After years cooking on Weber kettles I finally pulled the trigger on a WSM 18 at Cabela's before xmas. I have cooked on it a couple of times but did not like that isn't on wheels. I also have been watching videos on YouTube about how to cook on it and saw people had mounted them on different dollies and carts and such. Having restored a couple of gasser carts and owning a Performer SS already I started thinking about building a cart to mount it on for several reasons.
Raising it up makes it a little more user friendly, a table would make using it easier having a place for prep, and adding the wheels to make it easier to move around instead of disassembling to move/set up.
I had sent a pm to @Jeepin79 about the Performer SS he was parting out a while back about picking up his frame for parts to rebuild an old Genesis 1 gasser frame. In the meantime I ran across a few other gassers and made some of the parts I needed to rebuild the frames. I never managed to setup a time to pick up the frame. But that was before I had the WSM or the WSM Performer SS thought. So I sent @Jeepin79 another pm asking what was left of the frame that had been offered up to the WKC. What was left was enough to get started on my build.
The top frame had 3 out of brackets broken off.
The lower frame had been repaired with angle brackets and rivets.
And the stainless steel tops.
The upper frame with the brackets welded back on.
Rivet holes welded shut.
Mock up with new crossmembers and temporary wood platform. No wheels or casters yet.
Two coats of brown Rust Oleum primer.
Two coats of Rust Oleum industrial gloss black paint.
I made a new axle, also new hinge for SS lid, found some 8" Weber wheels in the boneyard, a newer Genesis gasser badge, SS tool hooks from a gasser and bought some new Weber casters at the hardware store.
I also had a piece of stainless steel bent for my lower shelf.
Hold downs to keep her in place.
Thanks to @Jeepin79 for the frame, thank you @pbe gummi bear @Jeff & a few others that have posted similar builds.
searching for 1 18" straight lip twist ash pan.