Summit Charcoal Mods

[Josh G]

How is the lid with the cables on your thermometer?  I saw Matt running his smoke inside.  No crimping? @SixZeroFour

[SixZeroFour]

@Josh G Totally fine - the lid gasket just seals over it like a pillow

[cumminfourya]

I really like the red wheels. Gonna have to figure something out for mine. Maybe plasti dip?


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[addicted-to-smoke]

No 18.5" Euro Kettle model here, but someone wanting to duplicate the wheel's look might be able to do so by using paint intended for plastic.

[SixZeroFour]

I forgot to post this one up here!... more an accessory than a mod, but its an awesome pizza rig!

More details here:
The quest for a Summit Charcoal Pizza Oven

[ramsfan]

I'm waiting to see who is going to be the first person to take a Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center and remove the kettle from the ring support assembly and drop in a standard Weber 26.75 bowl and lid creating the worlds first true Weber 26.75 Performer? This is the ultimate mod that everyone (especially me) is waiting to see.

I absolutely guarantee someone is going to do this eventually, just a question of who will be there first?

[SixZeroFour]

@ramsfan The 26.75'" would likely hang in the ring, but I think the cost of the cart would be the biggest issue to tackle in a 26r performer build. An Aristocrat Performer would be pretty badass thou!

[ramsfan]

@ramsfan The 26.75'" would likely hang in the ring, but I think the cost of the cart would be the biggest issue to tackle in a 26r performer build. An Aristocrat Performer would be pretty badass thou!

Yes, I believe you are correct. The most likely scenario I see is someone who owns both of these pieces already and decides to do a little experimenting. The caveat being that a hole would need to be drilled into the bowl of the 26er to make way for the burner tube.

[CharliefromLI]

I'm waiting to see who is going to be the first person to take a Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center and remove the kettle from the ring support assembly and drop in a standard Weber 26.75 bowl and lid creating the worlds first true Weber 26.75 Performer? This is the ultimate mod that everyone (especially me) is waiting to see.

I absolutely guarantee someone is going to do this eventually, just a question of who will be there first?

That would be like dropping a big block into a tesla. The big block is awesome, but by Tesla is a different beast based on engineering.

Removing the insulated bowl and cooker  from the Summit completely nullifies what make its unique. You can have a very similar cart custom fabricated for your 26" for less money then the Summit.


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[ramsfan]

I'm waiting to see who is going to be the first person to take a Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center and remove the kettle from the ring support assembly and drop in a standard Weber 26.75 bowl and lid creating the worlds first true Weber 26.75 Performer? This is the ultimate mod that everyone (especially me) is waiting to see.

I absolutely guarantee someone is going to do this eventually, just a question of who will be there first?

That would be like dropping a big block into a tesla. The big block is awesome, but by Tesla is a different beast based on engineering.

Removing the insulated bowl and cooker  from the Summit completely nullifies what make its unique. You can have a very similar cart custom fabricated for your 26" for less money then the Summit.


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Trust me, money ain't got nothing to do with it. I have seen thousands spent on a single grill in this place. Somebody will eventually create this mod. Probably in a few years when old SCGC's are popping up on CL for less than $500? There is absolutely nothing "unique" or special about a Weber SCGC. It's just another cooker like the hundreds that came before it and the thousands that will come after it.

[CharliefromLI]

I'm waiting to see who is going to be the first person to take a Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center and remove the kettle from the ring support assembly and drop in a standard Weber 26.75 bowl and lid creating the worlds first true Weber 26.75 Performer? This is the ultimate mod that everyone (especially me) is waiting to see.

I absolutely guarantee someone is going to do this eventually, just a question of who will be there first?

That would be like dropping a big block into a tesla. The big block is awesome, but by Tesla is a different beast based on engineering.

Removing the insulated bowl and cooker  from the Summit completely nullifies what make its unique. You can have a very similar cart custom fabricated for your 26" for less money then the Summit.


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Trust me, money ain't got nothing to do with it. I have seen thousands spent on a single grill in this place. Somebody will eventually create this mod. Probably in a few years when old SCGC's are popping up on CL for less than $500? There is absolutely nothing "unique" or special about a Weber SCGC. It's just another cooker like the hundreds that came before it and the thousands that will come after it.

We shall see.


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[addicted-to-smoke]

What I keep expecting to see is a mini-Ranch with gas added. Forget about making it a "Performer" with table. The frame necessary to hang some sort of gas valve/ignition is already there in the RK's square tubing, just drill the burner tube's hole and get creative mounting the rest.

[1ROW]

I'm waiting to see who is going to be the first person to take a Weber Summit Charcoal Grill Center and remove the kettle from the ring support assembly and drop in a standard Weber 26.75 bowl and lid creating the worlds first true Weber 26.75 Performer? This is the ultimate mod that everyone (especially me) is waiting to see.

I absolutely guarantee someone is going to do this eventually, just a question of who will be there first?

That would be like dropping a big block into a tesla. The big block is awesome, but by Tesla is a different beast based on engineering.

Removing the insulated bowl and cooker  from the Summit completely nullifies what make its unique. You can have a very similar cart custom fabricated for your 26" for less money then the Summit.


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Trust me, money ain't got nothing to do with it. I have seen thousands spent on a single grill in this place. Somebody will eventually create this mod. Probably in a few years when old SCGC's are popping up on CL for less than $500? There is absolutely nothing "unique" or special about a Weber SCGC. It's just another cooker like the hundreds that came before it and the thousands that will come after it.

All kettles are unique and special. 

[Spen1818]

What I keep expecting to see is a mini-Ranch with gas added. Forget about making it a "Performer" with table. The frame necessary to hang some sort of gas valve/ignition is already there in the RK's square tubing, just drill the burner tube's hole and get creative mounting the rest.

I have a mini ranch 26....but I had a gas assist performer and barely used the ignition.  Weber cubes are cheap and easy


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[fedex]

Trust me, money ain't got nothing to do with it. I have seen thousands spent on a single grill in this place. Somebody will eventually create this mod. Probably in a few years when old SCGC's are popping up on CL for less than $500? There is absolutely nothing "unique" or special about a Weber SCGC. It's just another cooker like the hundreds that came before it and the thousands that will come after it.
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Wrong.