The bottom of this rapidfire rusted out right where the handle connects to the chimney, which allowed the hot coals to fall through a big Ol'fire breathing gap.
Fortunately when I flipped the fire grate over I bent the tabs. That made the chimney so it can never come completely apart and the grate cant fall out the bottom if its over heated...like hell fire overheated. It lights easier too since the charcoal is closer to the flame if your using pube cubes or propane.
Once I started jostling it around to fix it the top rivet gave out...
The fire grate is the only thing holding the chimney together in this pic.
Here I took the handle off the heat shield and bent the shield a little to match the chimney. Then screwed it on 180* backwards. Weber sold this accessory with replacement parts already attached.
Ground the screws off short so they dont block any air flow.
Started reattaching the handle with new bolts.
That should hold it together a couple more days.
Topic: Rusted out & Repaired Rapidfire (Read 1888 times)