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I've just started a new personal project at the shop today...Gutting the innards out of this 350 block took me a solid hour.. I was smoking hot by the time everything dropped out the top end.  I kept blowing the 50 amp breaker every few minutes so I grabbed an extension cord and plugged the plasma into the 100 amp with no problems after.Due to the amount of my free time, this may take me a few weeks to finish.-MikeOh yeah, did I mention that it's going to be my new BBQ?  Attached ImagesLast edited by Brainfarth; 08-02-2007 at 09:31 PM.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:The outer block casting itself  I take it...Mike..Brian??...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:New BBQ ? Can't wait to see it !John -  fabricator extraordinaire, car nut!-  bleeding Miller blue! http://www.weldfabzone.com
Reply:I thought you were flogging a dead horse there for a minute, lol. Sounds like a real mans BBQ. Excited to see the end resultNothing Ever Got Done By Quitting, Never Give Up.
Reply:Best thing you can do to a chebby anyway..D'ohh  ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I would like to see the final product.  I wouldn't even think of something like that.DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Is this going to be utilitarian or are you gonna get cool with this?  Like gut out some heads and make it so it looks like a complete engine with a lid on?
Reply:Originally Posted by zapsterBest thing you can do to a chebby anyway..D'ohh  ...zap!
Reply:Quite the Midas touch there, John.  Turning a boat anchor into a terlit. WeldingWeb forum--now more sophomoric banter than anything else!
Reply:Just wondering if any hydrocarbons could have leached in to the block...that may be released into your food?Can I just have some potatoe salad instead?
Reply:I made the grill the other day... Took me more time that I first thought.  I'm going to smooth out the welds a little then sandblast the heck out of it when I bring the motor to powedercoat.Oh yeah, the blue butt connectors worked great for spacers and they also kept the round stock from pulling as I was cutting out the bow tie shape. Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:I can appreciate the work that goes into that... Nice job..From a Ford Man... ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:great idea and great work, cant wait to see its completion over the next few weeks!ya gonna build a motor stand for this bad larry?
Reply:darn it, had to kill a roller capable block...good idea though!
Reply:That's gonna be bada$$!!!!!!!Can't wait to see the finished product.- Paulhttp://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:Custom steaks!! A guy needs a grill with smaller emblems in it. Rare, medium, well, ford or chevy?
Reply:That is going to be slick !! The engine stand would be a great touch also.Anything worth doing is worth doing RIGHT
Reply:thats gonna be cool. i think an engine stand with some pneumatic wheels would be cool that way you can move it anywhere and you can tilt it to dump the charcoal 350P 30A spool gun cut master 51  syncro 250 other stuff " take a dog off the street and make him prosper and he will not bite you sad the same cannot be said for man" i didnt use punctuation just to piss you off
Reply:I don't know why, but seeing that block hogged out disturbs me...
Reply:So today I started on the lid.. I bolted everything together, trimmed the bottom of one of the heads and welded in a hinge.  I still have a few gaps to address, but I dont think they will be any problem.    After I welded it up, I tacked the heads in place, removed the intake manifold and started on a custom aluminum one starting with 3/8" plate for the base...Gonna do it, do it all the way.  I'm not sure, but I think this manifold is going to take the longest of the whole project.  To date, I am up to around 8 hours. Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Figured out your counterweights for the lid yet ? Looking Good, but heavy...lolAnything worth doing is worth doing RIGHT
Reply:uhm this looks to be very VERY heavy. nice work!
Reply:About as original as it gets.  Nice job!DavidReal world weldin.  When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Oh yeah, did I mention that it's going to be my new BBQ?
Reply:A handle could probably go across the two center spark plugs..This is too cool.. How many steaks to the pound of coals??...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:Progress update:I started working on the intake manifold today after work and like I thought, it is going to take me a while.  I had to have the intake tubes broke into halves because they are such an odd dimension, then welded together.  The angles were something to think about as well.  The angles took me a bit to figure out.  I didn't want to screw the tubes up since I'm working with only a few inches of material to spare.  Another thing that I didn't think about was how to hold the pieces in place on a floating platform without any help.  There's were trusty ducktape comes in handy.  I also ground the welds off where the the tubes would be side by side.  I know someone will spot this one.  But that is all I could do so the tubes would meet evenly in the middle.And here is my fuel pump with a modified BBQ valve with welded on copper tube so my motor can get some gas. -Mike Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:This is all to strange...Gets stranger by the post.. I love it!! ...zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:I havn't done much to the BBQ other than welded up the Intake manifold and had some parts machined for me.. So here is the manifold before polish:I didn't like how uneven the welds turned out around the plenum box, so I rewelded them.  I'll show more pics when it gets back from polish sometime after this weekend. Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Beautiful!Is the intake now an out-take?
Reply:This is the wildest BBQ project I have ever seen!! Great idea, and what a good looking job!And then, after so much work...... you have it in your hand, and you look over to your side...... and the runner has run off. Leaving you holding the prize, wondering when the runner will return.
Reply:Unfortunately, this project was stuffed away for quite a while.  So I decided to finailly work on it again and should be done by the 4th.  I spent a few hundred dollars on ebay for polished aluminum covers and a pump.  They will all be here sometime this week.  I had to wash a few parts in our high pressure, heated washer.  They came out pretty clean.  Somehow, over the years, my fuel pump disappeared and I'll have to make another one. Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Cool project. I could see you using the exhaust manifold/headers for the stack if you made it a smoker. Then again if you are in Ca. you'd need to put a smog control device on that to stay legal..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:last weekend i went out to the drag race here in vegas and a guy had a bbq like this... the price tag was 700.00 bucks here is a link to there site for more ideashttp://www.hotrodgrills.com/SIN CITY METAL WORKSvisit my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/devvon
Reply:Looks like he's having some custom casting done.  I have plenty of ideas... It's just time to get all of them together and get that thing rolling finally.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Sweet grill.  Would love to see it when it's all finished up.
Reply:I want to see the hydraulics that will lift and lower the lid!-MondoMember, AWSLincoln ProMIG 140Lincoln AC TombstoneCraftsman Lathe 12 x 24 c1935Atlas MFC Horizontal MillCraftsman Commercial Lathe 12 x 36 c1970- - - I'll just keep on keepin' on.
Reply:Sweet...wanna see the lifting mechanism. Cool project. Are you putting it on wheels?www.walterswelding.com
Reply:All of my parts showed up today so after work I threw them on.  One thing I noticed right off the bat is that the chinese parts dont line up as nice as they should.  But it still looks nice enough. I had to do a little sanding on the timing cover to get the water pump to sit correctly.   And I still have to mount the distributer and fuel pump. I wanted to polish the intake and carb at first, then I gave up on the idea when I thought about how much work it would turn out to be.  I went and sand blasted both.  Then I clear coated them. A few more parts from Ebay and I'll finally be done with this thing. Oh yeah... that was a good SB 400 crank that I donated to the cause.  Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:And heres a few moreI ended up using a snap-on wrench, welded to a bolt, so you can open the lid. Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:HA! This is awesome! nice job!www.thefusionsolution.com
Reply:Would have made the ultimate panni maker...
Reply:I made some progress last week and fabbed up some zoomies.  I used 1 5/8" tube, glued to 1/4" plate and I burned out some bowties to hold them at the top.Because I was pressed for time, I couldnt get the gas worked out so I threw a grill in the bottom for briquettes.  It cooked alright.. But they could have been alot farther away from the top grill.  I'm glad I remembered to keep the exhaust valves open.  It looked pretty cool, smoking out the pipes.Talk about alot of attention!  Everywhere I stopped, people would come by and ask a million questions.Only a few more things to do to it and I'll be finished. Attached ImagesCommon sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Super Cool!Got any picks of it smokin' ??-MondoMember, AWSLincoln ProMIG 140Lincoln AC TombstoneCraftsman Lathe 12 x 24 c1935Atlas MFC Horizontal MillCraftsman Commercial Lathe 12 x 36 c1970- - - I'll just keep on keepin' on.
Reply:25 pound camping tent and a 300+ pound V8 grill on an engine stand.  Yeah, we now where -your- priorities are.  +1 Where's the nitrous or a functional blower going to go?  You know, for those 0-60 burgers in 5 seconds flat?       The best laid schemes ... Gang oft agley ...
Reply:I ended up going camping this weekend and took the grill with me to Fern Ridge (Outside Eugene Oregon).  I figured that I could throw together a jib real quick like so it wouldnt take 4 of us to lift it out of the truck.. My pulley's broke and the rope was threatening to snap.  So I had to leave it unfinished and head down there.  I did manage to make a video of it smoking and added a little commentary.  [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YNuj2HUn1U[/ame]Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:That has got to be heavy to lift that lid??!!
Reply:I finally shot a video of it running with propane. Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
Reply:Love it.  I remember when you started this project.  Great finish.
Reply:so I'm putting my grill up for grabs. $2000 and its located in Oregon city. I have another BB blower mother in mind. And its not going to be as cheap as this one. But one thing to have to do is make it entirely out of aluminum.Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.