yeah should be fine. be sure to use weather stripping or something along the eagles to make sure it's completely sealed when it's closed as well. I used weather stripping under my collar and then the rubber door lining strips for the top since they compress easier under the weight of the lid and...
not sure how he did it but i have the same drip tray. will be getting two 4" L brackets and epoxying them to 2" x 1" rare earth magnets so that i don't have to drill into the freezer. will use velcro to attach the tray to the bracket so it stays in place but can be removed easily for cleaning...
Nice work so far! I picked up the same freezer. We started our build sat and should be done today. (cold weather made it take longer for the stain to dry and unforunately we don't have a power saw or anything so we had to sand our wood down pretty good bc home depot and lowes cut most of the...