So, after looking at 2 of
@Winz 's recent mods, I decided to add them to my blue ss.
first, I moved the regulator to under the flip-up charcoal bin lid and side mounted the propane tank. Now its hidden and out of view. No pic of the tank mounted, but it looks just like in Winzs pic
Because I did this, I needed to replace the wooden panel so that it would no longer have the holes. I also moved the weber plate to the right and moved the tool hooks to the left.
Then i began to work on the Slide-Lid mod
I think I followed the same steps as Winz, however, I flipped the lid as suggested by
@Troy so that little handle would be on the right and afford me more surface area to work with.
Since I flipped the lid and wanted it to slide open, the side edges of the lid did not allow it to sit and slide flush with the fame bc of the cross member. So....i dremmeled a groove into to each side of the cross member so that the lid edges had a "track" to slide on and allow the lid to sit/slide flush.
In order to install the drawer slides and keep the lid flush, i had to place 1/4 inch shims bw the slide and the grill frame
Then I had to glue shims to the underside of the lid so that the track would attach to it and allow a flush slide
Since the lid has a lip that hangs on the side w/out the handle, i had to dremmel a few holes to allow clearance for the reg knob and ignitor button so that the lid wouldnt hit them as its sliding.
Finally I was done with the slide aside mod
I already ordered a wire basket to replace the charcoal bin. Due to the drawer slide install, the charcoal bin no longer fits. I never really liked it anyway.
Im going to buy a wooden milk crate, paint it to match the wood on my grill and place it on the wooden rack. It it will hold my charcoal, wood chunks and stuff. Well see...
Thanks
@Winz 
Topic: My Blue SS performer w/ mods (Read 14416 times)