Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
My buddy's company has been using this for it's cookouts and finally decided to get a new one. They are letting him have this thing for free if he wants it. I told him to take it for parts if nothing else. 
Weber FT400
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Josh Dekubber
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Absolutely! You know I would
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
If course I'm going to try and get those 9930's away from him. He has a newer Genesis that they won't fit anyway.
Josh Dekubber
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Perfect! That will be great if you could get those from him. If he doesn't need them for anything they will definitely be very nice for you to have.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
There really isn't too much else for me to get excited about anyway. I doubt he'll try to restore that thing, but who knows.
Josh Dekubber
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It looks a bit damaged. If it was in better shape I would definitely consider restoring it but probably pretty hard to get parts for. Maybe he can use it as is. I'm not sure how well they work I've never used one before.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
They are based on the first generation Summit, and they are rare here in the US. Unfortunately that one does not appear to be in restorable condition to me. We shall see what he wants to do with it.
Josh Dekubber
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Yep I definitely agree. I'll be interested to see if you can get those grates.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
I'll go check it out, but...
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
So my buddy decided to drop this grill off at my house instead for me to take a look at and it's in better shape than I thought it would be from the pictures. The sticker was still legible and it turns out to be a 2001 NG model that they were running on LP.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
It's a shame about the big dent in the control panel because it's otherwise in almost perfect shape.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
Neither lid has much fade at all, but both have some scratches that probably won't come out.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
From the outside anyway, the front of the cook box looks pretty good too compared to a lot of these I've seen.
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
The right side lit right up, the left side wouldn't. I'll tear into the guts of it tomorrow or next day to see what's going on in there. 
Steve Hoch
TVWBB Olympian
Interesting, the serial number comes up as a Summit built-in cooking module on Weber's website.
Josh Dekubber
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Is that control panel identical to a first generation summit? 400 series lided grill? Or at least the dented part?
Jon Tofte
TVWBB 1-Star Olympian
Yes it is. Most of it is interchangeable with a 1st gen 400 series Summit. Steve, I hope you can accept restoring it even though it won’t be perfect. If you decide to part it out, though, I am interested in the sliding lids as mine are very faded. I would gladly put up with a few scratches.
It seems the porcelain firebox panels on these hold up much better than the Summits. I think it is because the open concept vents off the high heat that contributes to the porcelain cracking on the Summits that have the same panels.
Such a cool piece of Weber history!
It seems the porcelain firebox panels on these hold up much better than the Summits. I think it is because the open concept vents off the high heat that contributes to the porcelain cracking on the Summits that have the same panels.
Such a cool piece of Weber history!
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Josh Dekubber
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I was just reading your post about yours from January of 2024 and was about you about it.
LMichaels
TVWBB 2-Star Olympian
Yes as Jon said that control panel can be found on any 1st gen Summit 400 series. And lately I've been seeing them around quite cheap to free. That is great the slide tops are in good shape. My guess is the firebox may be in decent shape as well. Because with no lid the front panel does not see nearly as much thermal stress as a lidded grill