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Harleysmoker

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Introducing Eileen
« on: September 24, 2016, 07:39:13 PM »
I picked up this redhead a couple months ago. EI code and she has a heavy lean to the right so her name is Eileen. Insert your jokes here. I don't know if she was born this way or suffered a tragic accident. Both rear legs are the same length and all leg sockets are secure.

The first thing I did was get a level spot in my garage to sit her on.





You can see she leans heavy to the right









A 9/16" wood shim makes her level





Rear legs the same length



Leg tagged and marked for the cut



Leg Cut



Side by side



Front to back showing 3/4" off



Front leg marked for cut



Front Leg cut



The cut off's



A little off but a new front leg cap will put her perfect level



All fixed






Her front leg still points to the right a little but she is all level now!



TheDude

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2016, 07:57:49 PM »
Come on Eileen! I'm down on my knees!

Couldn't help it. Nice work though. I wouldn't even know where to start cutting.
Still need a 22” yellow

Harleysmoker

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #2 on: September 24, 2016, 08:31:53 PM »
Lol thanks, now that song stuck in my head!

TheDude

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #3 on: September 24, 2016, 08:33:30 PM »
Grew up down the street from the Lemonheads. Drummer was a close friend of my late brother.
Still need a 22” yellow

Bustin Butt

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #4 on: September 25, 2016, 03:48:40 PM »
Man what a project! Nice work. She can now throw away those crutches![emoji23]


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Darko

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #5 on: September 25, 2016, 04:35:28 PM »
Great job! But I would have left her leaning.

kettlebb

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #6 on: September 25, 2016, 05:46:07 PM »
Yes, after a few beers she'd look pretty level.


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johnny 2 shack

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #7 on: September 25, 2016, 06:34:58 PM »
there goes another super rare weber driveway slope grill ! only 15 were known to be produced in 97 but cancelled when weber realized that most driveways lean the other way , as a result they were sold in the Australian market . just kidding ! lol (sorry been painting for 12 hours )good job .

Dsorgnzd

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #8 on: September 26, 2016, 04:56:49 AM »
Her full name was Eileen Tudor Wright.

Shoestringshop

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #9 on: September 26, 2016, 06:22:07 AM »
I had a redhead I bought that was missing a front leg. I used a broom stick to stand her up. I called her "Peg Leg Sue" My wife got mad every time I said it!
Wife said "No more GRILLS in this house!" So I bought a 2nd house!

Cellar2ful

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #10 on: September 26, 2016, 06:36:04 AM »
I had a redhead I bought that was missing a front leg. I used a broom stick to stand her up. I called her "Peg Leg Sue" My wife got mad every time I said it!

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Shoestringshop

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #11 on: September 26, 2016, 07:48:47 AM »
@Cellar2ful yes! But funny none the less!
Wife said "No more GRILLS in this house!" So I bought a 2nd house!

zavod44

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #12 on: September 28, 2016, 05:58:05 PM »
I'm not sure it's level, can you please show a few more pics with the level on there?
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Harleysmoker

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #13 on: September 28, 2016, 08:08:10 PM »
I'm not sure it's level, can you please show a few more pics with the level on there?

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I have read a few post's in the past of a few people with a 26" kettle with a crooked bowl. A call to Weber and they received a new one to fix the problem. This grill is Red, and 19 years old, I don't think a replacement is available.

Yes I posted many piks to try and show the offset the best I could, and took many more that I didn't post. I even put black tape on the backside of the bubble on the level trying to get it to show better in the piks for this forum. I thought this would be a great conversation thread wondering was it made this way or run over by a truck.

I had good intentions with this post, from now on I will only talk about wood handles and hot dogs


zavod44

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Re: Introducing Eileen
« Reply #14 on: September 28, 2016, 08:18:05 PM »
It's all good brother I'm just giving you the business.....I do however love hot dogs.  I do have a 26 that's not level, the only thing I can think is that the legs sockets get pulled out too far and you just really can't notice it but it's there.....

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