It is in good condition - my concern is about the NG manifold vs LP. The side tables have the paint flaking/peeling. The cart is solid, I'll clean it up and sand. It's missing the bottom rack which is disappointing. It does have the original owner's manual in the binder. Also the previous owner put lava rock on top of the stainless flavorizer bars *facepalm* so they're probably no good. I haven't disassembled to take a look at the condition of the burners.I would keep it and restore it. It looks like it is pretty good condition.
Any ideas of part numbers or where to look for an LP manifold that would work for this?Looks like a winner to me. You should be able to get an LP manifold and “spud” for the side burner to convert that grill.
Sent you a message!I may have a LP manifold
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I’ll trade for NG manifold
Updated the post, thanks! I'll post some better pics this week when I have some time to take it apart. I need to see about sourcing parts. I would love to locate the bottom rack, but the manifold is going to be the dealbreaker for me if I'm going to restore this for my own use.Awesome Ed!
Alan do you have pics of under the 2 lids.
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I'm considering it. I wish it had the original bottom rack - not sure where it disappeared to. The seller told me it came from a woman in her 80s. Her husband had passed away and he purchased it new in 1997. It sat in their porch or shed, so overall it's in great shape, save the peeling paint on the side trays, and a chip on the side of the control panel. The guy I bought it from was her realtor and sold it for her. He was asking $100, I talked him down to $90 - I don't think I did too bad since this seems to be a rather rare model. But part me of is also wondering why I decided to take on another restoreNice grill. Maybe even look into getting a NG hookup. Once you go NG you'll never want to go back
Do you have any idea where to procure that bottom rack or what the part number is? I was coming up empty when doing a search.Alan,
Nice find! Twin to mine.
I am sure you have seen my restore but if not here is the link.
Genesis Platinum Series II Restoration started
The time has come to start the restoration of my 1996 Genesis Platinum Series II. I have my 4900 to keep me cooking so I have plenty of time to finish the job. It started life as this: In about 40 minutes I had it down to this- It came apart pretty easily as the Oversized Summit series...tvwbb.com
Might pick up a few pointers if you do decide to keep it.
Jeff
Hi Gerry - sorry I missed your message. Yep, it's a deep box, same as the green Genesis sitting behind it. It has the smoker box installed so it's missing one of the bars and has the shorter grates. I'll take some pics tonight - might pull it apart when I get home and make my decision if I'm going to keep it or pass it along.That is a nice looking grill. I would definitely keep it. Is it a deep box grill with 13 flavorizer bars? Can you swap the parts you need from the other grill and sell that one?
Gerry
If you can’t come up with the bottom rack, you could get the appropriate z bars and do a wooden bottom. Run the boards east-west like my old ones, or front to back like the newer onesDo you have any idea where to procure that bottom rack or what the part number is? I was coming up empty when doing a search.