"I want to take a 275 gallon fuel oil tank and make a grill out of it..I have seen many photo's of them here and on other internet sites. However I can't seam to find any detailed information on building them. The tank was kept in a basement and is like new condition and I have drained what little oil that was in it. It's sitting outside right now filled with water waiting for my cutting torch. If any of you guys have any tips for me such as "Do I cut it in half and make 1 huge lid, or do I cut two doors in it?" "what type of hinges do I use?" I was thinking about using those gas operated shocks like you see on the rear of hatchback cars to hold up the doors when they are raised. Will these work mounted on the outside? Any tips you may have are very much appreciated."
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Did you ever find any plans for making your grill. I want to do the same thing. Any help would be great.
Thanks
Jim
Hey Man, check out this site: http://www.carolinacustomgrillz.com/
Cool tank grills!
Hi there i am trying to get in touch to buy parts for my custom grill.Please email me back with a website to order from.Thank You
Hey Ive built a smoker out of two old farm fuel tanks, boat trailer, pig feeder and old storage shelves. Everyone laughed at me or said ill blow my self up but hey ive catered 3 weddings of 250 -300 people a peice and then a few partys for a hundred and it does great and the dont laugh anymore. email me ur address and ill sends pics
If you are in New Jersey, you can try to contact SREC for your problem. Visit their website at http://www.steve-rich.com or call 877-7-DEPEND.