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1 hour ago, Aussie Ora said:

When my missus chucks a spaz and hammers my KK I'm sending it to you for repairs lol

Outback Kamado Bar and Grill
 

 

If my missus hammers my KK's, first I'm going to burn the body. Then when I send @golfpro2301 my KK I'm going to include a large jar of cement looking powder so he can mix it up into the grout. If the missus is going to cause the problem, she can also be part of the fix - LOL 

Fortunately I'm talking about Mrs skreef. She loves the KK's  so I really have nothing to worry about. 

 

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Thanks for all the compliments. Looking forward to being able to stop working on it and start cooking on it. I just remembered the Ace Hardware by my house sells rutland gasket cement which handles 2000*. I used this on a few other homemade smokers with great results so going to go grab a few tubes today. Goal for today is to fill in large gaps on lid, try and give the tiles a good cleaning. I will call Dennis for the adjustment to the door. Last thing I will do is apply new gasket and let it sit overnight. If I am able to get this all done I will be able to do burn in on Wed

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Got everything I wanted to get done today. I was able to fill in all the cracks. Got the gasket installed. Gave her a good wipe down and in the process noticed a few cracks that need to be filled and 2 tiles that had cracks in them that I didnt notice the first time around. Just going to leave those there as they are not noticeable. Called Dennis and he was able to walk me thru the adjustments to the front draft door to get it to sit flush. It is almost perfect. May need to tweak it a little more but not much.

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Here are the before and after shots. Been a long road but happy with the result. Burn in is set for Wed which means the first cook is a brisket next week. 

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FINAL!!!

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I forgot to include detailed rebuild cost

Bought damaged - $250

Mandatory replacement parts plus shipping from over seas  (tiles, acrylic grout, thermometer, guru port plug, gasket) - $534

Parts ordered didnt need (dual draft door, heat shield) - $169

Misc costs - $100

Total costs - $1053

I would say I have a good looking KK for slightly less than new

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Wow mate that is some restore you did there!! You have done a terrific job at restoring it. I am not sure i would have had the patience but its been a pleasure to watch you fix up the KK.

Cant wait to see the first few cooks you will do and see how you find the KK.

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So let her run for a while today and had very little venting. there were a few large spots on the lid where I replaced tiles but nothing crazy. One thing I realized is it was going to be hard for me to notice tiles popping out since a lot of the tiles I replaced don't sit perfectly flush with the rest. After realizing this I decided a higher temp was the solution so cranked her up to 700. I then started to get the smell and hear the "hissing" of the vapor escaping in areas. I used a very small nail and started poling holes around the tiles to let the fluid and vapor escape. I put my maverick probe thru the grommet and it was reading 550. Not sure if there was a 150* difference from dome to grate so may need to calibrate the tel tru if possible. I didn't look to see if there was a screw on the back or not. After holding for 700 (dome thermos) for an hour I decided to just let her run and opened up air intake fully. The gauge wrapped around and was almost at the 200 so I am assuming this was 900-1000. After this there was 2 little spots that started venting and took care of those. I just let the coals burn themselves out and shut her down. I left it in the driveway and went to work on the golf game for a but. Came back at 6:30 and was still at 250 so the hold their heat well. All tiles were firm with no movement. One thing I did notice is the rutland gasket cement didn't work that well as the new gasket is coming up in some areas. May apply some silicone to a few areas. Planning on first cook next week sometime. 

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