Not that this is anything original or anything, but I had an old Smokey Joe sitting in the garage that would get pulled out for tailgating and other random grilling needs. Or at least I think it was a Smokey Joe...I can make out the "ER" at the end of Weber on the wooden handle. Anyway, I wanted to put it to better use and so began the build. I tried to document as much as possible, so hope you enjoy!
Here's what I'm working with:
And here's my helper for the day:
As many others have experienced, the lid of the Weber did not fit the IMUSA pot very well:
Time to make some slight modifications:
Getting closer! And a really sore hand...:
Ahhhh, much better:
Time to drill some holes in the bottom of the pot (1" hole saw):
I used the steamer plate to mark the hole locations. My crappy drill didn't last very long, so drilling took a reallllllly long time:
It started to rain outside, so brought the operation into the garage. While waiting for the drill to charge back up, I taped off the old Smokey Joe to get ready for painting:
K, after a very slow drilling process...all the holes are drilled:
When drilling, I set the pot upside down on the lid and used the lid to catch all the shavings. Just a handy factoid:
Marked the pot for the grate supports (4.5" down from lid):
Test fitting the grate support with the acorn nuts on the outside:
Looks good!:
Holes drilled for the routing of my Maverick:
Ready for some paint:
First coat of high-temp gloss black:
Here's how I'll have it set up with the clay 9" clay diffuser:
The routing for the Maverick:
And last, but not least...the final product:
I'll do an initial burn in the next couple of days. I'm really looking forward to the first cook on this new toy! I'm going to order a thermometer for it too, that will finish it off nicely.
