Found this one last night and happened to be the first one to reply to his message. It was posted for $65 bucks. When he responded to my message he said he forgot to put in the ad that there were no grates in it and he would either sell it for $50 without them or $75 with new ones. I told him I was not worried about the grates and I would give him his original asking price of $65 because I thought that was fair. Just picked it up and I am very pleased, I have wanted a blue one and lucked out even more that it was a Performer. It needs grates obviously, the table is broken, the small wheels are toast, the big wheels dont match, and the gas assist tube inside the kettle is split so I will probably replace it. All minor stuff to me so I am very pleased with it. The kettle is almost perfect, no rim rash at all and just one small spot on the lid that has a few very small scratches that most others would not notice.
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I think that's a pretty blue and a great price.
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Its beautiful!!
That kettle looks great. I can't wait to see what it looks like once it's complete.
Is ereplacementparts the cheapest place for parts or is there a better site to order from?
Quote from: Jeepin79 on November 21, 2016, 07:22:14 PM
Is ereplacementparts the cheapest place for parts or is there a better site to order from?
What do you plan to order? Weber parts are usually cheaper and I think they have flat rate shipping. That saves a lot of $$$ for the big stuff.
Quote from: pbe gummi bear on November 21, 2016, 07:28:54 PM
Quote from: Jeepin79 on November 21, 2016, 07:22:14 PM
Is ereplacementparts the cheapest place for parts or is there a better site to order from?
What do you plan to order? Weber parts are usually cheaper and I think they have flat rate shipping. That saves a lot of $$$ for the big stuff.
Just a couple of the small parts that are missing or damaged, nothing exciting except the new table.
Order them all from Weber at one time for the combined $7 shipping. IIRC, I think I've seen people talking about replacement casters at Home Depot that are better and/or cost less. AS for the split in the tube, can you show a pic or give more of a description ? I say that because the end of the tube (the part in the bowl) is designed with a slit.
Also, the newer style lid bale might be of interest to you. When you lift the lid back with the current bale, it tilts over the grill just a bit. With the new style bale, the lid sits all the way back in a vertical position and is out of the way.
Quote from: demosthenes9 on November 21, 2016, 07:50:48 PM
Order them all from Weber at one time for the combined $7 shipping. IIRC, I think I've seen people talking about replacement casters at Home Depot that are better and/or cost less. AS for the split in the tube, can you show a pic or give more of a description ? I say that because the end of the tube (the part in the bowl) is designed with a slit.
Also, the newer style lid bale might be of interest to you. When you lift the lid back with the current bale, it tilts over the grill just a bit. With the new style bale, the lid sits all the way back in a vertical position and is out of the way.
I will grab a picture of the tube and post it, I am 99% sure its jacked up. I want to swap the lid bale eventually but the one thats on it is actually ok other than one roller missing which is a cheap replacement.
Here is the burner tube.
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Yeah, it's jacked.
That's what I thought. Looks to be a pretty cheap fix.
nice score !
Great blue performer man. I've been looking at that the last couple days and couldn't believe the price! Glad it's in the club.
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Nice grill!!!
Fantastic score!
I e-mailed the seller, i guess I can stop waiting for a response.
Quote from: einrej on November 22, 2016, 03:31:12 AM
I e-mailed the seller, i guess I can stop waiting for a response.
He said I was his first response and he could not believe how many people were interested in it. When I got there he asked me honestly what it was worth and I told him he probably could have asked $100-$125 even without the grates and sold it easily. He said he just wanted it gone and was fine with the $65.
Congrats. That blue will clean up nice and will look great with a metal table.
Quote from: Neil_VT00 on November 22, 2016, 05:12:54 AM
Congrats. That blue will clean up nice and will look great with a metal table.
I was thinking the same thing although someone local sent me a message that they have a new plastic table that I may grab if the price is right. If not I will bite the bullet and order the metal table.
Quote from: Neil_VT00 on November 22, 2016, 05:12:54 AM
Congrats. That blue will clean up nice and will look great with a metal table.
I just called Weber to order a few of the misc parts and mentioned the table at the end of the conversation and she was kind enough to offer to send me a replacement for free. I told her I bought the grill used so she did not have to do that. Maybe because I ordered and paid for the other parts. This grill keeps getting better.
Wow, that's amazing. It's nice to hear that you were honest with them and they are still sending the table. Good ol kettle karma.
I'm loving the blues.
Great score! If it is missing the thermo, I would highly recommend going with a tel-tru to replace it!
Quote from: MikeRocksTheRed on November 22, 2016, 07:52:34 AM
Great score! If it is missing the thermo, I would highly recommend going with a tel-tru to replace it!
Do you have a link by chance to the one you are referring to?
Here is the link. (http://www.teltru.com/s-43-barbecue.aspx)
I do a lot of really high heat cooking so I went with the Big Green Egg, Primo, Komodo..... 200/1000F 2" dial 5" stem.
A 5" or 6" stem will work, a 4" stem will not be long enough. 2" is the biggest dial that will work. I think the one that comes on the SS performers is 1 3/4".
Quote from: MikeRocksTheRed on November 22, 2016, 08:22:52 AM
Here is the link. (http://www.teltru.com/s-43-barbecue.aspx)
I do a lot of really high heat cooking so I went with the Big Green Egg, Primo, Komodo..... 200/1000F 2" dial 5" stem.
A 5" or 6" stem will work, a 4" stem will not be long enough. 2" is the biggest dial that will work. I think the one that comes on the SS performers is 1 3/4".
Price is not bad. I pulled one up and it was like $55 bucks which seems pricey to me.
Was just pulling it apart to clean it up and have two issues, the first is that the back two screws that hold the table on spin and wont come out, I can only assume the nuts inside the frame are detached. How can I fix this? The second is under the lower lid bale bracket on the outside of the kettle there is rust, can I do something with this to prevent it from getting worse? Thoughts?
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Any thoughts on this rust?
Quote from: Jeepin79 on November 22, 2016, 07:46:15 PM
Any thoughts on this rust?
Hit it with the steel wool and then dab some oil on it. In that location no one will notice it. It's character!
Quote from: Jeepin79 on November 22, 2016, 07:46:15 PM
Any thoughts on this rust?
Regarding table bolts: You may have to drill them out or cut if you have space. I'm not sure if the tube is threaded or if there is a nut welded inside? Anybody?
The older performers used a longer bolt and an nut on the outside so if you do drill it out you can just get a longer bolt with a the nut underneath to hold the new table.
For the rust, just steel wool and oil like captjoe06 recommended.
Quote from: JDD on November 23, 2016, 07:25:18 AM
Quote from: Jeepin79 on November 22, 2016, 07:46:15 PM
Any thoughts on this rust?
Regarding table bolts: You may have to drill them out or cut if you have space. I'm not sure if the tube is threaded or if there is a nut welded inside? Anybody?
The older performers used a longer bolt and an nut on the outside so if you do drill it out you can just get a longer bolt with a the nut underneath to hold the new table.
For the rust, just steel wool and oil like captjoe06 recommended.
It looks like there are nuts welded inside the round tube, I can cut the heads off and I would assume they will drop into the frame and fall out of the bottom. Then I should be able to use longer bolts and put nuts under the tube to secure them. OR I can get pissed off about it and call Weber yesterday about it and have them send me a new rear frame piece. I told them I was restoring the grill and asked if they would be willing to sell me the frame piece at a discount. They sent me the frame piece and the hardware kit for 30 bucks so I am not complaining.
That was nice of them. Good luck on the resto.
Seems as though if you are nice to them they are nice back. Strange concept.
The last of the parts I ordered came today, the frame section and hardware. I started putting it back together this evening, everything is going smooth so far. All I have left to clean up is the kettle itself which I will do tomorrow and then I can put the rest back together. Hard to believe this 10 year old grill is cleaning up this well, it looks damn near brand new.
One question I have, I noticed the kettle lid has some very small scratches around it. Is there a way to wax or polish them out of the finish? They are pretty small but my OCD will let it bother me if I dont do anything to try to get rid of them.
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Quote from: Jeepin79 on November 25, 2016, 08:56:10 PM
All I have left to clean up is the kettle itself which I will do tomorrow and then I can put the rest back together. Hard to believe this 10 year old grill is cleaning up this well, it looks damn near brand new.
That feeling you get when you pick up a kettle that someone discarded for next to nothing and had been neglected when you clean it up to reveal that hidden beauty underneath the dust and cobwebs, it's just awesome!
Here is the almost finished product, just waiting for some wood bale roller and a new handle from Zavod to get here and I can finish her up and start cooking.
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This is the worst of the damage on the kettle but I assume its nothing to worry about at this point.
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That's sharp. Gen 2 with black top and blue bowl. Hell yes.
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Good job, that looks sharp.