Glad to have you and glad you asked before you cut. Since you are pointed in the right direction on the cut, I would suggest running you numbers through the pit calc to see what will work. http://www.smokerbuilder.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=113
Hope that helps.
BBQ is just smoke and beers!
Usually more beers than smoke.
And on the eighth day God created barbecue …. because he DOES love us and he wants us to be happy.
Current smokers: Egor (trailered RF) and Easybake (tabletop pellet drive)