My Weekend Project I started on Saturday

[Shadowfax]

Started this thing this weekend. Got tired of lugging around the big ole pit everytime I go camping or tailgating so I started on this lil gem. I know I could've bought a small one for like 30 bucks at Wally world, but what is the fun in that? Plus I got to use a plasma cutter which is

 

So what do ya'll think so far? All I have left is some angle iron to weld in to hold the grill in the pit and some more to make some brackets for the legs. Then it'll be on to painting it.

 

[tmf6902]

Looks pretty heavy, but still looks cool

[Shadowfax]

Actually it is pretty light. The pictures make it larger than it really appears but in reality it will only take up maybe 3 to 4 feet in length and it is easily picked up. I made it out of an old tanker trailer's air tank for the brakes that had some rusted out spots. (you can see the patches I welded in on both sides of the tank.

 

I picked up the paint for it last night after my angle iron came in. So tonite I should have the final pieces welded on and then its off to painting it

[MCourson]

We have one made out of a air compressor tank that looks a lot like that. Excpet it is about 25 years old and has no bottom. But it still cooks the BEST ribs. We had another smoker that a freind gave us that was much nicer, but it didnt cook as nice, so we gave it away and we're still using the compressor tank.

[Wingnut]

That's awesome man, make sure you post pics of the finished product.

 

I've been thinking about making one out of an old hot water tank to mount on the hitch...But I'm lazy, so I doubt that little idear would ever come to fruition.

[Shadowfax]

Well, here are the final production pics before paint. Hows it look? Excuse my welds on the legs they arent the greatest, as Im not the best in skill when it comes to welding.

 

 

[Wingnut]

That's great man! Looks good enough to eat off of.

[Shadowfax]

Thanks! Now its time to buff the grill to make it safe to grill on, and then its on to applying small block orange engine paint for the pit itself

[linda]

make sure you tack on a chevy bowtie before you finish it up!

[sincityZ71]

Sweet. That is a nice looking homemade grill.

[Shadowfax]

Well I finally finished it. My pit defintely stands out as its a bright mutha sucka, soI'll need a pair of to cook on it lol.

 

All my friends are getting a big kick outta the stripe job and the bright paint. I wonder if stripes and bright paint add more heat to cooking? Maybe a wing should be my next mod on it?

 

Neways hows it look?

 

[95whtZR2]

That thing looks pimp. and great job on the paint

 

 

 

 

Tom

[Cool Zr2]

That is awesome, but make sure you do a test run to make sure the paint won't come off on your food.....

 

I want one now.

[budhayes3]

Dude, that's frickin cool! Hugger Orange with racing stripes...I'm gettin hungry.

[Stepside Z]

That is the coolest SS grill I have ever seen.