Big Green Egg Makeover Part II

Kelly Keefe

Well, I didn't quite get it done today, but I got it started.  She Who Must Be Obeyed hit me up with a new Honey Do list this morning...

Yesterday I pulled the dome off and scrapped off what was left of the old gasket and scrubbed it down with acetone to remove the old adhesive.  This afternoon I got the new Nomex gasket on.

After that I got the new hinge installed.

Then mated the dome onto the new hinge.

I discovered I didn't have the right size crescent wrench to get the hinge bolts into place and had to settle for tightening them down as tight as I could with a pair of open jawed pliers.  Tomorrow  I need to go by a hardware store so I can "bend the bolts" and get the hinge bands on correctly.  After I get that done I can pull the old guts out and replace them.  And I still need to get the new Egg-Mate tables on.  I'm really anxious to get it done.  The Egg has been hors de combat for a month now and I'm really jonesing for some good Que.

Hey Ron!  Good to hear from you again.  70 - eh?  Just getting started my man.  Just getting started...

Jeremiah

Very nice! Great to see one still getting love after 20 yrs =D>

mcmac

After 20 years of service... this guy deserves a makeover 

Looks really good for its age. Is that its original temp gauge?

NPHuskerFL

Oldie but a goodie! Fantastic condition!!! I also noticed that the nest is a bit different than the ones now days.

Kelly Keefe

No, it's been replaced several times now.  That's just what I stick in the hole to keep the real thermometer under cover.  That one has a bent stem making it useless. Guess I could use a golf tee, but I don't play pasture pool and don't have any.

NPHuskerFL

@Kelly Keefe‌ Dude! A 20 yr old egg deserves a....Bump