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Well she got sand blasted and painted this weekend. It was a long haul for sure but worth it.

First coat Fire box end.
Rear view
Did not get any pictures of the blasting process as the phone was in the jeep the whole day.

Well the oven / vertical smoker is welded on and she has chimneys that can be taken apart with one nut each.

Kind of crappy cell phone pic.....
Few small items to finish on the welding and fab work, sandblast her this weekend and paint it Monday.

"Did I mention cutting a short (2") piece of pipe then slice out about a half inch of it's circumference? Use a large radiator clamp to compress it and slide back into your 5 inch pipe and you have a sleeve. Tack weld it in place - maybe evena touch of silicone. Compare that time and effort to those...

Got some more done this weekend.

Big door on and hinges installed.
Had a good day with the welder and no wind for once
Calling a friend that sand blasts for a living to see if he wants to make some cash before I paint the monster.

The parts in the pictures are from NAPA store on line. http://www.napaonline.com/ The 5" adapter part number is exh 41654 and the clamp it takes is exh 35500. The guys I know that run the truck repair shop also have them so I have to price them both places to see what is best price. I think it shoul...

I am thinking of using flanged exhaust pipe adapters on each side of the pipe.

Like this one With this style clamp.
Then it is just one bolt and the stack can be taken off or re installed.

"you can go up to 6" and decrease the height also"

That was the original plan. But the 5" was readily available with out ordering it (friends truck shop does not stock 6" exhaust pipe) and even if I have to make it 2 piece it will save me some money.

Thanks guys I was worried about that.....I can make it two piece so it can be put through a 8 foot high door with out hitting. I have friends that run a truck repair shop they have all kinds of slip on pipes and collars that will make it work.


Once again I am glad I asked.

Sorry I have been lax on adding more updates. I have been very busy trying to finish this rig and keep my day job happy as things have been busy there too. I have one pic from this weekend from my phone. It has racks and reverse flow plates are finished. IMG-20130528-00056.jpg I have a question in c...

Thanks guys!

Did a long day on Saturday and got the fire box and fire box door all done and welded to the main tank. Then installed the legs so she could see the light of day. Next will be the attack on the inside of the main chamber..

It is looking good and if you stay away from the cars you will get it done faster. Just sayin. Thanks! And that is exactly why it has been getting worked on, I am more than likely not racing this year. The only track left that runs the class of cars we have is one I will not step foot in. So the Dr...

I have a few Milwalkee tools and only killed on angle grinder after 10 years of use in the race shop. It was the 12 amp 4 1/2 inch angle grinder, 10 bucks a year was worth it by far.

The SuperSaw I bought at the same time still runs like a champ.

Sorry for the multi lines of posts. For some reason it would only let me post one picture per page.

Couple more weeks like this last one and it will be time for a fire in this rig.

Lined up the tank and fire box Thanks to CAD the cut out was perfect.

Next was the fire box to tank cut out.

Extension ring welded to the tank and saw horse built to hold tank at height.

Then I got fire box welded up and the vent holes cut.

OK got back to work on this one finally...

Got the bungs removed.

"Just put that end bell over your head ... it keeps the aliens from reading your mind... just sayin' "

It would and it will keep them from abducting you too.....

"Don't be an overachiever ....you'll make us look bad...."

Well ill try to cut it back a little so ya'll can keep up. ;) ;)

"Thats gonna be a gumbo dumper. !!!"

Yes sir that's the plan. Gumbo. BBQ fried rice. Various stir fried dishes and as a frier when needed.

I have some scrap stainless sheet that I would like to weld up into a large steamer for corn or clam bakes.

"YAY!!! Now you can make a cowboy cooker!!"


Well I am going to name it the RedNeck Wok. Going to make it into a tilting pan.

Something like this

Then Tilted

Big burner for fast heat!

Hey Prints just like speed limits are just a "suggestion" but since I know the guy who drew them I maybe able to fudge a little here and there..... :D I have finally gotten to get over to the shop and been able to get more work in on the tank. Looks like most of the weekend will be lost this week we...

opens a whole new rationale to use on the wife to justify a new build

You can add something like this to the fleet

Since I am most of the way across the country you can blame me if you need to....