ckreef Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 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. 2
Bruce Pearson Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Beautiful restoration job! Can't wait to see some cooks
golfpro2301 Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Posted April 3, 2017 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
jonj Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Great job in the restoration! I've been following the progress and you have done remarkable work on this KK, especially given its terrible state when you began.
tony b Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Awesome! When you're all done, post a set of "before" and "after" pictures. It will be dramatic! Looking forward to that first cook and seeing this Phoenix in action.
golfpro2301 Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Posted April 3, 2017 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. 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. Before FINAL!!! 9
Stile88 Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 That is a awesome job you did restoring the kk looks brand new now
Bruce Pearson Posted April 3, 2017 Report Posted April 3, 2017 Golf pro and now KK pro. looking sweet!
golfpro2301 Posted April 3, 2017 Author Report Posted April 3, 2017 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 3
churchi Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 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.
Jon B. Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 Thanks for sharing your adventure. Great work on getting it back together. Now you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor!!!
Keith OctoForks Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 It blows me away from before to after. I've heard your story from someone on the brethren... it's nice to see the journey of the re build! I think half smoke waxed his up to make it shiny so that's the next thing you could do to "bling" it up. 1
Aussie Ora Posted April 4, 2017 Report Posted April 4, 2017 Really top effort mateOutback Kamado Bar and Grill
golfpro2301 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Posted April 5, 2017 Got her fired up and holding at 525. Temp control on these is amazing. Ill never own a BGE again I know that. Good thing for me is I only need to focus on front and lid where I replaced all the tiles. 6
golfpro2301 Posted April 5, 2017 Author Report Posted April 5, 2017 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.
