Newcomer starting a 1000 rehab


 
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BobW

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Had a 6 yr old Kenmore gasser bite the dust about a month ago, and was looking for a new grill. Have always been a weber fan and have 3 of the Kettles (one is about 30years old and still cooking). so i looked at the spirit and Genesis line, but unfortunately too rich for my blood. In poking around i found this site and saw what others were doing with the old Genesis 1000's. So after a couple weeks on CL i found this for $60 with a full tank of LP and a cover, and am in the process of my first try bringing one of these back to a new life. This one had a couple extra holes in the burners, and what looked like a few cracks. The flavorizer bars were fairly rusted in some spots, but still intact for the most part. First thing i did was light it up. took a few tries, and finally saw some weak flames coming from under the bars (mostly yellow though), and the center burner did not seem to light. So i removed the burners, went over them with a brass brush and some compressed air. Noticed that the crossover tube was bent, pulling the center burner away from the manifold (thus the no light) so i bent back as straight as i could and reinstalled all the burners. Touched it off and nice blue flames erupted, but still a few extra holes and some inconsistancies at low flame so i decided to replace the burners. Noticed the collector box was rusted away so an igniter went on the replace list as well. Ordered those from Weber. Scraped all the gunk and rust off of the Bars and decided to go for a set of rcplanebuyer's SS sets, so have those on the way as well. In the mean time have it disassembled for cleaning and painting. Some of the wood slats are pretty far gone and sanding just reveals some dusty rotten core so off to the local hardwood supply for some cypress they have on sale right now to rip some new slats. Here's some pics of where i am right now, while i wait for the parts to arrive. its good times so far, and really happy i found this site and was inspired to take this path. Thanks to all the for the great ideas and guidance.
 
That's a good looking grill. Congrats on the great find and welcome to the forum. Have you determined the age from the serial number? Keep us updated.
 
You're going to like that grill. I've the twin to it, I bought Greenie new in 1999 and refurbed it about 5 years ago. It's semi retired now and only does rotisserie work.
 
Thanks Bob & Rich, im having fun with it. only had one seized fastener so far, holding the box to the frame. Broke the bolt on removal, and the remainder stayed frozen in the box. So a bit of penetrating oil, a torch, and some wiggling had it out fairly quick. I was relived that i didnt have to break out the drill :-). As far as the age goes...the label on the side is completely faded. the guy I bought it from said he purchased it new in 99 or 00 so that gets me in the ballpark anyway. Really glad i happened onto this site. these things are 'tanks' compared to many of the other grills out there. simple, functional, durable and maintainable. Im in!
 
Nice job so far!! The frame looks pretty solid from what I can tell. You should get years and years of use out of this one.
 
Great work! I'm doing pretty much the same thing, except with a Silver B.

That grill is going to look awesome when you get done with it! Keep up the good work!

Tim
 
Project is comming along. Cleaned and painted the Box, Hood sides and frame. took all the orifces out of the manifold to ensure they were clean. they were fine so just blew some compressed air in and re-installed. Bleached all the knobs and ignter button. Chucked a scotch-brite pad in the die grinder and went to work on the warming trays which were really bad. I toyed with the idea of replacing them but thought i would give the abrasive pad a shot first, satisfactory results. took a Brillo pad to the hood and control panel, then some auto polish and the buffer brought out a decent shine in the porcelain. installed the new igniter and collector box, the new burners and the SS Flavorizer bars. hooked it up to a can of propane and touched it off. jumped to about 600 degrees in 10mins and was still climbing when i throttled it back. next ill be ripping some new slats from a piece of cedar i picked up form the hardwood supplier. i think im hooked as im already looking at CL every day to see what else is available :-) more to come
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Havent finished the work tables yet. Still finishing the slats. But wife piked up some shoulder chops on sale and I had to give the grill a run-up. cant wait to get the work tables in place as I found myself looking for somewhere to set things, but the grill cooked well and the chops came out great. More to come
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well, finally got it finished up. cooks fantastic! Did some strips to perfection last night. So im still crusing Craigs list looking for a prospect for the beach house now. thanks to all in this comunity for sharing your knowledge!
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Wow Bob, EXCELLENT!!!!

How did you do the handle?

I'm thinking of ideas for a resto on an old red head (Weber calls it a 1000, but other members here call it a 3000 ... who knows?), and I just wonder how you got that wood handle looking so much like the original. Patience, a drill and a jig saw?

Also, what did you treat the cedar with?

That is one good looking grill sir, great work!
 
Actually T, the handel was the only salvageable piece of wood on the grill. just sanded it down. i have not varnished it yet as i was trying out the grill while i was finishing the work tabels. i used spar varnish on the cedar. 4 coats.
 
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