First fridge build. . So far

[smokin horse]

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• smokin horse
• Feb 2, 2015

 

[pcmyers23]

Impressive build, looks great! Cant wait to see it painted. Keep the pics comin

 

[smokin horse]

Couple more small details and I'm gonna fire it up and see how it works. .got all primed, charcoal basket made, door gasket on..just ordered a couple toggle latches for the door. .

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• smokin horse
• Mar 9, 2015

 

[smokin horse]

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• smokin horse
• Mar 9, 2015

 

[smokin horse]

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• smokin horse
• Mar 9, 2015

 

[bladebuilder]

Looks good!

 

[imjamie]

Any pics or information you can relay to me about how to put the flashing on the front (not the door, the actual box)?

 

[smokin horse]

Just use four separate pieces. Bent a3/4 inch flange on it and mitre the corners. High temp caulk behind and screwed in place

 

[gary s]

Man this thing is going to be neat

Gary

 

[smokin horse]

Well lit it up tonight for the first time. 3/4 of a bag of coal was a bit much.ran it up to 480°. I cut the coal amount in half and it held steady at 250 for two hours. I have a 4 inch intake hole in the bottom and still need to put a damper on that but I think it's going to work out just fine.will keep trying to figure it out

 

[gary s]

Post some pics 

Gary

 

[JckDanls 07]

Well lit it up tonight for the first time. 3/4 of a bag of coal was a bit much.ran it up to 480°. I cut the coal amount in half and it held steady at 250 for two hours. I have a 4 inch intake hole in the bottom and still need to put a damper on that but I think it's going to work out just fine.will keep trying to figure it out

First off... yes a dampener is a must ... Maybe a little more details about the burn.... Did you light em all at once ? If so how ? lit to what stage ? do you know about the minion method ? I think it's going to be perfect once you figure out how it drives...

 

[mingonianbbq]

Very nice build and interesting- great repurposing of the frig!

 

[smokin horse]

I made a damper for the intake and a smaller coal basket. Researched the minion method and I'm gonna give that a try. Maybe this weekend I'll fire it back up and figure things out.I'll snap some pics then.thanks for the advice and compliments

 

[smokin horse]

Well here is first smoke of some ribs. Let's see how this goes.

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• smokin horse
• Mar 22, 2015

 

[smokin horse]

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• smokin horse
• Mar 22, 2015

 

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• smokin horse
• Mar 22, 2015

 

[smokin horse]

Not bad first run...it ran hotter than I would like. Was close to 290 most of the time. I need to seal better around the fire door and I'm going to lower the plate between fire box and cooking chamber reducing the amount of air being let in. But overall happy with the first time. .ribs tasted great!!

 

[smokin horse]

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• smokin horse
• Mar 22, 2015

 

[gary s]

Good looking Ribs 

Gary