I am restoring a couple of old Weber Genesis grills, and a quick Google search for info brought me here.
I have three genesis redheads, one is inherited from my father. It was a Christmas present to Dad from Mom in the '80s. I remember helping put it together, and it was the first Weber gas grill I had ever seen.
The second was a Christmas present from my girlfriend back in '92. Of course, I married her the next summer! In addition to the swing up table and work surface on the left, both narrow slats, the right side had a wire basket that you were supposed to put your spices and sauces in while you were grilling.
The third was rescued from the dump several years ago by a friend who worked as a Sanitation Engineer in a well to do area. It's similar to Dad's except it has a side burner instead of the work surface on the right side. It is kind of a Frankengrill because a lot of parts were missing, so other parts were used, like some Durawood work surfaces. However, it retains the east/ west boards on the lower level, but Dad's wide boards appear to be two narrow boards pushed together. Interestingly, like Dad's, the interior of the lid has no provisions for the swinging lid basket, so at least that part is older.
Anyway, my wife says I have no need for three grills on the deck, so I am in the process of restoring the second and third unit, using the best parts to make one grill. After it's done, I'll restore Dad's grill. I'll post pics of the restoration as I move forward, but for now, I will post some pics of Dad's grill while it's still together.
Here she is. Everything but the wheels are believed to be original.
Here are the side tables, top and bottom:
Here are the bottom boards, top and bottom. When taking these pictures this afternoon, I realized that they are made up of two narrow boards pushed together to look like a wide board. The Frankengrill has one piece wide boards. Note the brackets have two sets of screw holes. The unused holes were probably used for the single wide boards. I believe the switch to narrow boards was to reduce cupping.
Here is the fold up table bracket. I believe the same assembly was used on my '92 grill except the '92 used narrow boards. Both used the same strut arm.
The fuel gauge was a piece of metal with a decal that was attached to the leg with plastic push pins. The decal is gone on this one, but the Frankengrill has the decal. It's too rough to use, but It was good enough to take good measurements so that maybe I can make a template and paint it on.
Looks like I reached the limit on pictures. I've got a few more to post. Be back in a minute
Cheers,
Gerry
I have three genesis redheads, one is inherited from my father. It was a Christmas present to Dad from Mom in the '80s. I remember helping put it together, and it was the first Weber gas grill I had ever seen.
The second was a Christmas present from my girlfriend back in '92. Of course, I married her the next summer! In addition to the swing up table and work surface on the left, both narrow slats, the right side had a wire basket that you were supposed to put your spices and sauces in while you were grilling.
The third was rescued from the dump several years ago by a friend who worked as a Sanitation Engineer in a well to do area. It's similar to Dad's except it has a side burner instead of the work surface on the right side. It is kind of a Frankengrill because a lot of parts were missing, so other parts were used, like some Durawood work surfaces. However, it retains the east/ west boards on the lower level, but Dad's wide boards appear to be two narrow boards pushed together. Interestingly, like Dad's, the interior of the lid has no provisions for the swinging lid basket, so at least that part is older.
Anyway, my wife says I have no need for three grills on the deck, so I am in the process of restoring the second and third unit, using the best parts to make one grill. After it's done, I'll restore Dad's grill. I'll post pics of the restoration as I move forward, but for now, I will post some pics of Dad's grill while it's still together.
Here she is. Everything but the wheels are believed to be original.
Here are the side tables, top and bottom:
Here are the bottom boards, top and bottom. When taking these pictures this afternoon, I realized that they are made up of two narrow boards pushed together to look like a wide board. The Frankengrill has one piece wide boards. Note the brackets have two sets of screw holes. The unused holes were probably used for the single wide boards. I believe the switch to narrow boards was to reduce cupping.
Here is the fold up table bracket. I believe the same assembly was used on my '92 grill except the '92 used narrow boards. Both used the same strut arm.
The fuel gauge was a piece of metal with a decal that was attached to the leg with plastic push pins. The decal is gone on this one, but the Frankengrill has the decal. It's too rough to use, but It was good enough to take good measurements so that maybe I can make a template and paint it on.
Looks like I reached the limit on pictures. I've got a few more to post. Be back in a minute
Cheers,
Gerry
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) is, I think, a great thing. Looks like you have zeroed in on the unique features. It can get challenging to source parts that are true to the original. I don’t think I have ever seen a set of those old style wheels for sale, as an example. But that can be part of the fun. Our friends at the Weber Kettle Club are fanatics about saving and restoring old kettles. They help each other out all the time. We can do the same on these early Genesis grills.
