Keezer with new lid?

[Chiror0b]

I picked up a brand new freezer with a damaged lid for $50 at the local appliance store and have started my keezer build.

Has anyone else ever made a keezer using a completely new lid (no factory top at all)?

I'm thinking of just bolting on a sheet of ply, adding foam underneath for insulation, and covering the whole top in sheet metal.
I'd love to see other ideas though!

 

[gtslate]

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=581609

 

[RichPetersen]

Here's what I did:
https://www.homebrewtalk.com/showthread.php?t=582964
It's not a new lid but you could you could do the sheet of ply that you suggested and finish it with the tiles I used.

 

[Chiror0b]

I saw both of those...but I guess I should specify - coffin style, no collar. Just looking to remove the freezer lid and replace it with something as-is, then bolt on the tap rail.

I have a 8 tap brass rail sourced from the for sale section that will be bolted to the top, probably with a couple fans to force cold air into the pipe.

 

[RichPetersen]

Cool, I misunderstood. But I was mainly just trying to show the SS tiles I installed as an option to the sheet metal you had mentioned. Either way would look pretty nice.

 

[MaryB]

How badly damaged is the lid? If you can salvage the magnetic gasket and inner liner just build a new lid from angle and sheet metal.