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Well...I'm at a loss...what the heck IS it?
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Give up???
I want one!!!
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Give up???
I want one!!!
Joel Adams
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I want one too.
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That is the cat's meow, Joel! I want one too!! Where did you find this or where do you get one? Please post an answer, Butch
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One of the guys in my Corvette club sent me this today...I'll have to ax where it came from...
Joel Adams
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that is really great. imagine having that at a tailgate party. wonder if they have another made into a cooler?
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Man, that is really great and would be a fantastic conversation piece. I'd like one too. Really kewl.
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[QUOTE=dwright] I wonder if that gage on the intake manifold is the temp gage.
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How very observant of you, Dave!!
It soitanly is the temp gauge!
I haven't heard back on who the maker is yet...anyone have a spare, damaged aluminuminun small block laying around they want to get rid of? Hmmm?
I have a cross-bolted, four bolt main, screw-in freeze plug, hollow journal 427 Medium Riser(original '65 Cobra engine) out in the barn...my drag boat plans may have been changed...
UPDATE:
Did a search on google. This is what I was able to come up with on the grill.
Chevy V8 Grill.
Neatorama reader Trent Whatley sent these awesome photos of a BBQ grill made from a Chevy V8 engine block! This beast may not crank out 500 HP but it does produce 60,000 BTU!
Trent wrote:
My neighbor Terry Bacon had all the torches and welders so he played a big role in that department. The idea has been rolling around in my head for a couple years but I just hadn't found the time or all the parts to pull it off. I did some internet searching to see if anyone had already built one and that is how I found your site. There are some cars that have been turned into BBQs and some BBQs that are ran by an engine but I have yet to see an engine that has been made into a BBQ. It's been an interesting turn of events in the making. When I pitched the idea to some of my friends, most thought I was a little off but after they saw it in working order they were impressed. It is still a work in progress with lots of add-ons to come. Now that it has proved to be a functional unit it's time to dress her up a bit. I took it to a local car show this weekend and I think my grill had more lookers than a lot of the cars there. It was definitely the hit of the 4th of July BBQ!
Adams' Apple 2007-08-21 10:09:03
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How very observant of you, Dave!!
It soitanly is the temp gauge!
I haven't heard back on who the maker is yet...anyone have a spare, damaged aluminuminun small block laying around they want to get rid of? Hmmm?
I have a cross-bolted, four bolt main, screw-in freeze plug, hollow journal 427 Medium Riser(original '65 Cobra engine) out in the barn...my drag boat plans may have been changed...
UPDATE:
Did a search on google. This is what I was able to come up with on the grill.
Chevy V8 Grill.
Neatorama reader Trent Whatley sent these awesome photos of a BBQ grill made from a Chevy V8 engine block! This beast may not crank out 500 HP but it does produce 60,000 BTU!
Trent wrote:
My neighbor Terry Bacon had all the torches and welders so he played a big role in that department. The idea has been rolling around in my head for a couple years but I just hadn't found the time or all the parts to pull it off. I did some internet searching to see if anyone had already built one and that is how I found your site. There are some cars that have been turned into BBQs and some BBQs that are ran by an engine but I have yet to see an engine that has been made into a BBQ. It's been an interesting turn of events in the making. When I pitched the idea to some of my friends, most thought I was a little off but after they saw it in working order they were impressed. It is still a work in progress with lots of add-ons to come. Now that it has proved to be a functional unit it's time to dress her up a bit. I took it to a local car show this weekend and I think my grill had more lookers than a lot of the cars there. It was definitely the hit of the 4th of July BBQ!
Joel Adams
C3VR Lifetime Member #56
My Link
(click for Texas-sized view!) NCRS
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Gold MemberI wonder what the zero-to-Steak time is on that bad-boy? Think she'll do the quarter (cow) in 14 flat?
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