Kettle Collection

[MaxBobcat]

I've got a little bit of a weber addiction...











My first Weber product was the 22 WSM, but my first kettle was a 2013 Green OTG. Then I purchased the 83 brownie. Then came the Lime Green SJ and the blue OTG. This was about the time the girlfriend started getting worried.

Then the Red Daisy-Wheeler was purchased at an estate sale. Later I got a Plum SS Performer that I scored on Craigslist. A few weeks after that, I scored an 18 inch MBH faded black. Below is some before/after pictures of the 70's faded black 18" and my '83 Brownie 22".

BEFORE:




AFTER:








BEFORE:








AFTER:








During this time I've had two other SS Performers slip in and out of my possession. My Plum SS with gas I traded for a Red SS Performer with gas. They were both great grills and I definitely had both of them for too short of a time. They both cooked up some good rib-eyes for me while I had them. ;D







I decided though that I liked the look and simplicity of the standard SS Performer and found a guy to trade for my gas SS. I even got a Go-Anywhere out of the deal too! My new SS is in even better shape and is my every-day cooker now. I even added some new wooden handles on top.

[MaxBobcat]

Today I did a small clean up of a Yellow 22" that I got off craigslist. I believe this to be a kettle from 1976. This thing was in fairly rough shape. Too many dings to really count on the lid and bowl, the top vent tab was bent off, and not to mention the bottom of the bowl has extreme crazing.

Today was just a good scrubing with some steel wool and cheapo degreaser and then I reassembled it. Here are some pics. I will try to get some coals going in it soon and I will post some of it glowing soon.

I have a more thorough rehab in store for this one, but don't have the tools or time right now. I plan on drilling out the bottom vent rivets and reattaching with bolts, as well as staining the original handle. As you can tell, this is a modern ashpan and everything. I think this will prob be a cooker, so I am not to concerned about being period correct on every little thing.

The Original CL Picture


Belly of the Beast.


What I used to help me clean up.


Scrubbed the vent to get a decent shot:


She started cleaning up pretty nice and I got her all assembled and put a Slide-Aside on...




The Purdy Side


The Oogly Side


Freckled tail


Ketchup and Mustard


Thanks for Looking! ;D

[MaxBobcat]

I got around to firing her up today. I wanted to see the yellow turn that glowing orange I've heard about. I didn't really know what to expect. Whether it would slowly build a slight orange hue over 10 minutes as it warmed up or what. After I dumped in my chimney and sat back down in my chair, it was already a deep shade of rosy red. The pictures didn't really do it justice. It was more red than what they show.

Before the coals went in


After

[Rambo]

Stay away from sharp objects,

[limey]

I thought I had too many cookers.

[Boots]

It's the Wizard of Weber, the Great and Powerful WOz.

i do admire your obsession/devotion to the history and progeny of your projects, including the glowing paint thing (makes me wonder what chemical composition they put into paint in the '70's!!!). It's a good thing to have different historians of different types of cookers on the TBBQF. Those EGGCENTRIC egg cult guys being one example, or the Western Auto/True Value shade tree mechanics that form the natural fan base of the Drummers being another, or even the crusty, irritable, paleo-neanderthal offset types like me.

I think the basic issue is that they made them in just too many colors and you find yerself mezmerized a bit. Kind of the way highschoolers used to look at the old Plymouth Dusters or AMC Javelins and say, "you know, I'm not really certain, but if you look at it just right in the light, it MIGHT actually be considered cool...."

[BluDawg]

Nice family photo

[jtilk]

Stellar!! Thats quite the collection my friend.

[egghead]

Mightyfine collection.

Weber rescuer and rehabber - nice