New WKC and a 83 Weber Kettle

[Firenice03]

Howdy all,

Came across this page looking to figure out the year of recent acquisition, well it was my father in-laws and bound for the scrap...
It has the E code so figuring an 83 model. Not my 1st coal but my 1st kettle.

Lil history, been a gas guy and even accomplished a decent smoke and offset - but in no way the same.. Well 20yrs now with wife and my father in-law always used a coal grill (guessing a Brinkmann Smoke N Pit) and yeah so I was bitten back then. Quite a few years ago my elderly neighbor whose yard I kept up asked me to take his grill from the back of yard, prior to his passing. It so happened to be a Brinkmann Smoke N Pit, was in need of a restore and so I did.... The bite was deeper, it was a mirror of my father-in-laws, I perfected my coal techniques, ribs and butts mostly.. Now I'll still use a gas and my wife thinks I'm crazy for dragging this Kettle home but kinda eager to run something thru the old girl...
Hope I can bring back the exterior shine - Its' there when wet, fades a bit when dry...

Before/After a Wash...
     
     

Gas:


Coals:
     

Restore:

[foshizzle]

Nice job on cleaning up that kettle. Put some new handles on it and grates and it's as good as new.


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[JEBIV]

Welcome from Doraville,Ga. nice job on the kettle RRR

[RRRanger99]

Welcome from Virginia Beach, VA.

[AZ2FL]

Welcome to the WKC from Gainesville, Florida

Nice RRR on the kettle and offset smoker.

[bamakettles]

Welcome from Huntsville, Alabama!  Grate job on that kettle... RRR

[Firenice03]

Thanks all... yeah a bit more to the kettle before 'done' but we'll get there - and at least she's usable ...

Getting to be about clean up time, weathers turning... maybe a couple more shoulders and some slabs before too cold only Ohio cold but best to have 'em ready and prepped ahead of the cold LOL..

I'll still grill in the snow - but the gas are nice LOL...

Oh and BTW man there are some nice looking kettles out there (in these forums and pages)!!!!

[View to a Grill]

great resto!

[1911Ron]

Welcome from Arizona!

[FatBottomGrills]

Looks great, I just restored an 83 a week or so ago as well. The bowl looks mint! Good job.

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[Firenice03]

I do like those copper colored