Build is done -

Two Bears · 06-08-2013, 01:21 AM

My build is finally done (except for paint) and am going to fire it up and do an initial burn Saturday night then do the maiden cook on Sunday (doing 3 briskets, 1 pork butt, and a Beef Clod) .
This build was my winter project that took way longer than I wanted to - (Time and cash to do it all) but we made it to the end zone and now lets hope that she works as good as my mind thinks it will.

The smoker is a gravity fed over sized unit that is designed to do a lot of ribs if needed. She stands 6'4" tall and has a cook chamber 36"Wide X 30"Deep X 51"Tall and has 11 slide out racks.

I built a recessed compartment to house the GURU WIFI so it is out of sight. The air intake is under the cook chamber and is out of sight too.

It was a ton of work - way more than I anticipated it would be, you know how your mind thinks and percieves things then reality sets in and everything takes forever to get finished along with things not fitting and all of the monkeying around to fit things the way you want - well I am glad I am at the finish line. Now I have to gut and clean my garage since I seem to have destroyed it while building this smoker. :)

The link is to the whole build -

http://s25.photobucket.com/user/blac.../Clone%20build

dwfisk · 06-08-2013, 05:29 AM

Awsome build. Can't wait to see it in action!

code3rrt · 06-08-2013, 05:49 AM

Wow, that thing is massive.....quite the build, let us know how she cooks!

KC

K5TAM · 06-08-2013, 06:11 AM

Looks great! Sure it will be worth all of the work.

kylefisk · 06-08-2013, 06:38 AM

Cool build. Yep, they always end up being more work and time than anticipated. I like the compact design for how much cook surface you have.

HeSmellsLikeSmoke · 06-08-2013, 06:42 AM

Great looking piece of work!

Big George's BBQ · 06-08-2013, 06:50 AM

WOW That is a really nice pit Cant wait to see it in action

slow-smoker · 06-08-2013, 07:32 AM

Hey Two Bears, that thing looks like it could feed the Three Bears! Can't wait to see it in action.

bluetang · 06-08-2013, 07:43 AM

What a beaut!

NRA4Life · 06-08-2013, 07:52 AM

Nice build!

Johnny_Crunch · 06-08-2013, 07:54 AM

That's a beast!

lastmajordude · 06-08-2013, 08:06 AM

Next time.........build a ....BIG ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!

Mark Warren · 06-08-2013, 08:34 AM

Very Nice Indeed. I went through all the picture and i still don't understand the air flow from the firebox, I guess the enclosure that goes all the way to the top and the piece up top on the firebox side has me stumped a bit. Sorry no imagination here. Does the smoke just go in an L shape a foot above the firebox or is it making a U shape somewhere high up in there?

ajstrider · 06-08-2013, 08:48 AM

Umm, pretty sure I could live in that thing.

bbqbull · 06-08-2013, 08:55 AM

Outstanding!!!

06-08-2013, 01:21 AM	#1
Two Bears Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-15-10 Location: Minnesota	Build is done - My build is finally done (except for paint) and am going to fire it up and do an initial burn Saturday night then do the maiden cook on Sunday (doing 3 briskets, 1 pork butt, and a Beef Clod) . This build was my winter project that took way longer than I wanted to - (Time and cash to do it all) but we made it to the end zone and now lets hope that she works as good as my mind thinks it will. The smoker is a gravity fed over sized unit that is designed to do a lot of ribs if needed. She stands 6'4" tall and has a cook chamber 36"Wide X 30"Deep X 51"Tall and has 11 slide out racks. I built a recessed compartment to house the GURU WIFI so it is out of sight. The air intake is under the cook chamber and is out of sight too. It was a ton of work - way more than I anticipated it would be, you know how your mind thinks and percieves things then reality sets in and everything takes forever to get finished along with things not fitting and all of the monkeying around to fit things the way you want - well I am glad I am at the finish line. Now I have to gut and clean my garage since I seem to have destroyed it while building this smoker. :) The link is to the whole build - http://s25.photobucket.com/user/blac.../Clone%20build __________________ http://s25.photobucket.com/user/blackfoot123/slideshow/Clone%20build

06-08-2013, 05:29 AM	#2
dwfisk Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 08-01-12 Location: Fairfield, Florida Name/Nickname : Dave	Awsome build. Can't wait to see it in action! __________________ I'm Dave Got a bunch of cooking toys and a custom metal fabrication shop where I spend my time building all sorts of smokers & outdoor cooking gear.

06-08-2013, 05:49 AM	#3
code3rrt Babbling Farker Join Date: 08-09-12 Location: Spokane Valley, Washington	Wow, that thing is massive.....quite the build, let us know how she cooks! KC __________________ KC Weber Performer with rotisserie ring, 22.5OTS, Maverick 732, Weber Smokey Joe,PBC Smokenator/Hoovergrill, variety of microbrews, Gin and tonic, variety of lighters.:blah:

06-08-2013, 06:11 AM	#4
K5TAM Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 07-27-12 Location: League City, Texas	Looks great! Sure it will be worth all of the work. __________________ 22.5 Weber OTG x2, New Braunfels Offset, Orion Smoker

06-08-2013, 06:38 AM	#5
kylefisk Got Wood. Join Date: 06-07-13 Location: Ocala, FL	Cool build. Yep, they always end up being more work and time than anticipated. I like the compact design for how much cook surface you have. __________________ Toys: vertical 26" custom homebuilt, weber OTP w craycort cast iron grates & mini WSM

06-08-2013, 06:42 AM	#6
HeSmellsLikeSmoke somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-02-07 Location: Warren, Vermont	Great looking piece of work! __________________ Jim - Another transplanted Texan Former KCBS CBJ Large and Medium Big Green Eggs , Black 18.5" WSM, Blue Weber Performer - Stainless, Green Weber OTG Kettle , Brinkmann SnP Pro, and a Stainless UDS. One retired Portable Kitchen grill. Red Thermapen, Maverick ET-732, EdgePro Apex Sharpener. Avatar is the original 1951 Weber Kettle

06-08-2013, 06:50 AM	#7
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Framingham, MA Name/Nickname : George	WOW That is a really nice pit Cant wait to see it in action __________________ Large BIG Green EGG- Hatched 8/17/09 Backwoods Extented Party- sold Weber Genesis Gasser Mid Atlantic BBQ Association KCBS Back Porch BBQ Competition BBQ Team Proud Member of the Zero Club When all else fails ask yourself WWGALD

06-08-2013, 07:32 AM	#8
slow-smoker is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-05-12 Location: Charlottesville, VA	Hey Two Bears, that thing looks like it could feed the Three Bears! Can't wait to see it in action. __________________ __ -[B]Mike[/B] [SIZE="3"][COLOR="SeaGreen"]48" Klose Backyard Chef[/COLOR], Primo Oval XL[/SIZE] Stealth-Grey Thermapen, Maverick ET-732

06-08-2013, 07:43 AM	#9
bluetang somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-06-10 Location: Stuart, Fl Name/Nickname : Mike	What a beaut! __________________ Homey, the Homegrown frier, 22" WSM, 18.5" Elderly(but not retired) WSM,Homegrown Electric, Weber gasserrrr,Weber Performer, Gravity feed smoker, Blackstone, Indisputably Fastest [COLOR=purple]Purple[/COLOR] Thermapen, SAI Satay Grill Avatar by landarc, thanky!

06-08-2013, 07:52 AM	#10
NRA4Life is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-07-09 Location: Newark, OH	Nice build! __________________ - [B]Kevin[/B] Team: [B]Smitty's Real Pit BBQ[/B] KCBS CBJ [B]Superior SS-3[/B] - Courtesy of Gainesville Jaycees and Superior Smokers Custom Built Reverse Flow Stickburner [B]Weber[/B] 22.5" WSM [B]Weber[/B] 26.75" OTG [B]Weber[/B] Blue 2000 Stainless Performer [B]Weber[/B] Red 1998 Stainless Performer

06-08-2013, 07:54 AM	#11
Johnny_Crunch Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-03-10 Location: Cypress TX	That's a beast! __________________ J Crunch

06-08-2013, 08:06 AM	#12
lastmajordude is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: The "Poah" side of Madison Co. Mississippi Name/Nickname : Dude	Next time.........build a ....BIG ONE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!! __________________ Jambo stick burner (dedicated to my dad...Big John) / Weber kettle / Blue Rhino 36” griddle / Battle Grey Hunsaker drum. "When food is cooked in a kitchen people think how good it smells, when cooked outside it is intoxicating to their soul"..... The Dude

06-08-2013, 08:34 AM	#13
Mark Warren is one Smokin' Farker Join Date: 04-16-13 Location: here	Very Nice Indeed. I went through all the picture and i still don't understand the air flow from the firebox, I guess the enclosure that goes all the way to the top and the piece up top on the firebox side has me stumped a bit. Sorry no imagination here. Does the smoke just go in an L shape a foot above the firebox or is it making a U shape somewhere high up in there?

06-08-2013, 08:48 AM	#14
ajstrider is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 09-02-12 Location: Kentucky	Umm, pretty sure I could live in that thing. __________________ Weber Summit Charcoal Grill and 22” WSM. Former user of pellet grills and XL BGE

06-08-2013, 08:55 AM	#15
bbqbull Watching over us. Join Date: 12-27-05 Location: Mid Michigan	Outstanding!!! __________________ "You have never really lived until you have done something for someone who can never repay you." "I wish my mind could forget what my eyes have seen. :shocked:" "Heavily medicated for your protection. :doh:" Klose Mobile Pit Klose Owners Reccomended Pit Cookshack Smokette Gasser Little Chief Smoker Large BGE Gifted to me my Pit Barrel Smoker :mrgreen::clap:[URL="http://www.bbq-brethren.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/"][/URL]