TonyS T-Bone
TVWBB Super Fan
My daily driver for approx. 27 years has been the Classic G 1000 Greenhead. Over Labor Day and this past weekend, I decided to give her a thorough disassembly, cleaning and a sprucing up. Wife wants to keep it, so no flip. Which means I can cut some corners! I thought I took before pictures, but can't find.
It was pretty badly caked with crud, a drip tray rail rusted out, the slats were all weather beaten, two frame rails rusted at the joints, cart was wobbly....you can imagine the rest.
Enjoy the pictures, just remember, this is a save money, cuttin' corners job!
I started with another '98 firebox, one of three I had blasted this summer. Painted it in flat black, and used Ultra HH for the frame.
I purchased some nice new SS tubes from McMaster, primed and painted and got the box on the frame.
Paint Shop:
Primer on the new 1" tubes
Tubes installed, added decal
Painting a sandblasted and clean firebox is awesome!
Combo of Oven Cleaner, then Goo Gone, then power washed most of the usual problem children
I can live with it.
Poplar with honey oak stain poly combo on flip up, top table has a couple coats of spar. (satin though)
Made my own Z-Bars out of aluminum. Not sure how to round those corners down, like a razor!
I've had this old Spirit tray laying around for a while...
Bought a big old bag of these (and push nuts) on Amazon (or maybe McMaster ?) Way cheaper than Tru Value lol.
I cleaned up and re-used a nice set of SS flavo bars and a decent set of stamped grill grates.
Weird distortion in pic but no time to trouble shoot. I put on a grill handle light w the LED bulbs. Just painted the front edge of the bottom tray and gave it a good power wash. Will do the thermo cleanup and paint red kettle on the emblem/badge tonight while DaBearZ beat Bruce's Vikings.
It was pretty badly caked with crud, a drip tray rail rusted out, the slats were all weather beaten, two frame rails rusted at the joints, cart was wobbly....you can imagine the rest.
Enjoy the pictures, just remember, this is a save money, cuttin' corners job!
I started with another '98 firebox, one of three I had blasted this summer. Painted it in flat black, and used Ultra HH for the frame.
I purchased some nice new SS tubes from McMaster, primed and painted and got the box on the frame.
Paint Shop:
Primer on the new 1" tubes
Tubes installed, added decal
Painting a sandblasted and clean firebox is awesome!
Combo of Oven Cleaner, then Goo Gone, then power washed most of the usual problem children
I can live with it.
Poplar with honey oak stain poly combo on flip up, top table has a couple coats of spar. (satin though)
Made my own Z-Bars out of aluminum. Not sure how to round those corners down, like a razor!
I've had this old Spirit tray laying around for a while...
Bought a big old bag of these (and push nuts) on Amazon (or maybe McMaster ?) Way cheaper than Tru Value lol.
I cleaned up and re-used a nice set of SS flavo bars and a decent set of stamped grill grates.
Weird distortion in pic but no time to trouble shoot. I put on a grill handle light w the LED bulbs. Just painted the front edge of the bottom tray and gave it a good power wash. Will do the thermo cleanup and paint red kettle on the emblem/badge tonight while DaBearZ beat Bruce's Vikings.
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