Josh Dekubber
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I could see in that case definitely needing to replace all of them with Dave Santana's. It's definitely nice to get all new stainless from Dave for the z metal bars and the flip table brackets
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Cody Bratton
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I’m with you. I get that bolt out and then toss in a random bolt to keep it in place. I learned that the hard way. Got one nice and ready to touch up in the blast cabinet only to crack a chunk out of the cook box when the drill bit caught while drilling out the bolt remnants. After spending a long time hammering and praying it would tap come out. The steel and aluminum were in love.
Steve Hoch
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I've had good results using a torch on the cook box surrounding the fused bolt, most of the time it just falls out after 30-40 seconds.
Cody Bratton
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I tried heating it for a few minutes with a micro-torch before hammering on it. Then I got nervous that I was going to bend or warp the box. So took the hard route and had a pretty nicely centered 1/8” hole all the way thru. Stepped up to 3/16 and when the drill grabbed (I hate drill clutches) I felt it go thru. Then when I realized what happened, instant rage.
Steve Hoch
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How did the inside of the frame look when you took the box out?
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Cody Bratton
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I feel like that side mounting hole on the older ones was protruded away from the cook box on the frame. The later models didn’t seem to have that (that I’ve seen, in tact). I have yet to see the earlier models 80’s-90’s have that rotted as bad as the early 2000’s
Josh Dekubber
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No you don't need them. The burners that you have to replace these will have screens but me being strange I put these screens on the new ones anyways because I like the original look. Yes it's crazy because you have to stick your head underneath to see them but to me it looks right.
Steve Hoch
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Hmm, I have a ton of those things. I may start doing that too, not a bad idea.
LMichaels
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You do realize you're over restricting air flow into those burners right?
Josh Dekubber
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To be honest Steve I thought I got that idea from you
Josh Dekubber
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The very very bottom front lip of the cook box will be stamped with the year also each lid end cap will be stamped with a year and little dots in a circle around the year representing what month of the year.
I highlighted it with a sharpie so you could see it better but it should look like this.
Each little dot inside those pie shaped pieces represents a month count them up and that's the month of the year
I highlighted it with a sharpie so you could see it better but it should look like this.
Each little dot inside those pie shaped pieces represents a month count them up and that's the month of the year
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Steve Hoch
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A little tough to tell, but looks like there is at least a little rust through on the frame. You can fill spots in with JB weld if they aren't too bad.
Josh Dekubber
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plenty of air
I always test and adjust my burners on a new restoration. Adjust the metal screens open and add on the old school spider guards. Works like a charm
LMichaels
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Get an oxygen tank on them!
Josh Dekubber
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Here's another picture from back farther you can see it's right dead center under the lip of the bottom of the cook box. I would be very surprised if it's not there.
And then the stamps in your lid end caps should be somewhere in the area of this one. Sometimes there's too much grease to be able to see it right away.
And then the stamps in your lid end caps should be somewhere in the area of this one. Sometimes there's too much grease to be able to see it right away.