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I just took possession of an old OJ Longhorn and will be adding the deflector plates, door gaskets and door clamp. The cooking chamber has a hole for the grease drain......as careful as I am being to retain heat everywhere else should this opening not be sealed with some sort of ball valve or someth...

Should I also lower the chimney entrance to grate level or is that not necessary if you install the baffle plate kit?

Rocko, I just joined this forum....did you get started on this project?

I have a similar idea. First I am buiilding a brick Argentine parrilla to do all my grilling. When I am done with that I want to build the vertical offset brick smoker with metal cook chamber and firebox doors.