New Kegger in town...HELP!

[philpagano]

Hi all!
I have been dabbling in homebrewing for a few months now and I decided to step up my game. I was doing small 1 gallon batches for bottling to get my feet wet and I recently starting doing large batches for kegging. Luckily its cold in Iowa right now, so my kegs are staying relatively cold on the porch (almost froze one once, but I brought it in just in the knick of time!) I just bought a new fridge for my kitchen, so I planned on moving my old kitchen fridge in to the man cave with the hopes of having it function as a kegerator/bottle holder/meat freezer (ample space in my kitchen fridge, just have to be careful how I manage it for all the beer...not a bad problem to have!) If anyone has done such a thing to a standard kitchen fridge i'd be happy for any advice.
I know it is common to turn chest freezers in to kegerators by modifying the height of the door, adding a thermostat, and adding some dispensing valves, but I already have a perfectly good fridge that I'd like to modify. I was thinking about keeping the door functional and having the lines for dispensing go out of the side of the fridge, but I know that once you puncture the lines for the coolant your SOL. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to best drill through the sides without puncturing the coolant lines in the fridge?

 

[nasty_rabbit]

A tested method is to drill a hole through the plastic wall from the inside where you intend to locate the spigot shank using care to stop just as the drill penetrates the wall. Using a bent paperclip, probe the insulation in the wall. If you feel any gas lines, move to another spot and try again. Once you find a clear path, you could fill the abandoned holes with caulking if they are small or spray foam if they are larger. Or you could leave them be, they are on the inside after all.

 

[DenverUSMC]

There has been some success using vodka and cornstarch applied in a paint like manner. The heat from the lines will be visible in the cornstarch. http://www.brewboard.com/index.php?showtopic=82951

Here is a discussion about the method.

 

[beaksnbeer]

Make and model, most full size fridges don't have the coils in the sides.