Lotta work today. Spent 12 hours in the shop, first 90-plus degree day here, I think.
I didnt end up getting my tank cut just right to fit the firebox on. Ended up have to fill a gap about 5/8" from things not being able to fit up closely without my firebox being high in the ass end... my buddy whose shop I use said she looked like she was twerking. <facepalm> He told me, "She's saying, go ahead, daddy, put that wood in my firebox." <double facepalm>
Definitely had to remedy that situation, so that took some strips of 3/16 tacked in to fill the gap in the bottom of the throat and along the side. And I'm running on fumes for gas, so all I could do was put about 100 tacks inside and outside, I'll weld it all up and grind it down to make it look purty on Monday when I can swap my bottle.
For now, this is where I ended up for the night.

But the firebox is essentially level with the tank, so that's the important thing, and it'll hold for now, 'till I can solidify it and pretty it up. That rear axle will get moved back to the rear of the firebox - it's a little ass-heavy and the front wants to pop a wheelie when you're pulling it right now. That'll be remedied when I put the vertical 60 gallon tank on the front. And she's not twerking anymore...
I'm exhausted.
I didnt end up getting my tank cut just right to fit the firebox on. Ended up have to fill a gap about 5/8" from things not being able to fit up closely without my firebox being high in the ass end... my buddy whose shop I use said she looked like she was twerking. <facepalm> He told me, "She's saying, go ahead, daddy, put that wood in my firebox." <double facepalm>
Definitely had to remedy that situation, so that took some strips of 3/16 tacked in to fill the gap in the bottom of the throat and along the side. And I'm running on fumes for gas, so all I could do was put about 100 tacks inside and outside, I'll weld it all up and grind it down to make it look purty on Monday when I can swap my bottle.
For now, this is where I ended up for the night.

But the firebox is essentially level with the tank, so that's the important thing, and it'll hold for now, 'till I can solidify it and pretty it up. That rear axle will get moved back to the rear of the firebox - it's a little ass-heavy and the front wants to pop a wheelie when you're pulling it right now. That'll be remedied when I put the vertical 60 gallon tank on the front. And she's not twerking anymore...

I'm exhausted.
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