kettle looks real nice, that one touch system is something else. I guess the guy didn't want to spring for the $15 dollars to get a new one.

 

[Theo Bedania]

That inside is very clean!

 

[Ed M.]

Great find, Kim!

Can't wait to see some pics of the food you will be cookin' up on it!

 

[Stu G.]

Nice score Kim....I saw that one pop up on CL and it was gone just as fast. Good to see someone here snagged it.

 

[Bob Mann]

Nice kettle, good luck with it!

Bob

 

[BradP "p-nut"]

Problem with those old ones aren't the handles but the welds. I can see it on this one too.
Even if you put new handles on it eventually the welds are going to fail.
Not sure why they Weber lid bracket welding sucked so bad back then because welding isn't that hard to do.

 

[Brian O'Neal]

I had a few that seemed weak, I just put a nut and bolt and it strengthened it up. I'm surprised how strong the welds are. I had a handle bent like Kim's and I bent it back on the edge of a table and it straightened out, I thought for sure it would tear it off but it held no problem.

 

[Kim Drana]

Originally posted by Brian O'Neal:
I had a few that seemed weak, I just put a nut and bolt and it strengthened it up. I'm surprised how strong the welds are. I had a handle bent like Kim's and I bent it back on the edge of a table and it straightened out, I thought for sure it would tear it off but it held no problem.

The check is in the mail! Thx again for helping me out.