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I must be nuts- the vintage kamado resto
Jeremiah
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Big thanks to @HarrisFrampton for getting me in touch with his aunt in Columbia. She kept saying, "you know your nuts, right?" Yes ma'am. Anyhow, she said her husband flew c140s for the Air Force and brought this home from Japan in 1967. How cool is that?
I have my work cut out for me as this is in bad shape. It appears to be a medium size based on the grid measurements. So I know I can get a medium firebox, fire ring, platesetter, and grid. The hinge is salvageable. The top is decent. The base is the issue. It seems to be disintegrating. I've found some patch stuff of eBay but....
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Refractory-Cement-Clay-for-Big-Green-Egg-Kamado-stove-repair-/170692435502
I really want to restore this and at least use it occasionally for low and slows. It's just too cool to let die. ANY HELP will be greatly appreciated. Also does anyone have any idea of the make? My best Google guess is Imperial Kamado. But I'm just guessing.
I have my work cut out for me as this is in bad shape. It appears to be a medium size based on the grid measurements. So I know I can get a medium firebox, fire ring, platesetter, and grid. The hinge is salvageable. The top is decent. The base is the issue. It seems to be disintegrating. I've found some patch stuff of eBay but....
http://m.ebay.com/itm/Refractory-Cement-Clay-for-Big-Green-Egg-Kamado-stove-repair-/170692435502
I really want to restore this and at least use it occasionally for low and slows. It's just too cool to let die. ANY HELP will be greatly appreciated. Also does anyone have any idea of the make? My best Google guess is Imperial Kamado. But I'm just guessing.
Slumming it in Aiken, SC.
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ENVIOUS!!!
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Good luck. That will be cool though if you get it done.
Not to get technical, but according to chemistry alcohol is a solution...
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Stockton Ca.
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Wow. Very cool. I'm sure you'll get it up and smokin.
Please keep us posted with your progress.
Very interesting, and a very interesting history!XL BGE, 22" Weber Red Head, Fiesta Gasser .... Peoria,AZ -
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If Richard FL doesn't see this, PM him. Good luck!
I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
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And I thought buying high-end groceries and toys was out there. That said, great score and congrats on the passion to recover and restore.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period.
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Wow, how neat! I have no information for you, but have all the confidence in your skill sets that you'll do it justice.------------------------------
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A guy I used to work with got one with lots of cracks in the base. He filled it with a high heat resin and used it for a year or 2 then gave it this son. Will see if I can get pics.
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I can't help, but you're a BOSS!
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Send me a PM with your mailing address and I'll contribute the Rutland gasket toward the rebuild! After all that's the least I can do for the Chicken Gallow!
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Nice find!
@RRP, I have always heard good things about you... well done on the donation! I will be calling on you when my stock gasket needs replacing.Bloomfield Hills, MI | LGBE : AR R & B Oval Combo w/Extender and Sliding D Grid : Kick Ash Basket : Smokeware Cap : Smobot Beta -
Nice gesture @RRP
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Not nuts at all. I think it's an awesome project!Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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@Jeremiah .. that thing is freakin' awesome .. looking forward to your restoration of this Kamado!I've slow smoked and eaten so much pork, I'm legally recognized as being part swine - Chatsworth Ca.
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When the item was first mentioned I posted my restoration of the eggact model. Can not find it now and am at another location.
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I saw that. You did a great job. I'll definitely be picking your brain at some point.Richard Fl said:When the item was first mentioned I posted my restoration of the eggact model. Can not find it now and am at another location.Slumming it in Aiken, SC. -
If the patch has to be fired, wife has a kiln and will be glad to fire it for you. Wife says the patch will not match. May be able to put a new glaze over the entire piece. I assume the ceramics are in two pieces?Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
Well, I married me a wife, she's been trouble all my life,
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This is awesome. Wish I could offer any valuable help, but all I can say is this is a great project regardless of the end result and I wish you the best of luck.
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Great find good luck with the restoration. I wish I could offer some help but I don't know anything.
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Nice score and a fun project. Wish I had the ability to build things.Columbia, SC --- LBGE 2011 -- MINI BGE 2013
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I am of no practical help, but wish you the best of luck. I'm sure you will have some wings on it in no time!
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That's killer.
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Nice.
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The transport vehicle was a C141. The egg is not made out of ceramic ... ours got damp/wet inside then froze ... bottom fell on the ground when Spring arrived. Same nest and "Daisy wheel" as ours. Wife loved it. Neat post ... Thanks.
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I can see if mom's friend can translate that writing if nobody else can. She may not see her friend for a while so it won't be a quick return on a translation.
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Brother, that is mighty fine of you. The forum is lucky to have you hear.RRP said:Send me a PM with your mailing address and I'll contribute the Rutland gasket toward the rebuild!Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
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@Jeremiah
Great score man. Wish you lots of luck with with the restoration project. Can't wait to see it when it's finished.Location- Just "this side" of Biloxi, Ms.
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Awesome score man!!!
I swear, some of you guys get all the cool toys!!
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That's a cool score.
There's a fella on the bbq-brethren. com site who has restored a few of those. I think his handle is swamprb over there, but not sure. He would be a great resource. In fact, you should post a thread there too.#1 LBGE December 2012 • #2 SBGE February 2013 • #3 Mini May 2013A happy BGE family in Houston, TX.
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