Silver & Blue SSP

[Cody Bratton]

For years I had been searching for an SSP cart, and last July I scored two. I wanted to put my blue lid and bowl in it. But I wanted it to be different. So I painted the cart silver. It turned out great, and I am in LOVE with it. Cheers Happy Grilling!

I am taking the tank to (hopefully) get re-certified tomorrow and then I’ll be painting that as well. Fingers crossed

pic dump below, lol

 

[DanHoo]

Blue is my favorite

 

[timothy]

Maybe, add a new dark gray handle, polish and buff the ash ring, and paint the ash bucket blue or black.

 

[Cody Bratton]

New handle is in the cards. I plan on cleaning the ash pan up, but it’s been almost a year so I wanted to get it together, lol

 

[DanHoo]

Maybe change the color of the Weber letters on the wheel trim to silver or white.

 

[Mike-GA]

Looks super good. Love that silver paint and blue details.

A couple things that made my SSP grill experience a little better... larger lid bail from later Gen 4 Performer (allows lid to 90 degrees) and electric ignition (1xAAA battery) from Gen 4 Performer.

Also, I adapted the bracket to hold a more common 5lb tank (tank from Costco). See my post below.

Post in thread 'Older performer propane connection'

Oct 23, 2022

I only discovered my new Flame King didn't mount to original bracket after filling propane so there was no turning back. I had to make it work. This is what I did:

Cut top of original SSP Metal bracket with Angle Grinder. De-burred metal edges. Shaped Wood into Quarter Sphere to ease tank insertion & create tight fit. Sanded. Painted. Drank Beer. Painted again.



Pic of how tank it fits inside


Finished look of tank mounted in SSP.

• Mike-GA

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[Brenda T]

Looks great!

 

[Ed P]

Hey, Cody, I'm no expert on SSPs, but your tank might need an OPD to be requalified. The tri-lobed shut-off valve handle shown in @Mike-GA's pics is the tip-off...if you have one on your tank, you're good, but if not, maybe you can swap your non-OPD shut-off valve with one from a newer tank?

 

[Cody Bratton]

Hey, Cody, I'm no expert on SSPs, but your tank might need an OPD to be requalified. The tri-lobed shut-off valve handle shown in @Mike-GA's pics is the tip-off...if you have one on your tank, you're good, but if not, maybe you can swap your non-OPD shut-off valve with one from a newer tank?

I’m not sure what you’re saying? I took a tank off an old Genesis to my local co-op and they re-certified it. Is this one different?

 

[Ed P]

I’m not sure what you’re saying? I took a tank off an old Genesis to my local co-op and they re-certified it. Is this one different?

I don't know, I haven't seen a picture of the shut-off handle. If it is tri-lobed like the picture, you are good. A tank with an OPD has this style handle. If it's not, then you might have an issue, depending on who does the certification.

 

[Cody Bratton]

The knob on the tank I have is nearly identical to that pic. What’s OPD stand for?

 

[Ed P]

The knob on the tank I have is nearly identical to that pic. What’s OPD stand for?

Overfill prevention device. They have been required on 4 - 40lb propane tanks since about 2002. You are good if you have the three-lobe handle which identifies it as having an OPD.

 

[Cody Bratton]

It has the tri-pointed valve. But the tank also has the quick connect fitting

 

[Steve Hoch]

It has the tri-pointed valve. But the tank also has the quick connect fitting

That's an oldie but a goodie.

 

[Ed P]

There should be a date of manufacture stamped on the collar around the valve, formatted as MM-YY, as well as any re-test dates appended with an 'E', if you're curious.