Ok Goin to add to this to this thread
finding the stainless steel part was a pian but used your link to colgo, gettin them via them
b and q , wicks and screwfix was poop.
ANyways i found my Barrel from Drums and tanks in Rotherham sheffield he sandblasted it for me cleaned inside and gave me a new lid £19, if all goes well with build iam goin bk for more.
got my plans from TheSmokeRing.com sweet site with nice uds thread like the one at BBq Brethren but not as long .
SO
nipples and caps and ballvalve from colgo
thermometer and electic thermometer from eBay
grills on line
just need some expanded metal to make coal basket theres a nice vid on youtube where no soldering is req
anyways first pic of build this is after a bit more sanding down and a first coat of paint didnt want it to get rusty
while i waited for my bits to come . gota make a 2ich vent in top which im goin to put a crome tailpipe for chimney.
need a few handels too,