MA-MA-MA-MEGA SCORE! and builds - lots of pics

Smokin Turkey · 05-22-2010, 09:19 AM

WOW! I have made some huge scores this month! Starting with a jetski trailer i was given for doing some work for another fabricator. I dont have any of the before pics but I have some progress pics. It was burried under scrap, rusted badly, missing an axle, springs, twisted, just in bad shape! My wife actually didnt roll her eyes when I dropped it in the yard. She actually grumbled and yelled a little but now she see's my future vision! I chopped out all the structural "bows" and replaced them with the previous "V" front "C" channel. I squared the body, removed all the old brackets and chopped out most of the bad stuff, heated and hammered the rest back into straight, filled and blended most of the rest (still lots to do.) then got a new weld on hitch, put it on a new 3/16" c channel front I fabricated. I still have gusset plates to fab in the shop. I got all the new mounts welded, new springs, I had to remount the spring pads inverted for more height and 3 inches narrower for the small frame. I still have chopping and restructuring to do to get done but once I fab up a firebox and stuff. That will come later. I got a set of 15" wheels and tires at tractor supply to give some additional height. I want this thing to be a certain way and youll see when it's done why.

Then comes yesterday and it was a great day! #1 - same guy who gave me the trailer saw me eyeing up some old stainless kitchen parts he had laying around and asked me to make an offer. This thing weighs over 100lbs and is all welded stainless. I got it for $10!! Im going to use most of it in my trailer build for work table, back splash, and possibly some sweet stainless fenders! The lightest stainless on this thing is 14 ga and its all 304!!

And just before I closed for the day, a new customer has me building a wild tailgaiter for him. Im using these 2 weber genesis silver model grills inside of a custom surround and having some wild extras thrown in. I dont want to give this all away today but it's truly going to be the craziest build for me yet! The guy got these on craigs for about $60 ea. Thrown in was a brand new rotisserie! He tells me, anything you don't use in the build is all mine to keep which really will be 1/2 of the stuff minus the grill bodies. Check it out! The build rill not require thermo's, frames, and some of the other stuff like the tank scales and such. WHEEE HOOO!! I see potential for some other stuff!

Honestly my head is spinning and im grinning ear to ear! If I wasnt going kayaking for a little break today, I'd be welding and fabing! Im excited!! I LOVE MY LIFE!!!

Chef Jim · 05-22-2010, 09:24 AM

I just love it when someone has too much fun.

Smokin Turkey · 05-22-2010, 10:33 AM

AWW MAN! All this great stuff and this morning my lawnmower grenades! Threw a piston, oil, parts everywhere! I got hit with something in the leg but cant find it. It's just a welt thank god. well I guess Its off to the yardsales to find a replacement.

Derek · 05-22-2010, 10:34 AM

Wow, Man you have a good score for sure, Am I correct to say your going to make a trailer smoker?

Smokin Turkey · 05-22-2010, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Derek

Wow, Man you have a good score for sure, Am I correct to say your going to make a trailer smoker?

Yup a neat little managable smoker trailer with a water heater, sink, and weber 22.5 gold mounted in the front. It will be towed by the truck or be rolled in and out of my cargo trailer when I need to take it all on the road. It's a really cool build! I have a color scheme and lights all sitting here ready when its complete. Its going to be a reverse flow but something different since I dont have pipe or a tank to use as a donor body.

Derek · 05-22-2010, 10:57 AM

Keep us Updated on the Build please.

"Subscribed to thread"

jeffjenkins1 · 05-22-2010, 11:54 AM

Nice score, or scores!

Jeff

SmokeJumper · 05-22-2010, 12:00 PM

Nice looking pieces that should make for a killer party trailer.

Will there be a wetbar?

Phubar · 05-22-2010, 06:33 PM

All I saw was that stainless steel table thingy...so jealous right now!
Super scores ST!

SmokinAussie · 05-22-2010, 06:35 PM

Can't wait to see the finished pics. Looks fantastic so far!

Smokin Turkey · 06-24-2010, 06:13 AM

Here are the latest pics including the very simple blueprints I created to build this pit. I have to have this pit ready to be fired by next wednesday so I can test it out, modify if need be so I can get cooking on it July 2. I have a family reunion on the 3rd which was promised to cater. wheee hoo.. Enjoy!

Norcoredneck · 06-24-2010, 06:16 AM

Looking good!

deguerre · 06-24-2010, 06:27 AM

Mad skills.

Phubar · 06-24-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by deguerre

Mad skills.

Amen!

1FUNVET · 06-24-2010, 10:20 AM

Awesome build.

What else are you planning on doing?

05-22-2010, 09:24 AM	#2
Chef Jim Babbling Farker Join Date: 02-07-10 Location: Tequesta, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I just love it when someone has too much fun. __________________ Judge Jim, Given to me by Terry @ Git R Smoked. Chef Jim, Gym, Jim, or CJ. I'm not a Chef, but I play one on the internet. http://www.chef-jim.com A veteran is Someone who, at one point in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life." That is honor, and there are far too many people in this country who no longer understand it. Author unknown.

05-22-2010, 10:33 AM	#3
Smokin Turkey is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-28-08 Location: Huntingdon, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	AWW MAN! All this great stuff and this morning my lawnmower grenades! Threw a piston, oil, parts everywhere! I got hit with something in the leg but cant find it. It's just a welt thank god. well I guess Its off to the yardsales to find a replacement. __________________ www.HuntingdonCountyCustoms.com

05-22-2010, 10:34 AM	#4
Derek is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-28-10 Location: Traverse City,Mi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow, Man you have a good score for sure, Am I correct to say your going to make a trailer smoker? __________________ Member of the Great Lakes BBQ Association A Learning Pit master of Pile -O- Pork BBQ Team. Weber smokey Joe silver. The Cajun Bandit.

05-22-2010, 10:57 AM	#6
Derek is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 02-28-10 Location: Traverse City,Mi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Keep us Updated on the Build please. "Subscribed to thread" __________________ Member of the Great Lakes BBQ Association A Learning Pit master of Pile -O- Pork BBQ Team. Weber smokey Joe silver. The Cajun Bandit.

05-22-2010, 11:54 AM	#7
jeffjenkins1 is Blowin Smoke! Join Date: 03-01-08 Location: Akron, OH Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice score, or scores! Jeff __________________ You do what you have to do, so you can do what you want to do! Right now I am working on doing what I want to do! Ole Hickory Ultra Que 2 Primo Oval XL NB American Gourmet offset smoker UDS Turkey Fryer Told you I would get a signature.........

05-22-2010, 09:19 AM	#1
Smokin Turkey is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-28-08 Location: Huntingdon, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	MA-MA-MA-MEGA SCORE! and builds - lots of pics WOW! I have made some huge scores this month! Starting with a jetski trailer i was given for doing some work for another fabricator. I dont have any of the before pics but I have some progress pics. It was burried under scrap, rusted badly, missing an axle, springs, twisted, just in bad shape! My wife actually didnt roll her eyes when I dropped it in the yard. She actually grumbled and yelled a little but now she see's my future vision! I chopped out all the structural "bows" and replaced them with the previous "V" front "C" channel. I squared the body, removed all the old brackets and chopped out most of the bad stuff, heated and hammered the rest back into straight, filled and blended most of the rest (still lots to do.) then got a new weld on hitch, put it on a new 3/16" c channel front I fabricated. I still have gusset plates to fab in the shop. I got all the new mounts welded, new springs, I had to remount the spring pads inverted for more height and 3 inches narrower for the small frame. I still have chopping and restructuring to do to get done but once I fab up a firebox and stuff. That will come later. I got a set of 15" wheels and tires at tractor supply to give some additional height. I want this thing to be a certain way and youll see when it's done why. Then comes yesterday and it was a great day! #1 - same guy who gave me the trailer saw me eyeing up some old stainless kitchen parts he had laying around and asked me to make an offer. This thing weighs over 100lbs and is all welded stainless. I got it for $10!! Im going to use most of it in my trailer build for work table, back splash, and possibly some sweet stainless fenders! The lightest stainless on this thing is 14 ga and its all 304!! And just before I closed for the day, a new customer has me building a wild tailgaiter for him. Im using these 2 weber genesis silver model grills inside of a custom surround and having some wild extras thrown in. I dont want to give this all away today but it's truly going to be the craziest build for me yet! The guy got these on craigs for about $60 ea. Thrown in was a brand new rotisserie! He tells me, anything you don't use in the build is all mine to keep which really will be 1/2 of the stuff minus the grill bodies. Check it out! The build rill not require thermo's, frames, and some of the other stuff like the tank scales and such. WHEEE HOOO!! I see potential for some other stuff! Honestly my head is spinning and im grinning ear to ear! If I wasnt going kayaking for a little break today, I'd be welding and fabing! Im excited!! I LOVE MY LIFE!!! __________________ www.HuntingdonCountyCustoms.com

05-22-2010, 12:00 PM	#8
SmokeJumper is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 04-14-10 Location: San Francisco, CA and Phu Quoc Island Vietnam Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Nice looking pieces that should make for a killer party trailer. Will there be a wetbar?

05-22-2010, 06:33 PM	#9
Phubar somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 04-24-09 Location: Utrecht,The NetherPharkinglands Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	All I saw was that stainless steel table thingy...so jealous right now! Super scores ST! __________________ -TG -WGA (3) -UDS (S,M,L) All fueled by Ecobrasa Coco Briquettes Lowland Smokers Dutch BBQ Champion 2011 - 2012

05-22-2010, 06:35 PM	#10
SmokinAussie Babbling Farker Join Date: 10-19-09 Location: Melbourne, VIC Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Can't wait to see the finished pics. Looks fantastic so far! __________________ Creator of the Aussie Lamb Farker Awards!!! IMBAS Certified MOINK BALLER (NOSKOS RULE) "Bullet Bill" WSM "Blue Lou" Performer Small Offset Smoker... SOS Baby WGA, Upright Cabinet Gasser Smoker, and a Cheap Arse Satay Stick Grill Zero for MOINKS Farkanaut

06-24-2010, 06:13 AM	#11
Smokin Turkey is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-28-08 Location: Huntingdon, PA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Here are the latest pics including the very simple blueprints I created to build this pit. I have to have this pit ready to be fired by next wednesday so I can test it out, modify if need be so I can get cooking on it July 2. I have a family reunion on the 3rd which was promised to cater. wheee hoo.. Enjoy! __________________ www.HuntingdonCountyCustoms.com

06-24-2010, 06:16 AM	#12
Norcoredneck somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-11-06 Location: Norco, Ca. Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Looking good! __________________ *Low and Slow.....* *The Prontologist is in...* *Ok let's see your Butt!*

06-24-2010, 06:27 AM	#13
deguerre somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 07-15-09 Location: Memphis, TN...Formerly of Decatur, AL Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Mad skills. __________________ Guerry >^..^< Weber 22 1/2" OTS "Dirty Girl", Weber Performer/Cajun Bandit "Cajun Queen", GOSM "Bubba Q", Maverick et73, RED Thermapen, One Cameron Stove Top "Lazy Girl".It burns sawdust... Avatar by Northwest BBQ!!! If you really care about this place, you'll show some respect for it. Seven Zero notches on my spatula. Join_Us_In_The_Throwdowns_Forum!

06-24-2010, 10:20 AM	#15
1FUNVET Babbling Farker Join Date: 04-16-09 Location: Lake Charles La Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Awesome build. What else are you planning on doing?

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