Garage Sale Score!

I scored a 12 cubic foot, upright freezer at a garage sale this past weekend for $40! I saw it and said "There's my fermentation chamber!!" Only problem is that the coolant lines run through each shelf, as shown in the pics. Anyone know of how I can either remove or reposition the top and bottom most shelves without destroying the whole thing?








Thanks a bunch!


Edit: That's better. So ... help?

Personally, I don't know if I would risk trying to remove the shelves or screwing with it at all with those coolant lines, but if I had to do something I would say let the whole thing warm up and very carefully bend the lines so the shelf is resting against the back of the freezer, maybe applying a little heat to soften the metal.

But again, I would suggest not screwing with it. Maybe find a rectangular fermenter that fits on the shelves.

how deep is it? if its deep enough for a cornie to fit in there on its side then you've got a killer kegerator. Or..... what if you put it on its back.. would it run the same? you might be able to put fermenters upright in there if hte thing is on its back or side... know what i mean?

I dont know if its possible with that unit, but you could try bending the coolant lines like I did here: https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=76627

Try something like this (just happened to see this in another current DIY thread): https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showpost.php?p=807782&postcount=7

Thanks. I PM'd Bobby_M this morning and he got back to me really quickly and posted the pic. It's pretty much what I want to do with my freezer. Just gotta be careful ...