# Using an old oil tank as a BBQ smoker \[smoker build thread\] **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 22, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883 "2009-09-22T10:15:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/101 "2009-09-23T11:24:48Z")
FUCK YOU. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/102 "2009-09-23T11:26:05Z")
Whats wrong with avoiding work talking about cooking meat? Nothing until you go ruining it with this shit. FUCK YOU. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/103 "2009-09-23T11:40:22Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > Thats what im saying. I don’t think you need to make it rotate at this point. Your main goal should be getting it up and running so we can cook an amazing amount of ribs and drink beer all day. Excellent. So I can find a 55ga drum easily. Where do I get steel grates for the rib rack and possibly under the fire in the woodbox? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/104 "2009-09-23T11:40:49Z")
[quote=“drvnkd,post:96,topic:73883"”] Accessory #1 > **[Amazon.com: Maverick M Remote Smoker Thermometer \[ET-73\] - White : Patio, Lawn...](https://www.amazon.com/Maverick-Remote-Smoker-Thermometer-73/dp/B0000DIU49)** > > Product Description Wireless Smoker Thermometer tells the cook the internal temperature of the smoker and the internal temperature of the foods being cooked in the smoker from up to 100 feet away. Amazon.com ... [/quote] I’ve got one. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/105 "2009-09-23T11:41:36Z")
i have an old dryer in the basement you can have ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/106 "2009-09-23T11:42:04Z")
Maybe I missed this but how do you properly clean this thing? In its transition from oil canister -\> smoker… ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/107 "2009-09-23T11:45:10Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Maybe I missed this but how do you properly clean this thing? In its transition from oil canister -\> smoker… just cook in it a couple times… that shit will burn off ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/108 "2009-09-23T11:45:33Z")
[http://www.homedepot.com/h\_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/Ntk-All/Ntt-grate/h\_d2/Navigation?Ntx=mode+matchpartialmax&Ns=None&No=12&rpp=12&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&style=A](http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5/Ntk-All/Ntt-grate/h_d2/Navigation?Ntx=mode+matchpartialmax&Ns=None&No=12&rpp=12&langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&style=A) ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/109 "2009-09-23T11:46:05Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Maybe I missed this but how do you properly clean this thing? In its transition from oil canister -\> smoker… Thats where the alcoholic chemist comes into play :tup: ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/110 "2009-09-23T11:49:16Z")
Buffalo steel? Thats where I buy perforated steel etc… ---
**Author:** ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/111 "2009-09-23T11:50:03Z")
All this talk about spinning/smoking hot meat is making me… ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/112 "2009-09-23T12:13:10Z")
Here is the other Jeff’s suggestion on how to clean this thing. Keep in mind, he’s some sort of quality control chemist at APP Pharm. > Gasoline followed by engine degreaser. > Flush with water > Scrub with more degreaser / sand. > Flush with water > Soap > Flush with water > Methanol burn > Flush with water ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/113 "2009-09-23T12:37:13Z")
Wipe with rags & simple green, hot fuckin wood fire, done. Got it. :tup: So I need a barrel, a few feet of 4" hvac ductings and flanges, hinges, a handle, and 4 cinder blocks. ![http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10542&stc=1&d=1253734685](http://www.nyspeed.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10542&stc=1&d=1253734685) ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/114 "2009-09-23T12:41:25Z")
what about moving the fire barrel underneath the main tank? ---
**Author:** ![drvnkd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/drvnkd/32/109615_2.png) [@drvnkd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/drvnkd)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/115 "2009-09-23T12:43:01Z")
Getting it out:[http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/hvac/oil\_furnace/tank\_removal/from\_basement.htm](http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/hvac/oil_furnace/tank_removal/from_basement.htm) I also have tow chain in stock. Used it to pull a WRX out of the snow once… Can’t you just burn it a couple of times? What about GS-38 cleaning… hot simple green FTW? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/116 "2009-09-23T12:50:47Z")
I think I’ll be able to muscle it out of the basement. Possibly by myself. Definitely with help. Yes to GS-38 (praxair’s oxygen cleaning standard). I’m going to go to down with a gallon of simple green and a case of rags, then have a fire after dark so that nobody sees the black smoke. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/117 "2009-09-23T12:56:27Z")
Did you do that drawing in CAD? ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/118 "2009-09-23T12:59:08Z")
Yep. 🤓 It is to scale, those are two standard 8 x 16 cinder blocks on the bottom. Bear in mind that the thing is 5 feet wide. Effing huge. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/119 "2009-09-23T13:01:21Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > what about moving the fire barrel underneath the main tank? The bbq should be above the burn barrel, but it’s just easier to make it stable by setting the bbq on blocks and laying the barrel on the ground. ---
**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883/120 "2009-09-23T13:02:25Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > Bare in mind lol 🦨 [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/using-an-old-oil-tank-as-a-bbq-smoker-smoker-build-thread/73883.md?page=7)