How to Modify a Camping Grill With Side Burner

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How to Modify a Camping Grill With Side Burner

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 When i met my now wife Melissa , She had this portable camping gas grill in her shed . I remember i kept complimenting on how well built this grill was. Heavy duty steel was used for the base and a stainless steel top. We took in on a camping trip with us . I remember how disappointed i was by how long it took to cook a hamburger . All i could do was stare at it in disbelief.So that got me thinking ! My wife goes now what  i can  see your  head spinning !!!  Well  This is what i came up with and I'm very pleased with the outcome...

Original Camping Grill

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 This is the way the grill originally looked  as i found it . Just your standard camping grill with  your side bottle propane mount .  I still cant believe how heavy duty the grill grate was compared to normal grills . The only bad part of this whole grill was that  the burner was terrible . It took  30 minutes  just to cook a hamburger!!!

Recycled Parts

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Our everyday grill finally rotted out so i saved the side burner , both propane valves and line, the front valve plate and electronic starter .

Disassembling the Original Grill

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I unscrewed the bracket from the propane valve from the grill and then unscrewed the valve from the burner.

New Burner

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I purchased a new duel burner from walmart  for $25.00.  I assembled the brackets for sitting on the bottom of the grill and mounted the fuel hoses are bendable . It didn't come with a  electronic starter so i cut one out a old burner i had from a cheap mini camping grill i had laying around and mounted it to the new burner.

Installing New Burner

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I drilled  (2)  1  inch holes in the bottom of the grill  to push the fuel tubes through the holes so the burner would sit flat on the bottom.

Fuel Valve Support and Face Plate

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 I used  1/2  inch square stock for the  faceplate support.   The original  faceplate was to long so i cut it down to fit that size grill. I  then used  1 1/2 angle iron to fabricate 2 support brackets  to help hold the weight of the facial and fuel valve rail and 2 valves.  

Side Burner Bracket

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To make the side burner work i needed to  first  make it smaller and second i had to fabricate a bracket to hold it . To make it smaller  i unscrewed the burner plate and burner from the  bulky framework.
  I then made a square frame out of the same 1/2 inch square stock. I then screwed the frame to the side of the  grill.  I then  made some frame supports for the burner so  it could handle the weight of the burner and  a pot of water or anything  else you would cook on a side burner .

Finished

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  I then cut the side burner facial and mounted the fuel valve and then i was finished..