Not your average Bandera

[dwfisk]

Nice pit. Like Bludawg mentioned if you clean it out and don't let the ash screw it up the 11 gauge will last forever. Can't wait to see some cooking!

 

[Adubree86]

Smitty is your firebox bolted on?

 

[SmittyJonz]

Nope - Welded on and the frame/cart looks the same but mine had a huge rusted out hole 'tween firebox and cooker.........it had those bars in Fire box too but I cut them out and I tossed the crappy fire box lid and put flat 1/4" top on.

http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=182124

 

[Adubree86]

Looks like it. The NBs have bolted fire boxes and square exhausts. I've been looking for one of these for 2 yrs.

 

[Adubree86]

God help me if I ever run into one of the 9 stumps vertical offsets made.

 

[Adubree86]

Started sanding this morning. The firebox has rust under the paint. Gonna sand it all off, hit it with a rust converter and spray with VHT header paint. The rust on the interior is pretty much all surface. The firebox deflector plate is deeper than I thought it would be. Gonna take a while to get to bare metal there. Once the exterior is sprayed with VHT it's gotta cure 7 days and then I can season. Will post up pics later today.

 

[Adubree86]

Sanded and wire wheeled for about 4 hrs yesterday. Got 4 coats of VHT headed paint on the firebox and 2 coats on the cook chamber. I got the inside pretty clean. The grates are currently sitting in a tub of vinegar and salt. Will take steel wool to them in a few days.

 

[Adubree86]

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