New Lid Bale!

[TXFlyGuy]

As you know, the Happy Cooker had an internal U-Shaped rod that held the lid up, with a hook inside the lid. My rod was lost decades ago.
So a new Lid Bail was ordered from Weber. I only had to drill one hole to make this work. One of the existing holes for the original lid holder were used, and worked nicely.
Here are some photos...

[JEBIV]

Nice

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[TXFlyGuy]

It does not open a full 90 degrees, but who cares? It works fine for me! And I don't have to put the lid on the ground anymore.

[bamakettles]

Nice job!


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[Foster Dahlet]

That's a nice mod.

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[TXFlyGuy]

I did not use the center bracket mount strap, as it is not needed with my lid. Used 4 different drill bits, very small to start and worked my way up to the final bit. That enamel (4 decades old) is very tough! I bought an extra lid bail to attach to my other Weber...the one that is in a back-up role, being a bench warmer.