John G (Boston)
TVWBB Super Fan
Hello Everyone, New here...
So here’s a little info on the 1000 redhead I mentioned in my intro… The poor grill was clearly dumped off the back of a truck next to the dumpster. I dismantled the grill to get it home in my Prius. I managed to find the two missing knobs right there on the ground (they must have flown off when the control panel popped out of the frame). I also found the drop-in table. The grease cup holder had popped off of the grease tray and was dangling off of the tank gauge. And, the enameled grease tin cup was sitting right there on the ground. A short distance away I found the manifold bracket. I drove home with a BIG smile (and a car stinking of burnt BBQ grease).
Some good things about the grill are:
-The big slide out grease pan is near perfect.
-The swing up table hinge mount and slider are good.
-Most of the Z bars for the wood slats are good.
-The frame is nearly rust free.
-The grease tray Z bars and screws are in great shape (screw threads are even shiny clean).
Now the not so good…
-The frame is bent a bit (looks a little like an iceland spar - like a three dimensional parallelogram).
-The cookbox crossmember bent to the right a bit because the cookbox shifted that way.
-The cookbox bowed a little at the mounting bolt because it pulled on the crossmember.
I assume most here would consider this to be a parts grill but, being full of enthusiasm (and possibly a little nuts), I started tinkering. Since the frame has not rusted I think it will respond well to straightening.
The inside of the cookbox, grease tray, and hood were horrendous. I can’t believe the amount of burnt grease buildup – if that thing had ever lit up with a grease fire it would have burned for six days. Several hours later I had it scraped out fairly well and I had the grease pan cleaned up nicely.
Next I used Simple Green, a wire brush, a chisel, (and in places a razor blade) to clean the inside of the cookbox. I used a wire wheel cup where I could fit it. I managed to get the box to look pretty good inside, though I’m not done yet – there’s more to clean in there.
I dismantled the lid and, several hours later, had the inner surfaces of the endcaps and the enamel hood looking pretty nice. I used Simple Green, razor blades, and 0000 steel wool on the enamel (thanks to this great forum for that idea). I used Simple Green, razor blades, and a wire brush on the end caps. So far I have left the badge on the hood and cleaned around it (I may remove it later). I did not know the inside of the red hood is actually black enamel.
Hope this post wasn’t too long
Thank You for reading… More to come
-John (Boston)
So here’s a little info on the 1000 redhead I mentioned in my intro… The poor grill was clearly dumped off the back of a truck next to the dumpster. I dismantled the grill to get it home in my Prius. I managed to find the two missing knobs right there on the ground (they must have flown off when the control panel popped out of the frame). I also found the drop-in table. The grease cup holder had popped off of the grease tray and was dangling off of the tank gauge. And, the enameled grease tin cup was sitting right there on the ground. A short distance away I found the manifold bracket. I drove home with a BIG smile (and a car stinking of burnt BBQ grease).
Some good things about the grill are:
-The big slide out grease pan is near perfect.
-The swing up table hinge mount and slider are good.
-Most of the Z bars for the wood slats are good.
-The frame is nearly rust free.
-The grease tray Z bars and screws are in great shape (screw threads are even shiny clean).
Now the not so good…
-The frame is bent a bit (looks a little like an iceland spar - like a three dimensional parallelogram).
-The cookbox crossmember bent to the right a bit because the cookbox shifted that way.
-The cookbox bowed a little at the mounting bolt because it pulled on the crossmember.
I assume most here would consider this to be a parts grill but, being full of enthusiasm (and possibly a little nuts), I started tinkering. Since the frame has not rusted I think it will respond well to straightening.
The inside of the cookbox, grease tray, and hood were horrendous. I can’t believe the amount of burnt grease buildup – if that thing had ever lit up with a grease fire it would have burned for six days. Several hours later I had it scraped out fairly well and I had the grease pan cleaned up nicely.
Next I used Simple Green, a wire brush, a chisel, (and in places a razor blade) to clean the inside of the cookbox. I used a wire wheel cup where I could fit it. I managed to get the box to look pretty good inside, though I’m not done yet – there’s more to clean in there.
I dismantled the lid and, several hours later, had the inner surfaces of the endcaps and the enamel hood looking pretty nice. I used Simple Green, razor blades, and 0000 steel wool on the enamel (thanks to this great forum for that idea). I used Simple Green, razor blades, and a wire brush on the end caps. So far I have left the badge on the hood and cleaned around it (I may remove it later). I did not know the inside of the red hood is actually black enamel.
Hope this post wasn’t too long
Thank You for reading… More to come -John (Boston)
